Lake Okeechobee Fishing Report – 06.24.2025

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Lake Okeechobee Fishing Report: June 24, 2025 – Captain Joe




Lake Okeechobee Fishing Report: June 24, 2025 – Captain Joe

Howdy folks, Captain Joe here, bringing you your daily dose of what’s happening on Lake Okeechobee. Been fishin’ these waters for longer than I care to admit, and I’m here to give you the straight scoop.

Lake Okeechobee Water Level & Conditions

As of this morning, June 24, 2025, Lake Okeechobee’s water level is sitting at 10.99 feet NGVD. That’s a good bit lower than last year (13.39 feet) and two years ago (14.37 feet) this time. We’re also sitting below the Period of Record Average of 13.26 feet by 2.27 feet. The lake level has decreased slightly over the past week.

Here’s a quick look at the inflow and outflow situation:

  • Total Inflows: 274 cfs
  • Total Outflows: 856 cfs

You can see the full detailed report below for all the specifics from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Weather Impact on Fishing Today

The weather forecast for today is calling for a chance of rain, about 0.64mm, with winds coming from the East-Northeast (around 78 degrees) at about 15 mph, with gusts up to 16.5 mph. The high for today is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with a low around 75. The light rain and wind will likely impact fishing conditions.

How This Impacts Your Fishing Trip

Bass Fishing

With the lake level being lower than usual, bass are likely to be concentrated in areas with remaining vegetation and deeper pockets. The wind could make it a bit tougher to present your bait effectively, so consider using heavier weights or lures. Look for bass around Kissimmee grass, hydrilla, and any submerged structure you can find. Topwater action might be good early in the morning before the wind picks up too much. With the rain, look for bass to be active around points and cuts where the water is running in.

Key Strategies: Focus on areas with vegetation, use heavier lures in windy conditions, and target early morning topwater action.

Crappie Fishing (Speckled Perch)

Crappie fishing can be a bit more challenging with the wind. Look for them suspended around deeper structure or near bridge pilings. Minnows and small jigs are your best bet. The rain may push them a bit deeper, so adjust your presentation accordingly.

Key Strategies: Fish around deeper structure, use minnows or jigs, and adjust depth based on rain conditions.

Catfish Fishing

Catfish tend to do well even with the wind and rain. Target areas with moving water or near the bottom. Use stink baits, nightcrawlers, or cut bait. The rain can wash more scent into the water, potentially improving your chances.

Key Strategies: Fish near moving water, use strong-smelling baits, and target the bottom.

Official Lake Okeechobee Data

               U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
                       Lake Okeechobee and Vicinity Report
                   ** Preliminary Data - Subject to Revision **
 
 
LOSOM24 Reg ZoneA =  16.61
LOSOM24 Reg ZoneBC =  16.21
LOSOM24 Reg ZoneD =  10.95
 
Data Ending 2400 hours   23 JUN 2025
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Okeechobee Lake Regulation      Elevation   Last Year  2YRS Ago
                                (ft-NGVD)   (ft-NGVD)  (ft-NGVD)
  *Okeechobee Lake Elevation       10.99       13.39    14.37 (Official Elv)
 
  23JUN (1965-2007) Period of Record Average    13.26
  Difference from POR Average                  -2.27
 
  Today Lake Okeechobee elevation is determined from the 4 Int & 4 Edge stations
 
  ++Navigation Depth (Based on 2007 Channel Condition Survey) Route 1   4.92'
  ++Navigation Depth (Based on 2008 Channel Condition Survey) Route 2   3.12'
  Bridge Clearance = 52.64'
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4 Interior and 4 Edge Okeechobee Lake Average (Avg-Daily values):
 
  L001   L005   L006   LZ40   S4     S352   S308   S133
  11.04  11.15  11.08  10.97   -NR-  10.95   10.85 10.95
 
 
 *Combination Okeechobee  Avg-Daily Lake Average =  10.99
                                                   (*See Note)
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Okeechobee Inflows (cfs):
  S65E            261      S65EX1            0      Fisheating Cr    13
  S154              0      S191              0      S135 Pumps        0
  S84               0      S133 Pumps        0      S2 Pumps          0
  S84X              0      S127 Pumps        0      S3 Pumps          0
  S71               0      S129 Pumps        0      S4 Pumps          0
  S72               0      S131 Pumps        0      C5                0
Total Inflows:    274
 
Okeechobee Outflows (cfs):
  S135 Culverts     0      S354            148      S77               1
  S127 Culverts     0      S351            445      S308           -159
  S129 Culverts     0      S352            403
  S131 Culverts     0      L8 Canal Pt      20
Total Outflows:    856
 
****S77 structure flow is being used to compute Total Outflow.
****S308 below flow meter is being used to compute Total Outflow.
 
Okeechobee Pan Evaporation (inches):
  S77            0.33      S308           0.37
  Average Pan Evap x 0.75 Pan Coefficient =  0.26" =  0.02'
 
Lake Average Precipitation using NEXRAD: =  -NR-" =  -NR-'
 
Evaporation - Precipitation:             =  -NR-" =  -NR-'
Evaporation - Precipitation using Lake Area of 730 square miles
  is equal to   -NR-
Lake Okeechobee (Change in Storage) Flow is  -1664 cfs or  -3300 AC-FT
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             Headwater Tailwater         ----------- Gate Positions ------------
             Elevation Elevation  Disch   #1   #2   #3   #4   #5   #6   #7   #8
             (ft-msl)  (ft-msl)   (cfs)  (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft)
                               (I) see note at bottom
North East Shore
  S133 Pumps:  12.98     10.83       0      0    0    0    0 -NR-  (cfs)
  S193:       ______
  S191:        18.93     10.81       0    0.0  0.0  0.0
  S135 Pumps:  13.73     10.77       0      0    0    0    0       (cfs)
  S135 Culverts:                     0    0.0  0.0
 
North West Shore
  S65E:        20.96     10.68     261    0.3  0.1  0.0  0.2 -0.0  0.0
  S65EX1:      20.96     10.68       0
  S127 Pumps:  12.71     11.03       0      0    0    0    0    0  (cfs)
  S127 Culvert:                      0    0.0
 
  S129 Pumps:  12.68     11.95       0      0    0    0            (cfs)
  S129 Culvert:                      0    0.0
 
  S131 Pumps:  13.26     13.07       0      0    0                 (cfs)
  S131 Culvert:                      0
 
  Fisheating Creek
    nr Palmdale          28.90      13
    nr Lakeport         ______
  S282         11.35     11.41              0.0  0.0  0.1
 
South Shore
  S4 Pumps:    11.18     14.14       0      0    0    0            (cfs)
  S169:       ______      -NR-    -NR-   -NR- -NR- -NR-
  S310:       ______              -NR-
  S3 Pumps:    10.00     11.13       0      0    0   45            (cfs)
  S354:        11.13     10.00     148    0.0  0.0
  S2 Pumps:     9.94     11.03       0      0    0    0    0       (cfs)
  S351:        11.03      9.94     445    1.2  1.9  1.7
  S352:        10.92     10.71     403    2.3  2.9
  S271:        11.55     11.15            9.3   9.6   9.8   8.5
  L8 Canal PT            10.88      20
 
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                   S351 and S352 Temporary Pumps/S354 Spillway
 
  S351:         9.94     11.03     445  -NR--NR--NR--NR--NR--NR-
  S352:        10.71     10.92     403  -NR--NR--NR--NR-
  S354:        10.00     11.13     148  -NR--NR--NR--NR-
  _________________________________________________________________________
 
Caloosahatchee River (S77, S78, S79)
  S47B:        11.18     10.64            0.0  0.0
  S47D:        10.69     10.67     114    6.0
  S77:
    Spillway and Sector Preferred Flow:
               11.18     10.56       0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
    Flow Due to Lockages+:           1
 
  S78:
    Spillway and Sector Flow:
               10.60      2.97     146    0.5  0.0  0.0  0.0
    Flow Due to Lockages+:           9
 
  S79:
    Spillway and Sector Flow:
                3.19      0.40     258    0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
    Flow Due to Lockages+:           4
    Percent of flow from S77         0%
    Chloride            (ppm)      0
 
 
St. Lucie Canal (S308, S80)
  S308:
    Spillway and Sector Preferred Flow:
               10.83     10.86    -159  3.0  3.0  3.0  3.0
    Flow Due to Lockages+:          -0
 
  S153:        18.65     10.69      60    0.0  0.0
  S80:
    Spillway and Sector Flow:
               10.99      1.23       0    0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
    Flow Due to Lockages+:          12
    Percent of flow from S308   NA  %
 
  Steele Point Top Salinity    (mg/ml) ****
  Steele Point Bottom Salinity (mg/ml) ****
 
  Speedy Point Top Salinity    (mg/ml) ****
  Speedy Point Bottom Salinity (mg/ml) ****
 
 + Flow Due to lockages is computed utilizing average daily headwater and
   tailwater along with total number of lockages for the day to calculate
   a volume which is then converted to an average discharge in cfs.
++ Preferred flow is determined from either the spillway discharge or the below flow meter daily
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                                                               ----- Wind ----
Daily Precipitation Totals    1-Day       3-Day       7-Day    Direction Speed
                             (inches)    (inches)    (inches)   (Deg)   (mph)
  S133 Pump Station:           -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S193:                        -NR-        0.00        0.00     -NR-    -NR-
  Okeechobee Field Station:    -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S135 Pump Station:           -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S127 Pump Station:           -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S129 Pump Station:           -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S131 Pump Station:           -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S77:                         0.00        0.09        0.20       69    -NR-
  S78:                         -NR-        0.00        0.00     -NR-    -NR-
  S79:                         -NR-        0.00        0.00       63       4
  S4 Pump Station:             -NR-        0.00        0.00
  Clewiston Field Station:     -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S3 Pump Station:             -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S2 Pump Station:             -NR-        0.00        0.00
  S308:                        -NR-        0.00        0.00       74       5
  S80:                         -NR-        0.00        0.00     -NR-    -NR-
        Okeechobee Average     0.00        0.01        0.02
        (Sites S78, S79 and S80 not included)
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Oke Nexrad Basin Avg         -NR-        0.00        0.00
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
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Okeechobee Lake Elevations  23 JUN 2025           10.99 Difference from 23JUN25
   23JUN25  -1 Day  =       22 JUN 2025           10.99             0.00
   23JUN25  -2 Days =       21 JUN 2025           11.02             0.03
   23JUN25  -3 Days =       20 JUN 2025           11.06             0.07
   23JUN25  -4 Days =       19 JUN 2025           11.09             0.10
   23JUN25  -5 Days =       18 JUN 2025           11.09             0.10
   23JUN25  -6 Days =       17 JUN 2025           11.13             0.14
   23JUN25  -7 Days =       16 JUN 2025           11.16             0.17
   23JUN25 -30 Days =       24 MAY 2025           10.90            -0.09
   23JUN25  -1 Year =       23 JUN 2024           13.39             2.40
   23JUN25  -2 Year =       23 JUN 2023           14.37             3.38
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                         Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow (LONIN)
                   Average Flow over the previous 14 days  |  Avg-Daily Flow
   23JUN25    Today =       23 JUN 2025     -1801  TUE     |      -649
   23JUN25  -1 Day  =       22 JUN 2025     -1754  MON     |     -4581
   23JUN25  -2 Days =       21 JUN 2025     -1553  SUN     |     -6255
   23JUN25  -3 Days =       20 JUN 2025     -1106  SAT     |     -4513
   23JUN25  -4 Days =       19 JUN 2025      -531  FRI     |      1397
   23JUN25  -5 Days =       18 JUN 2025      -505  THU     |     -5876
   23JUN25  -6 Days =       17 JUN 2025       808  WED     |     -6495
   23JUN25  -7 Days =       16 JUN 2025      2053  TUE     |     -1765
   23JUN25  -8 Days =       15 JUN 2025      2682  MON     |     -1765
   23JUN25  -9 Days =       14 JUN 2025      3068  SUN     |     -1765
   23JUN25 -10 Days =       13 JUN 2025      3109  SAT     |      7058
   23JUN25 -11 Days =       12 JUN 2025      2575  FRI     |      3529
   23JUN25 -12 Days =       11 JUN 2025      2408  THU     |     -1765
   23JUN25 -13 Days =       10 JUN 2025      3037  WED     |     -1765
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                                 S65E
                       Average Flow over previous 14 days  |  Avg-Daily Flow
   23JUN25     Today=       23 JUN 2025       366  TUE     |       314
   23JUN25  -1 Day  =       22 JUN 2025       360  MON     |       257
   23JUN25  -2 Days =       21 JUN 2025       341  SUN     |       249
   23JUN25  -3 Days =       20 JUN 2025       324  SAT     |       305
   23JUN25  -4 Days =       19 JUN 2025       302  FRI     |       308
   23JUN25  -5 Days =       18 JUN 2025       280  THU     |       299
   23JUN25  -6 Days =       17 JUN 2025       268  WED     |       295
   23JUN25  -7 Days =       16 JUN 2025       247  TUE     |       387
   23JUN25  -8 Days =       15 JUN 2025       226  MON     |       379
   23JUN25  -9 Days =       14 JUN 2025       223  SUN     |       367
   23JUN25 -10 Days =       13 JUN 2025       219  SAT     |       451
   23JUN25 -11 Days =       12 JUN 2025       207  FRI     |       478
   23JUN25 -12 Days =       11 JUN 2025       194  THU     |       516
   23JUN25 -13 Days =       10 JUN 2025       178  WED     |       518
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                                 S65EX1
                       Average Flow over previous 14 days  |  Avg-Daily Flow
   23JUN25     Today=       23 JUN 2025         0   TUE     |         0
   23JUN25  -1 Day  =       22 JUN 2025        21   MON     |         0
   23JUN25  -2 Days =       21 JUN 2025        53   SUN     |         0
   23JUN25  -3 Days =       20 JUN 2025        90   SAT     |         0
   23JUN25  -4 Days =       19 JUN 2025       132   FRI     |         0
   23JUN25  -5 Days =       18 JUN 2025       167   THU     |         0
   23JUN25  -6 Days =       17 JUN 2025       201   WED     |         0
   23JUN25  -7 Days =       16 JUN 2025       223   TUE     |         0
   23JUN25  -8 Days =       15 JUN 2025       248   MON     |         0
   23JUN25  -9 Days =       14 JUN 2025       248   SUN     |         0
   23JUN25 -10 Days =       13 JUN 2025       248   SAT     |         0
   23JUN25 -11 Days =       12 JUN 2025       248   FRI     |         0
   23JUN25 -12 Days =       11 JUN 2025       248   THU     |         0
   23JUN25 -13 Days =       10 JUN 2025       248   WED     |         0
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Lake Okeechobee Outlets Last 14 Days
 
