Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Snook Season is On - Winter weather dominated the action, or lack of it on Southshore Tampa Bay mid-week. Monday was the exception, with light winds and mild temperatures. Capt. Chet Jennings worked the mouth of the Little Manatee River and caught some big jack crevalles more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Southshore Tampa Bay - Capt. Chet Jennings and Capt. Danny Guarino both told me they were catching big snook last week. Capt. Guarino said he caught and released six snook in the 28 to 33 inch slot, and Capt. Jennings released a 33-inch snook, and several more between 28 more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Lots of wind followed by a strong cold front made for tough fishing on Southshore Tampa Bay midweek. I did get out in my canoe one day early in the week, and found some redfish on a mid morning minus tide off Sand Key. I caught a 26-inch redfish on a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Springlike weather was the rule this week and fishing picked up accordingly. Capt. Chet Jennings told me he fished the Bahia Beach Reef early in the week with live shrimp and caught some big sheepshead. Later in the week he said he had a very good da more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Our weekly cold front passed across the bay on Friday, and the few anglers who braved the wind caught some fish. There were some big trout hanging out around the oyster bars at the mouth of the Little Manatee River, and I saw a few fish caught on the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Water temperature was 63 degrees in the Gulf on Saturday, and that’s still warm enough for most local species to bite. Snook like it a bit warmer, but it won’t affect trout, redfish, or sheepshead. Capt. Danny Guarino reported a slow bite in the L more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Lots of wind and cooler weather kept most anglers off the water this week, and the forecast for the next few days is little better. Winter weather in January – go figure. I am seeing plenty of sheepshead around the mouth of the Little Manatee Rive more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A return to warmer than usual weather made good things happen for fishermen on Tampa Bay’s Southshore this week. With light winds out of the east for much of the week, sight-fishing opportunities abounded between the mouth of the Alafia River and Joe more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The New Year started with a severe cold front that brought high winds and lowered water temperature 12 degrees overnight. On Wednesday morning I took a walk along the banks of the Little Manatee River and saw some jack crevalle floundering about on t more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Outside of one serious cold front a week before Christmas, our Florida weather has been angler friendly. Of course, the better the weather, the poorer the fishing – but not quite. Water and air temperature both remain unseasonably warm, meaning snook more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay