Waters · United States
Lake Okeechobee fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
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 report: good (76/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Okeechobee today. Water temperature is around 26.9°C and barometric pressure is rising.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 72/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 70/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 75/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 76 — good | 76 — good | 77 — good |
| Crappie | 55 — fair | 57 — fair | 57 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Okeechobee rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.9)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- light: helping (+0.65)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:06:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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