The more productive areas for bass fishing have been in the Kissimmee River and around King's Bar.Ĭarolina rigs with plastic worms are drawing numerous strikes from small school-sized bass although occasionally a five to seven pound bass will be landed.
The fish will not necessarily leave the area with the bad water, but it definitely can affect the bite.įor months, we have been catching bass at a rapid pace on the North Shore of Okeechobee but, after heavy rains last week, the runoff from Fisheating Creek carried black water into our fishing hole and all but ended our bite, forcing us to move to cleaner water so we could keep catching bass. Black water, as local anglers refer to it, is water that is very poorly oxygenated and, in some instances, is carrying suspended silt with it. Moving water does have its drawbacks in some instances. Running water creates current situations where game fish such as bass, bluegill and speckled perch can actively feed on minnows and other small food items swept along by the movement of the water. Lucie Canal has been running backwards, with water flowing into the lake instead of running from the lake toward the coast. The east side of the lake around Port Mayaca has received enough rainfall that the St. Very few anglers take bass from the lake anymore, leaving the brood stock to proliferate and build a fishery like no other.Īs the water level in Lake Okeechobee continues to rise, the canals surrounding the lake on the outside of the dike, particularly the Rim Canal on the east side of the lake, is at a level where water is being allowed to flow from the canals into the lake, aiding in the rise of the lake. Lake Okeechobee is in the middle of a bass population boom, and each year there are more bass reaching trophy size. During the fall last year, our guided bass fishing trips caught large bass almost every day, with numerous five fish catches that weighed more than 35 pounds. October can be one of the best times of year to catch a true lunker bass and also is a great time to catch truly staggering numbers of fish per outing.
In the past few weeks, we have started to see the larger bass in the lake become more active and they are showing up in angler's daily catches. More tepid water temperatures are conducive to a bite that will last all day as opposed to a short-lived early morning frenzy as is observed in the mid-summer.
The cooler water will trigger Lake Okeechobee's many bass to go on a feeding spree, gorging themselves on shad, shiners and whatever else they can track down. Already we are seeing water that is two to three degrees cooler than in August. As we move toward fall, the water temperatures will start to cool because of lower daytime temperatures and shorter day lengths.
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