             S-77    Below S-77    S-78        S-79
           Discharge  Discharge  Discharge  Discharge
           (ALL DAY)  (ALL-DAY)  (ALL DAY)  (ALL DAY)
   DATE     (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)
23 JUN 2025      1        -96         308        523
22 JUN 2025      1         -3         221        503
21 JUN 2025      0       -257        -NR-        708
20 JUN 2025    245        387         136        854
19 JUN 2025    942       1197         341        562
18 JUN 2025      2        -20        -NR-        538
17 JUN 2025      0         -6         348        507
16 JUN 2025      1        -24         577       1064
15 JUN 2025      1         74         780       1546
14 JUN 2025      1         64        -NR-       1873
13 JUN 2025      1         42        1326       1984
12 JUN 2025      0         70        1306       2082
11 JUN 2025      0        -11         867       1454
10 JUN 2025      1        165        -NR-       1603
 
             S-310      S-351      S-352      S-354    L8 Canal Pt
           Discharge  Discharge  Discharge  Discharge  Discharge
           (ALL DAY)  (ALL DAY)  (ALL DAY)  (ALL DAY)  (ALL DAY)
   DATE     (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)    (AC-FT)
23 JUN 2025   -NR-        882       799         293       -NR-
22 JUN 2025   -NR-        452       923           0       -NR-
21 JUN 2025   -NR-        936      1016           0       -NR-
20 JUN 2025   -NR-        531       991           0       -NR-
19 JUN 2025   -NR-        484       999         315       -NR-
18 JUN 2025   -NR-        998      1036         327       -NR-
17 JUN 2025   -NR-          0       739         356       -NR-
16 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
15 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
14 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
13 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
12 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
11 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
10 JUN 2025   -NR-          0         0           0       -NR-
 
             S-308    Below S-308    S-80
           Discharge   Discharge   Discharge
           (ALL DAY)   (ALL-DAY)   (ALL-DAY)
   DATE     (AC-FT)     (AC-FT)     (AC-FT)
23 JUN 2025  -2159        -316          24
22 JUN 2025  -1942        -205          24
21 JUN 2025  -2113        -247          25
20 JUN 2025  -2633        -386          18
19 JUN 2025  -2144        -280          43
18 JUN 2025  -2452        -197          34
17 JUN 2025  -2368        -152          25
16 JUN 2025  -2736        -285          25
15 JUN 2025  -2721        -282          26
14 JUN 2025  -2489        -244          28
13 JUN 2025  -2771        -424          25
12 JUN 2025  -2104        -193          35
11 JUN 2025  -2673        -326          29
10 JUN 2025  -2499        -287          19
 
***  NOTE:     Discharge (ALL DAY) is computed using Spillway, Sector Gate and
               Lockages Discharges from 0015 hrs to 2400 hrs.
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(I) - Flows preceeded by "I" signify an instantaneous
      flow computed from the single value reported for the day
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   * On 11 May 1999, Lake Okeechobee Elevation was switched from
     Instantaneous 2400 value to an average-daily lake average.
     On 14 Mar 2001, due to the isolation of various gages within the standard
     10 stations, the average of the interior 4 station gages was used
     as the Lake Okeechobee Elevation.
     On 05 November 2010,  Lake Okeechobee Elevation was switched to a 9 gage
     mix of interior and edge gages to obtain a more reliable representation
     of the lake level.
     On 09 May 2011,  Lake Okeechobee Elevation was switched to a 8 gage
     mix of interior and edge gages to obtain a more reliable representation
     of the lake level due to isolation of S135 from low lake levels.
     Today Lake Okechobee elevation is determined from the 4 Int & 4 Edge stations
  ++ For more information see the Jacksonville District Navigation website
     at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/
   $ For information regarding Lake Okeechobee Service Area water restrictions
     please refer to www.sfwmd.gov
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Report Generated 24JUN2025 @ 09:15  ** Preliminary Data - Subject to Revision **

That’s all for today, folks. Remember to check back on Monday for the full weekly fishing report. Tight lines and happy fishin’!

– Captain Joe



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