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Okeechobee Fishing Report 01/03/26 Cold Front Chills, Crappie & Bass Bite Hot
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Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here with your Lake Okeechobee fishing report for Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. Cold front's hangin' on, temps in the low 50s water side, highs pushin' mid-60s air with light NW winds 5-10 mph. Sunrise at 7:15 AM, sunset 5:45 PM—plenty daylight to chase 'em. No real tides on the Big O, but water's fallin' slight from recent rains, levels steady around 13 feet.
Fish are active in this chill—crappie bitin' hot off concrete bridge pilings usin' Dodgers in blue chartreuse or Gulp minnows, limits comin' easy yesterday per Captain Robin Clegg's YouTube report. Bass haulin' too: MLF Pro Circuit opener showed Skeet Reese winnin' with 6-inch Berkley PowerBait The General in junebug flipped to isolated cover, vibratin' jigs in green pumpkin. Chris Lane pitched Bass Pro Stik-O worms black/blue north and south shores. South Bay deep edges lit up on Gambler Burner Worms junebug. Crappie loaded, bass 5-8 pounders steady, some cats and gar on shad/craws from yesterday's Spreaker update.
Best lures: stick with junebug soft plastics, PowerBait The General or Stik-O worms on 3/8-oz tungsten for flippin' reeds. Vibratin' jigs like Z-Man Jack Hammer clearwater shad or ChatterBaits with swimbait trailers for wind. Live shiners or Gulp minnows tops for crappie. Frogs and topwaters mornin' bite near Harney Pond.
Hit West Wall outta Clewiston—McDonald, Burghoff sacked limits there—or Pelican Bay south end for bass staging. Concrete pilings for slabs.
Rig light, bundle up, and get after 'em safe.
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Fish are active in this chill—crappie bitin' hot off concrete bridge pilings usin' Dodgers in blue chartreuse or Gulp minnows, limits comin' easy yesterday per Captain Robin Clegg's YouTube report. Bass haulin' too: MLF Pro Circuit opener showed Skeet Reese winnin' with 6-inch Berkley PowerBait The General in junebug flipped to isolated cover, vibratin' jigs in green pumpkin. Chris Lane pitched Bass Pro Stik-O worms black/blue north and south shores. South Bay deep edges lit up on Gambler Burner Worms junebug. Crappie loaded, bass 5-8 pounders steady, some cats and gar on shad/craws from yesterday's Spreaker update.
Best lures: stick with junebug soft plastics, PowerBait The General or Stik-O worms on 3/8-oz tungsten for flippin' reeds. Vibratin' jigs like Z-Man Jack Hammer clearwater shad or ChatterBaits with swimbait trailers for wind. Live shiners or Gulp minnows tops for crappie. Frogs and topwaters mornin' bite near Harney Pond.
Hit West Wall outta Clewiston—McDonald, Burghoff sacked limits there—or Pelican Bay south end for bass staging. Concrete pilings for slabs.
Rig light, bundle up, and get after 'em safe.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI