Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Fay Missed Us - With small craft warnings up since last Tuesday, there has not been much action on Tampa Bay this week. We really dodged a bullet with Fay, the Tropical Storm that wouldn't go away. The last two guys I saw fishing were in a canoe at the mouth of more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Hot, Wet, and Windy - Wet weather, high winds, and thunderstorms continue to make summer fishing on Tampa Bay an iffy proposition. I got my skiff off the lift on Monday with light winds, but the water clarity was poor. It wasn't tea colored; it looked more like espresso. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Stuck in the Doldrums - Warm water and hot weather combined to keep the mid day fishing action to a minimum this week. The best fishing was on the strong falling tides of late afternoon, but there was also some activity along the north shoreline of the Little Manatee River more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Doldrums Are Here - The summer doldrums are here, and local fishing suffers accordingly. Despite a few days of calm winds and plenty of sunshine, the fishing I did can only be described as mediocre. I have been across the bay twice this week to fish for pompano and tro more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Summertime is Snapper time - Fishing around the full moon this week had it's ups and downs. The best tides were in the afternoon early in the week, but thunderstorms made them unavailable until Thursday. I went across the bay with Roger Mills and his son Chris to look for some p more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Summer Staples - After a week of heavy afternoon thunderstorms, it finally dried up on Thursday. Keli Emery and I decided to fish for tripletail and cobia, but first we had to catch some bait. She told me she had found it the weekend before out in front of the Cockro more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Slow Fishing in Hot Weather - Fairly nice weather this week led to mediocre inshore fishing on the south end of Tampa Bay. The afternoon bite was better, but not much. I fished for trout on Pinellas Point twice. The first trip began at 7:00 am and we fished a rising tide without more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Weather's Hot -- Fishing's Not - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Waather Heats Up - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. T more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Summer Conditions Dominate Tampa Bay - The wind has finally died down, followed by midsummer temperatures. This makes for tough midday fishing, but if you get out early in the morning or late in the afternoon, the bite can be pretty good. I'm getting several reports of hot catch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay