Bass Bites and Panfish Piles: Okeechobee's Monday Fishing Report

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Okeechobee fishing report for Monday, November 3rd, 2025. The Big O greeted us today with a waxing gibbous moon at 89% illumination. Sunrise was at 6:36 AM, and sunset will be at 5:38 PM. Weather’s on the brisk side for South Florida, with north winds at 10 to 15 knots making moderate chop on the main lake. By sundown, expect the breeze to pick up—stay safe and keep an eye on the sky because scattered showers could pop up throughout the day, especially as those fronts roll over from the north, according to the National Weather Service. Tidal reports for the region show moderate amplitude this week, so there’s decent water movement in the morning and late afternoon. Major fish activity windows today line up just before sunrise and then again late afternoon, so plan your casts accordingly—twilight bites are on. On the catch front, Okeechobee is living up to its legend. Recent outings saw largemouths smashing weedless frogs and Fluke-style soft plastics, especially in the grass mats and around the edges of the hydrilla beds. According to Spreaker's Lake O Bass Bite, anglers pulled in some monster bass this weekend, with slabs stacking up for those slow-rolling spinnerbaits and pitching jigs under the shade. Panfish, especially crappie and bluegill, are piling up around the Tin House Cove and Eagle Bay—two hot spots for numbers and healthy fish. Folks throwing small jigs tipped with live minnows reported limits within a couple hours. Bass in the Big O are still feeding shallow, but with the north breeze stirring things up, keying in on points like Eagle Bay and Popash Slough is money. Big Lake Marina and Captain Bills Fish Camp Marina offer easy access to productive water and have seen plenty of action. If you want to hunt big ones, Eagle Bay is seeing steady pressure but keeps coughing up hawgs for consistent casters. Best lures today: weedless frogs in dark green or black for those early surface strikes over grass. Zoom Flukes and quick-moving spinnerbaits in shad hues work perfectly once the sun’s up. For soft plastics, green pumpkin and watermelon colors are getting hammered. If you’re finesse fishing, Ned rigs and tubes—especially on lighter fluorocarbon—are drawing bites when bass get finicky. Live wild shiners are always reliable if you’re set up for big bass. Crappie and bluegill are on the chew: small hair jigs, beetle spins, or live minnows around submerged brush and near marinas are stacking up your stringers. Currently, average catches per boat are five to ten bass ranging from two to five pounds, with several slabs over 2 pounds on the panfish side. Hot spots you’ll want to hit are Eagle Bay and Popash Slough for consistent bass, while Tin House Cove and Captain Bills Fish Camp Marina are producing for crappie and panfish. Don’t ignore the northern reed lines when winds are up—the bait’s drifting there, and so are the big mouths. That’s your Lake Okeechobee report for