| Okeechobee is a Seminole Indian word meaning | | | | vegetables, citrus, sod, sweet corn and rice. |
| "great water cannot see other side". True to its | | | | Lake Okeechobee fishing is well-known not only |
| name, Lake Okeechobee is 748 square miles in size. | | | | throughout the U.S. but the whole world. Haw hunter |
| It is the greatest provider of drinking water for | | | | guide service has clients who come from all over the |
| south Florida, averaging 13-19 feet in depth. | | | | world, including Japan and Europe, just to fish Lake |
| Lake Okeechobee is renowned internationally for its | | | | Okeechobee with the best of them. |
| fishing for bass and other species. It is located | | | | The lake is approximately 37 miles long by 30 miles |
| northeast of Naples, less than 2 hours away, and is | | | | wide, with an average depth of only 10 feet. To |
| heavily ringed with tackle shops, marinas, motels, | | | | fishermen nationwide, it's renowned for the number |
| restaurants, etc. You can find rental boats, gears and | | | | of bass it contains per acre and that it also produces |
| lodging to make your bass fishing trip more | | | | more bass over 7 pounds than any lake in Florida and |
| convenient and comfortable. | | | | the United States. |
| Lake Okeechobee also means 'big water' to the | | | | Lake Okeechobee, located in Central Florida, is the |
| Seminole Indians, it is the second largest freshwater | | | | most famous big bass fishing lake in the country. For |
| lake in the United States after Lake Michigan and its | | | | many years, Lake Okeechobee has produced the |
| fishing reputation matches its size. Much of the lake's | | | | best largemouth bass, blue gill and speck fishing in the |
| 730 square miles or 450,000 acres are hidden from | | | | world. |
| view by dyke, levee, or trees which screen the | | | | Hoover Dike was constructed along the southern |
| shore. | | | | regions of Lake Okeechobee to prevent flooding |
| Lake Okeechobee has a 150 mile circumference and | | | | while also yielding year-round crop production. Tory |
| its invisible opposite shore is more than 30 miles | | | | mucks of the region contain 50 per cent or more |
| away. The best fishing and more than half of the | | | | mineral matter by weight and have considerably |
| action, takes place along the lake's western shore | | | | more native fertility than saw grass mucks, which |
| where Calhoun's Guide Service is based. | | | | were formed under logographic conditions. The 1950s |
| Lake Okeechobee comprises a 730 square-mile area | | | | was a period of technological ambition and |
| in Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and | | | | construction, a system of canals, dikes, and pumping |
| Hendry Counties its average depth is 9 feet with a | | | | stations were installed to distribute water to the |
| maximum depth of 17 feet. Recharge comes from | | | | Everglades Agricultural Areas from Lake Okeechobee |
| precipitation and southward flow of water from the | | | | Lake Okeechobee provides trips and tours all |
| Kissimmee River. Historically, hydro pattern flowed | | | | conducted by highly trained and efficient guides. They |
| southward over millions of acres. | | | | know the movement of the fish and their feeding |
| Lake Okeechobee offers all types of waterway | | | | patterns which gives you the best advantage over |
| structures to fish - from open water to narrow | | | | the fish and landing the lanker of a lifetime. Their |
| canals surrounded by hundreds of different | | | | cordial manner and willingness to help you enjoy your |
| vegetations and grasses. | | | | day on the water is genuine. Whether you want to |
| Lake Okeechobee is located in central southern | | | | book a corporate trip, take a youngster fishing for |
| Florida, north of the Everglades and south of Orlando. | | | | the first time, or have special needs, they there to |
| Lake Okeechobee links the Atlantic and Gulf sides of | | | | help. |
| Florida via the Port Mayaca Lock on the east side of | | | | Fishing at Lake Okeechobee for Bass from late fall to |
| the lake and the Moore Haven Lock on the lake?s | | | | early spring is when Crappie and Bass Fishing at Lake |
| western side. | | | | Okeechobee is at its best. Success comes when |
| Drainage canals lower the lake and drain adjacent | | | | using large wild shiners or artificial lures of all types. If |
| lands for farming. Agricultural activities around the | | | | you want to target a true monster size bass, fishing |
| Lake Okeechobee area include cattle ranching, dairy | | | | at Lake Okeechobee is certainly the way to go. |
| farming, and crop production of sugarcane, winter | | | | |