Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Cold fronts still rule the scene on Tampa Bay. There seem to be plenty of fish around, but the bite has been slow. Water temperature is currently in the low 60’s, and even the redfish haven’t shown more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report For December 18 December fishing on the Southshore of Tampa Bay was predictably slow last week. Snook season ended on December 15 with a whimper, and I didn’t a keeper snook on the cleaning table at the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for November 19 Winter came upon us with a torrent of rain last Saturday. The annual Chuck Lamar Celebrity tournament out of St. Petersburg was virtually a wash. It rained hard all day Saturday, and then it bl more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Last week was provided some of the hottest action on Tampa Bay’s Southshore this fall. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach caught keeper-sized cobia on every trip that the wind allowed him to cruise the flats. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 30 Hot weather and hot fishing ruled the south shores of Tampa Bay last week. The good news is that summer-like weather has not slowed an incredibly good bite, and you can pretty much take y more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 14 Fishing on the Southshore of Tampa Bay continues to be hot – literally. Mid summer temperatures continue to dominate, but it looks like the first cold front is going to push through later this w more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - October 07 Southshore Fishing Report Action on the Southshore of Tampa Bay continues to be hot as the weather. Anglers can take their pick of redfish, snook, trout, Spanish mackerel and snapper. Last Friday almost every boat that put in at the s more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Soutshore Fishing Report for Tampa Bay October 01 The action on oversized redfish that began in late August has continued on into October. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach reports that his clients are scoring consistently on big reds, and a f more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for September 01 Snook season opened on Sunday and early indications point to improvement. Capt. Chet Jennings reported catching a couple of keepers on the first day of the season, as well as a hot redfish bite more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 26 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The Southshore flats of Tampa Bay are alive with redfish and snook in late August. On a trip with Capt. Nick Winger last Wednesday, we caught about a dozen reds, all of which were over the 27-inch ma more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay