Battling Big Bass on Florida's Lake Okeechobee: November 25th Fishing Report

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Okeechobee fishing report for Tuesday, November 25th, 2025. Sunrise hit the water at 6:44 AM and sunset this evening is at 5:30 PM, so you’ve got a beautiful window for a full day out chasing bass. Weather is holding steady for late fall on the Big O—mornings in the low 60s warming up to the mid-70s by afternoon, with just a light north breeze. It’s textbook for a lively bite. Water clarity’s decent on the southwest rim and around Harney Pond, though the Kissimmee River stretch is still stained from last week's showers. According to Tides4Fishing, we’re coming off a high tide cycle with low tide rolling in mid-morning, which puts prime windows for fish movement right at daybreak and again late afternoon. Watch those solunar peaks around 9:45 AM and close to 4 PM—that’s when active feeding should spike on the flats and edges. Fishing’s been strong the past week. Bassmaster and MLF both singled out Okeechobee as full of aggressive largemouth, and locals are filling livewells with steady numbers. The talk of the ramp yesterday was several double-digit bags, with at least two fish over 8 lbs caught on beds north of Eagle Bay using Junebug worms and Flappin’ Hog baits. Multiple guides report solid action with 2–4 lb largemouth stacking up in cuts and grass lines. There’s still a night bite for giant crappie (specks) near Indian Prairie, with best catches coming on live minnows and small white jigs. Catfish and bluegill are also firing in the rim ditches on red worms. Top baits right now: - **Stick baits** (Yamamoto Senko, junebug and watermelon candy): Use wacky rig or weighted Texas-style through the thick stuff. - **Swimming worms** (NetBait Big Bopper, Okeechobee craw color): Dragged along eelgrass and peppergrass beds. Powroznik showed in the MLF Bass Pro Tour that a fast retrieve over shallow spawning flats is deadly. - **ChatterBaits** (Z-Man Jack Hammer, green pumpkin and white): Excellent on the outside grass lines and in open pockets. Mix with Yamamoto Zako trailer in matching colors. - **Soft body swimbaits** (Gambler Big EZ): Rig with heavy braid for big fish in mats and thick cover. - **Jigs** (black & blue Medlock Jigs or gold rush Gambler Mega Daddy): Flip them into the matted hyacinth and reeds for that classic Okeechobee "thud." - For crappie: small crappie jigs and live shiners still rule at sunrise and sunset in deeper channels. Bait shops report best success with anything green-pumpkin, junebug, or Okeechobee craw this week. Berkley PowerBait Chigger Craw in Okeechobee craw color is getting crushed, especially around bedding areas. Hot spots to fish today: - **Harney Pond Canal:** Plenty of healthy largemouth moving shallow; mix of grass and clear pockets, good for ChatterBaits and jigs. - **Monkey Box:** Still producing numbers and quality. Focus on pad edges and reed clumps with Senkos and swim jigs. - **Eagle Bay:** Big fish holding on beds, sight fishing possible if the wind stays down. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.