GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

February 17, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

February 3, 2008

I am departing the Tampa Bay Estuary Program after 17 very satisfying years working with many bright people dedicated to restoring and protecting one of our region's most precious jewels - Tampa Bay. ...more

January 31, 2008

Outside of one serious cold front a week before Christmas, our Florida weather has been angler friendly. ...more

January 2, 2008

It doesn't feel much like Christmas, but for local anglers that's a good thing. Temperatures continue to reach into the 80s, and water temps hover around 70 degrees - about 10 degrees above normal on both counts. ...more

December 17, 2007

The strong winds that have plagued anglers for weeks abated in early November. I finally got a chance to put the boat in the water without a small-craft warning in effect. In fact, I was surprised to step outside one morning last week and find it dead flat calm. ...more

November 14, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

November 11, 2007

Windy and wet describes the weather of late October, and that kept many anglers on the dock. ...more

November 7, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

November 4, 2007

The full moon occurs at 4:52 a.m. Friday, but fishing conditions improve very little from what normally occurs during this lunar cycle. The reason for this is that the water temperature has not dropped enough — allowing a higher oxygen level which cooler water provides. Instead, lake temperatures remain between 78 to 82 degrees, which is five degrees lower than the summertime highs. Once the water temperature norm arrives in the mid to lower 70s, nighttime oxygen levels stay nearer the daytime high, and this means early morning at 4:52, bass are able to feed as they naturally would be inclined due to the full moon event. Remember, the higher the oxygen, the greater the ability of larger fish to feed and digest as their metabolisms operates on a more constant 24-hour level. ...more

October 25, 2007