Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 4, 2004 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 4, 2004 The best news is that there’s no hurricane on the horizon -- quick, somebody knock wood. The other good news is that the bay is fin more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Report Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for September 28, 2004 Hurricanes have dominated the local fishing scene for the past six weeks, and there has not been much to report. Fishing has been slow due to the poor water more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Sorry there has not been an update for some weeks. I was out of town trying to deliver a sailboat from Newport Rhode Island to Bermuda. A couple of storms named Alex and Charlie kept us from reaching our destination, but it was an interesting ride more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Not a whole lot to report from the middle of last week through today because of inclement weather. I can’t remember the last time we had this much rain and overcast for this many days in a row. However it look more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Spanish mackerel continue to provide most of the action on Tampa Bay, but the heat has slowed even that bite. I am not catching as many fish, but those we’re putting in the cooler have been in the 5 pound class more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Fishing on the Southshore of Tampa Bay has cooled off during the recent heat wave. The prime summer targets continue to be mackerel, sharks, cobia and tarpon. I ran the marks looking for cobia on Thursday and saw not a one. Ed Childers hooked a bi more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Spanish Mackerel continue to provide the most action on the Southshore of Tampa Bay, but anglers are not the only predators chasing them around the bay. We are getting lots of shark reports and many of the fish hooked have be more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report June 4, 2004 A short respite from the ever-present wind lasted only a few days, but at least it changed direction. It seems like we’ve had nothing but east winds since the first of the year. The bad news is th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for May 27, 2004 The wind has finally laid down and the fishing got hot as the weather. We had only six entries for our Fly fishing tournament on Sunday, and only one redfish was caught. I hooked and landed a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The wind seems to blow every day and there is no end in sight. This sure complicates fishing, especially in boat position and casting. Everything has been tough so far this spring, including bait. On the f more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay