Lake Okeechobee fishing report for December, 2024 submitted by Capt. Angie Douthit

The bass and crappie bite is in full swing and now is the time to book a trip to fish Lake Okeechobee. I can accommodate multi day trips and group trips and do offer Military and one-person trip discounts. If it’s crappie you’re wanting to fish for just bring a medium-size cooler with some ice to keep them cold for your drive back home, some drinks/snacks and you’re good to go. I provide all the tackle and lures for the trip; rain gear if needed as well as sunscreen and extra bottles of water. While on the water, I’ll teach you how to jig; what to look for and pointers for your next trip out. The same goes for a bass fishing trip minus the cooler….most people catch and release the bass, but if time allows some customers want to save some time and try their hand at catching crappie to take home some great-tasting, white flaky fish for dinner. Some places to start for bass and crappie fishing Okeechobee: Observation Shoal (mid-ways down…blue hole, work your way back towards the 2nd pole and on into the trail that takes you into Moonshine bay); few parts in the Monkey box; North/West side of Dupree bar; around Dyess Ditch and point of Horse Island; some parts around Indian Praire and lots of areas back in inside Tin House; 1st and 2nd point; few spotty areas around Kings Bar and Grassy and some areas around Nub N Slough and J&S (low wind days). Lures for bass have been: worms; moving baits such as: swim jigs/swim baits; some spinner baits; slow working top waters; popping frogs; shallow jerk baits and the flipping/pitching technique. For the crappie bite; both minnows and jigs have been producing limits, depends on your preference and technique. Some people slow troll with spider rigs to catch numbers, sometimes the action can be fast and furious; sometimes you’ll cover lots of water with minimal action. My preference is to jig for them once they move into the shallows and catch them on the beds. This style gives you opportunities to fish areas that you just can’t troll like around grass/weeds. Lure colors for crappie can be: green; white; yellow and chartreuse; orange and blue. The water clarity, depth and sun/cloudy days will depict color choice. To book you’re next trip call 863-228-7263 or log onto my website www.southfloridabassfishing.com to see up-to-date customers with their catches; fishing reports; phone number to purchase fishing licenses; hotel accommodations (deep discounts available) and etc. A big thank you to my sponsors: Mercury; Caymas boats; Bullet Weights; BnM Poles; Mid-South Tackle; Gene Larew; Lews; Gill; G-Loomis; Road Runners; Tru-Turn hooks; Rapala and MegaStrike

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