Fish the Flats

About the Book

A complete guide to Florida Flats Fishing by Tampa Bay Fishing Guide and Outdoor Writer, Capt. Fred Everson. The book covers everything you need to know to be a successful flats fisherman with chapters on flats tackle, flats boats and accessories, and netting bait. Learn which baits to use for each species. Know which lures to use and when to use them.

Tightly written and accompanied with plenty of illustrations and printed in large type, Fish the Flats is easy on the eyes, and easy to understand. Capt. Fred takes great pains to present fish catching information in prose that's clear and concise.

Learn to fish with artificials, Know the advantages of wading. Learn to catch snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, cobia, ladyfish, and jacks.

About the Author

Capt. Fred Everson was born into a family of New Jersey "clamdiggers" on the shores of the Raritan Bay. He grew up catching bait and digging worms with his grandfather, crabbing and eeling -- living a childhood that Tom Sawyer might envy.

After graduating high school, Capt. Fred did a four year hitch in the U.S. Navy, followed by two years at Brookdale Community College where he honed his writing and photography skills. In 1979 he sold his first story to New Jersey Outdoors. In 1986 he joined the Outdoor Writer's Association of America.

Capt. Fred currently writes for a number of newspapers and magazines. Fish the Flats is his third book after Catch Snook! and A Bar Player's Guide to Winning Darts.