Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Yet another cold front crossed the bay earlier this week and made fishing a tough proposition on Southshore Tampa Bay for a couple of days. I fished for a little while on Monday south of Apollo Beach and found the flats covered with jack crevalles. I more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - April started out much like March – lots of wind, cool morning temperatures, and yet another cold front. This should be the last one, and that’s not the only good news for anglers. The kingfish are in, and they are biting. Capt. Bill Jordan, Capt. M more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Schools of big jack crevalles continued to ravage baitfish and mullet around the mouth of the Little Manatee River last week. The fish had foot long mullet leaping onshore to escape the frenzy. That’s about all the action we had this week because it more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Light winds, warm temperatures and sunny skies made for good fishing early in the week. The inshore bite was fairly slow on the best days – short and sweet – but some good fish were caught. Capt. Danny Guarino reported catching 5 keeper snook in five more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The wind died down early this week, but the after effects of the last cold front have not subsided. Fishing guides working Southshore Tampa Bay reported that the action was generally slow. The good news is that there is bait in the bay, and more c more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Winter weather subsided early this week. Light winds and clear skies made for some great sight fishing on the Southshore Tampa Bay flats. Tom White and I saw as many redfish as I have ever seen on the flats south of Apollo Beach, but the bite prove more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Early this week I fished Big Pass, just north of the Cockroach Bay entrance channel on a late morning minus low tide. I got off the boat and waded around the sand bar, throwing a soft plastic mullet on a jig head. I had one small redfish follow the b more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Winter returned after a week of wonderful weather, and pretty good fishing. Capt. Danny Guarino reported that snook fishing in the Little Manatee River was very good. He told me he caught scaled sardines at the Skyway Fishing Pier, and said that it w more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Spring weather returned early this week, and despite some early morning fog on Friday, conditions were good. I fished with Gabe Krakowski on Thursday and Friday and despite a chilly ride to and from the flats south of Apollo Beach, we were warm en more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Wednesday was the day to fish this week. Light winds and slightly warmer temperatures made for a nice day on the water. The good weather preceded the re-opening of snook season by a day, but the drop in water temperature predictably shut the bite dow more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay