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Tampa Bay - South Shore
Capt. Fred Everson
November 19, 2007
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Great weather for anglers this week with the exception of Friday when the wind howled out of the north. Clear water and a minus tide in the mornings made for nice fishing and I was on the water almost every day. Monday I waded the bar in front of Mag’s Hole, and hooked a 25-inch redfish on a fly. I saw several more fish, but couldn’t get a bite on the streamer.
The next day I started early on the six-foot line in front of the Simmons Park boat ramp. There were birds working the surface, and my guess was ladyfish but they turned out to be Spanish mackerel in the 26-inch class. I put one fish on ice and then headed north to look for redfish.
A light breeze out of the north made poling easy but I didn’t see a lot of fish --mostly singles and pairs. The few I got close enough to throw to were hungry and I caught an oversized redfish and a 26-inch snook on a plastic mullet. Both fish were in 18 inches of water over bare sand.
Capt. Chet Jennings fished on Thursday and he said he had a good day wading redfish at Big Pass, and also in front of Mag’s Hole. He said bait was plentiful on the range markers in the middle of the bay.
Capt. Mark Noe of Apollo Beach reported a great day fishing artificials between Piney Point and Terra Ceia Bay. He said he and his client, John Burger from MacDill Airforce Base caught trout, snook, ladyfish, flounder, and other fish on plugs and jigs. He also said he had shots at redfish, cobia, and a blacktip shark that would not cooperate. They finished the day on a school of rod bending jack crevalles off Port Manatee.
To contact Capt. Everson visit his website at Tampabayfishingguide.com or call him at 813 830 8890.
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