NWS zone AMZ610 · South Florida and the Keys
Lake Okeechobee fishing forecast
Florida · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 11
- Species scored
- 19
- Tide stations
- 0
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, Bonefish, Crevalle jack, Red drum and King mackerel are at peak season now.
At 10:00 PM it scores 64 (good), led by Common snook. The best window for the rest of today is 10 PM-12 AM (steady pressure), peaking at 64 for Common snook. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Tue, Nov 3 at 7 AM, scoring 70.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 10:03 PM EDT.
Best window today
10 PM-12 AM · Steady pressure
Top species: Common snook
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Sat, Oct 31
67
6 PM
Common snook
Sun, Nov 1
69
6 AM
Common snook
Mon, Nov 2
69
6 AM
Common snook
Tue, Nov 3
70
7 AM
Common snook
Best day
Wed, Nov 4
70
8 AM
Common snook
Thu, Nov 5
69
8 AM
Common snook
Fri, Nov 6
68
10 AM
Common snook
Sat, Nov 7
67
4 PM
Common snook
Sun, Nov 8
67
4 PM
Common snook
Mon, Nov 9
68
12 AM
Common snook
Tue, Nov 10
68
1 AM
Common snook
Wed, Nov 11
67
1 AM
Common snook
Thu, Nov 12
67
2 AM
Common snook
Fri, Nov 13
67
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.
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 3 at 7 AM (70)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (66)
Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 6 AM (58)
Peak season, about 17 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (64)
Shoulder season, about 17 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (61)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (63)
Peak season, about 21 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 4 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 13 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (55)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (54)
Shoulder season, about 17 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (56)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 4 PM (55)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (56)
Shoulder season, about 21 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 6 PM (49)
Shoulder season, about 17 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (48)
Shoulder season, about 13 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 4 PM (50)
Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 4 PM (53)
Named spots · 11
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Brice Fine PassChannel · 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Common snook65Great
- Cochrans PassChannelTop now: Common snook63Good
- Dynamite PassGutTop now: Common snook63Good
- Pelican BayBay · 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Common snook63Good
- South BayBay · 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Common snook63Good
- Blue HoleBay · 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Common snook62Good
- Turners CoveBay · 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Common snook62Good
- Whiddens PassChannel · 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Weakfish62Good
- Rocky ReefBar · 7 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Common snook58Good
- Observation ShoalBar · 3 ft · ProtectedTop now: Common snook57Good
- North Lake ShoalBar · 3 to 7 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish55Good
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Synced with FWC Oct 31, 2026. Rules shown verified Sep 13, 2026.
Statewide
5 per day · Slot 14 to 24 in, total length. One fish over 24 inches allowed, counted in the bag limit.
Season: No closed season on file
Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Black Drum · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No closed season on file
No multiple hooks with natural bait.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Bonefish · verified Sep 13, 2026
1 per day · Minimum 36 in, fork length
Season: No closed season on file
1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Cobia · verified Sep 13, 2026
Season: No closed season on file
Two fish or 100 pounds per person per day, whichever is more. Crevalle jack is an unregulated species with this default limit. Hook and line, spears, gigs, haul seines and cast nets.
FWC Recreational Regulations: "Unregulated" Species · verified Sep 13, 2026
6 per day · Minimum 11 in, fork length
Season: No closed season on file
Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, and beach or haul seine only. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round in state and federal waters.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano · verified Sep 13, 2026
5 per day (10 snapper combined) · Minimum 10 in, total length
Season: No closed season on file
Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers · verified Sep 13, 2026
2 per day · Slot 11 to 22 in, fork length. One fish over 22 inches allowed per person, counted in the bag limit.
Season: No closed season on file
No more than 2 permit over 22 inches per vessel. Hook and line only in state waters. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Outside the Special Permit Zone. Open year-round.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano · verified Sep 13, 2026
8 per day · Minimum 12 in, total length
Season: No closed season on file
State rules extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round. A 50-fish vessel limit applies in March and April.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Sheepshead · verified Sep 13, 2026
15 per day · Minimum 12 in, fork length
Season: No closed season on file
Beach or haul seine, cast net, hook and line, or spear. Open year-round.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Spanish Mackerel · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No closed season on file
Tarpon over 40 inches must stay in the water. Special gear rules apply year-round in Boca Grande Pass. Hook and line only. No snagging, snatch hooking, spearing, or multiple hooks with natural bait. Applies in state and federal waters of the Gulf and Atlantic.
FWC Recreational Regulations: Tarpon · verified Sep 13, 2026
Other Florida bay systems
- Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm49
- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge199
- Biscayne Bay82
- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound126
- Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm39
- Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM20
- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM81
- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM22
- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM6
- Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM24
- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM4
- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM131
- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay13
- Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm21
- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound109
- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel16
- Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound46
- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm88
- St. Andrews Bay Waterways79
- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM
- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM
- Tampa Bay waters195
- Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm92
- Western Choctawhatchee Bay23