Lake Okeechobee has been fishing well with some areas producing more activity than others. Areas such as the north shoal which consist of the northern part of Observation Island area on up to Turners Cove; some parts of the Monkey box, Dupree bar, Harney pond area and Point of Horse Island. These areas have been producing crappie and bass both. Typically, these areas are places to look at when the first wave of spawners comes in. Crappie anglers have been trolling the edge of the Harney pond canal drifting or slow trolling with live-minnows. Other areas have been around the islands located close to Dupree bar and certain grass edges located to Sportsman’s canal. If you’re crappie fishing on the North-end, the mouth of the Kissimmee River and some isolated heavy grass clumps are producing and some certain areas of the grass edges. Bass fishing has been good but still not an all-day consist bite. The bite has been good first thing in the morning then dies down a bit then picks back up etc. Mid to late afternoon you can expect to see some schooling activity which most times you can throw what you have in your hand to catch them and typically they have been ranging from the 1lb. to 5lb. range offering some exciting fishing.
Lures that have been producing bites are: middle-running depth crank baits/spinner baits; senkos/worms; swim baits/jigs and flipping/pitching concentrating on the more condensed/thicker areas. Colors have been crawdad; black/blue; june bug; red shad and white.
To book your next fun-filled productive day fishing Lake Okeechobee call 863-228-7263. To read past fishing reports and check out customer catches and find out more info when booking your trip go to www.southfloridabassfishing.com or email angie@southfloridabassfishing.com.
