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Lake Okeechobee fishing — live bite forecast

The "Big O" — a shallow inland sea of eelgrass and bulrush. Winter here means wild-shiner bass fishing at its purest and crappie hauls that fill coolers.

Today's bite rating: fair (58/100)

Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Okeechobee today. Water temperature is around 29°C and barometric pressure is falling.

Best time to fish today

  • 06:0008:00 local time — score 67/100
  • 09:0011:00 local time — score 59/100
  • 13:0015:00 local time — score 60/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 5 JulMonday 6 JulTuesday 7 Jul
Largemouth Bass58fair68good69good
Crappie45fair48fair49fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Okeechobee rating:

  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • wind: helping (+0.9)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • season: helping (+0.85)
  • pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
  • water temperature: helping (+0.6)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:23 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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