Artificial Lure here with the Lake Okeechobee fishing report for Saturday, November 1, 2025.

Sunrise hit at 7:33 AM this morning and sunset will be right around 6:37 PM. You’ve got roughly 11 hours on the water with good light—the early morning and late afternoon bites are still your best bets, lining up nicely with today’s solunar peaks. The moon is moving from waxing gibbous to nearly full, which usually ramps up both bass and panfish activity as we edge toward the weekend.

The weather kicked off cool, with temps in the high 50s at dawn and forecast to top out in the low 80s. Expect a light breeze out of the northeast, which is pretty typical for this time of year. Water levels are holding steady, so look for clear water around the edges and a light chop keeping things oxygenated—prime conditions for targeting aggressive bass.

Recent catches have been encouraging. According to local guides like Captain Nate Shellen and chatter at the marinas, it’s still a solid time for big largemouths. Folks are reporting 20–40 fish per outing, with several healthy 4–6 pounders hitting live shiners and slow-rolled swimbaits. Last week’s trips brought in a couple of real wall-hangers pushing 8 pounds just north of King’s Bar, and bluegill and crappie have been biting well in sheltered cuts and rim canal backwaters. Mixed in are a few early-season speckled perch and steady showings from channel catfish.

Your lure selection this weekend should lean natural. Shiners are hands-down the top bait—keep them lively and pitch ’em near hydrilla mats or into the shadow lines of the outside grass edges. If you’re a lure angler, now’s the time to throw weightless soft stick baits or flukes in junebug, watermelon-red, or natural shad colors. Spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits in white or chartreuse are working around Eagle Bay and Tin House Cove, where bait’s getting pushed by the wind.

If you want to mix it up, local stickbaits and bladed jigs are pulling some reaction strikes, especially through scattered peppergrass. For bluegill, a piece of worm or crickets under a slip float will get it done. For crappie (specks), try trolling small jigs 3–5 feet deep off the canal points.

As for “hot spots,” you can’t go wrong working the outside edges around King’s Bar and the North Shore, particularly in the morning. Second, Eagle Bay is firing—catch reports from Captain Bill’s Fish Camp all mention solid action there. Harney Pond Canal is another sleeper, turning up good numbers with less pressure.

As we roll into November, watch the weather for any fronts—they can push bait and fish out from the reeds, but the bite typically rebounds quick after a cold snap. Okeechobee’s big bass are bulking up for winter, and with the moon on the rise, your odds for a trophy are about as good as they get.

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