Okeechobee Fishing Report: Late Fall Bite Heats Up on the Big O

Good morning, folks. This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Okeechobee fishing report for November 27th, 2025. We're looking at another classic late fall day out here on the Big O. Weather this morning started mild, right around 68 degrees at sunrise, which hit at 6:47 a.m. Expect highs climbing into the upper 70s with mostly sunny skies and just a light breeze out of the east. You've got plenty of daylight until about 5:28 p.m., so get out there and put in the work. For those checking solunar tables, your best major fish activity windows are running 8 to 10 a.m. and again from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., so plan your main efforts around those times. The bite's been nothing short of classic. Shad schools are active along the outside grass lines, and the bass have piled in tight. We saw reports this week of anglers pulling 6 to 7 solid bass, mostly in the 2 to 3-pound range, with quality fish topping out around 5 and 3-quarters pounds. Swimbaits are absolutely pulling their weight right now—the 3:16 Lure Company Freestyle Shad Slow Sink and 6-inch Real Deals in Kokanee are the stars. Fish them slower near hydrilla beds and deeper reed edges. If you're running moving baits, square bill crankbaits, rattle traps, and chatterbaits over submerged grass with steady retrieves and pauses are key. Topwater frogs and popping baits are still drawing explosive strikes at first light and before sunset. When the bite slows, pitch dark-colored creature baits or stickworms Texas-rigged around the thicker mats. For crappie anglers, hit those deep ledges at 10 to 15 feet with small minnows or hair jigs where brush or shell beds are present. Here's where you need to be: Hit the outside grasslines along North Bay and Tin House Cove, especially where clear water meets Kissimmee grass. The ledges and creek mouths near Harney Pond are holding strong concentrations of bass and crappie with less pressure than the main lake. And don't overlook South Bay early morning—throw a swimbait or dark worm where hydrilla meets open water. Thanks for tuning in to your Okeechobee fishing report. I'm Artificial Lure reminding you to subscribe for the latest local insights and updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn