Lake Okeechobee anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Saturday morning fishing report for November 15th, 2025. The cold front that swept through this week had us shivering at sunrise—a brisk 39 degrees yesterday—with clear skies and warming breezes pushing fish activity higher as we head into the weekend. The sun crested the Big O at 6:41 am, setting your evening bite window just after 5:30 pm. With no real tides on Okeechobee, focus on water movement from rising canal flows thanks to this week's rain and brisk northwesterly winds that have finally started to lay down.
Fish got off to a slow start this morning, but yesterday told a different story as midday brought on some seriously fired-up bass. At the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier, Sam Hanggi sacked up a strong 23 lbs 15 oz on Day 1, and a lot of bags posted weights in the 15–20 lb slot, with the biggest largemouth tipping the scales at 8 lbs 13 oz, according to Bassmaster reports. The better fish are coming in threes and fours per angler, with the afternoon sun turning grass flats and edges into hot zones. Those who stuck it out until the day warmed up got rewarded, especially around staging reeds in four feet of water outside major spawning pockets, according to Hanggi himself.
The name of the game right now is a slow presentation. Cold-front bass need convincing. Flipping baits—especially black-and-blue jigs, Okeechobee craws, and big speed worms—are putting big post-front females in the boat. A Texas-rigged Senko style bait, especially in junebug or watermelon red, worked patiently around reeds and hydrilla, has produced a solid bite. Spinnerbaits, particularly white/chartreuse with double willow blades, have come alive again. Power fishing those wind-blown edges and outside grass lines is turning up big bites.
For anglers aiming at canal water, soft stick baits pitched close to cover are racking up numbers, though the bigger bass remain out on the main lake grass beds and isolated weed clumps. Suspended jerkbaits and lipless cranks in fire craw or shad patterns are working in the clearer pockets, especially as the water warms toward midday. For those chasing numbers, bluegill and the occasional slab crappie are still coming from downsized presentations in the canals—reports from YouTube and social channels show steady, if not spectacular, panfish action.
Recent local tournaments and day-to-day reports spotlight two especially hot zones right now:
- Monkey Box: Those thick hydrilla beds and deep, isolated cover are staging grounds for heavyweight bass recovering from the cold, especially by mid- to late afternoon.
- Tin House Cove: Less traffic, great weed cover, and some of the most consistent late-day action on the lake.
If you’re after steady canal numbers, work the Rim Canal around Clewiston with finesse gear—Senko-style stickworms or small swimbaits tight to the bank. For those swinging for the fences, main lake flipping with heavy jigs and big plastics off deeper grass lines has been the ticket for kicker bites in the 5-pound-plus range.
Best lures this weekend: Black/blue and junebug jigs, Texas-rigged Senkos, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and the old reliable speed worm in Okeechobee craw. Don’t overlook a popping frog or chatterbait if the wind lies flat by midday—several top-10 anglers put quality fish in the boat this week on a SPRO Bronzeye or a ChatterBait JackHammer.
Dress for the chilly start, but don’t be afraid to slow down and pick apart promising cover as the day warms up—the bite will follow. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Okeechobee fishing report. Be sure to subscribe for more updates, hot baits, and local tips. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai.
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