Waterlands

NWS zone AMZ610 · South Florida and the Keys

Lake Okeechobee fishing forecast

Florida · Atlantic coast

Score now

65Great
Common snook · 8:00 PM EDT
Named spots
11
Species scored
19
Tide stations
0
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Overview

Lake Okeechobee is NWS marine zone AMZ610 on the Florida Atlantic coast, in the South Florida and the Keys species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 11 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

19 species are scored here in this forecast; Common snook and Crevalle jack are at peak season now.

At 8:00 PM it scores 65 (great), led by Common snook. The best window for the rest of today is 8 PM-12 AM (steady pressure), peaking at 65 for Common snook. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM, scoring 70.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:00 PM EDT.

Best window today

8 PM-12 AM · Steady pressure

Top species: Common snook

65Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 16

    68

    5 AM

    Common snook

  2. Thu, Sep 17

    68

    7 AM

    Common snook

  3. Fri, Sep 18

    70

    7 AM

    Common snook

    Best day

  4. Sat, Sep 19

    70

    7 AM

    Common snook

  5. Sun, Sep 20

    70

    8 AM

    Common snook

  6. Mon, Sep 21

    69

    9 AM

    Common snook

  7. Tue, Sep 22

    68

    6 PM

    Common snook

  8. Wed, Sep 23

    69

    11 AM

    Common snook

  9. Thu, Sep 24

    68

    12 PM

    Common snook

  10. Fri, Sep 25

    68

    12 AM

    Common snook

  11. Sat, Sep 26

    68

    1 AM

    Common snook

  12. Sun, Sep 27

    68

    2 AM

    Common snook

  13. Mon, Sep 28

    69

    3 PM

    Common snook

  14. Tue, Sep 29

    69

    4 PM

    Common snook

Species · 19

Listed for the South Florida and the Keys region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

65Great
Common snookCentropomus undecimalis · inshore

Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (70)

61Good
Crevalle jackCaranx hippos · nearshore

Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (66)

57Good
Atlantic tarponMegalops atlanticus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 23 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (65)

54Good
Gray snapperLutjanus griseus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (58)

53Good
BonefishAlbula vulpes · inshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 PM (60)

53Good
PermitTrachinotus falcatus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 23 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (56)

52Good
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (63)

50Good
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus · inshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (61)

50Good
King mackerelScomberomorus cavalla · pelagic

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (54)

46Good
Red grouperEpinephelus morio · offshore

Shoulder season, about 27 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 6 PM (49)

46Good
Florida pompanoTrachinotus carolinus · surf

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 PM (51)

46Good
Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus · nearshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (50)

45Good
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 4 PM (52)

44Fair
Black drumPogonias cromis · inshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (48)

42Fair
CobiaRachycentron canadum · nearshore

Off season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (46)

40Fair
Gag grouperMycteroperca microlepis · offshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (44)

40Fair
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus · inshore

Off season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (45)

39Fair
Greater amberjackSeriola dumerili · offshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (43)

35Fair
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Best day Wed, Sep 16 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 11

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

Nearest tide stations

No NOAA tide station page sits within 60 km of this zone’s center.

Regulations

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Synced with FWC Sep 16, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with FWC before you keep a fish.

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