With more than 42 miles of shoreline on Lake Okeechobee, Glades County is a prime destination for fishing. We have fishing guides to get you out with the big bass, and anglers can also hook speckled perch (crappy), catfish, and bream.

Marinas, bait and tackle shops, boat ramps, and shoreline opportunities await all along the big lake from Buckhead Ridge to Moore Haven. If you've brought your own boat, or connect with one of our guides, you can spend a day on the Kissimmee and Caloosahatchee rivers, or in the vast marshes at the mouth of Fisheating Creek.

Glades County hosts a number of professional fishing tournaments each year. Chalo Nitka, our biggest annual festival, is the Seminole word for “Big Fish,” and this gathering includes a Big Bass Fishing Tournament.

Bring your boat and access the lake at the following spots:

#9 - Buckhead Ridge, where the Buckhead Ridge Marina provides access to the Rim Canal, which leads to the Kissimmee River and the lake.

#3 - Indian Prairie Canal, with a boat ramp into the canal with access to Lake Okeechobee

#12 - Dyess Ditch, with a boat ramp into the Rim Canal and access to the marsh edge for fishing

#11 - Harney Pond Canal, where there is a fishing deck, boat ramps, and bank fishing along the canal; boats can be put in either on the marsh side or canal side

#4 - Fisheating Creek, boat ramps and bank fishing at two spots along SR 78, north and south of Banana Grove Road

#8 - Alvin Ward Park, where there is a fishing deck, boat ramps, and bank fishing along the canal

Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp, which has access to the Rim Canal and out into the lake not far from downtown Moore Haven.

Bank fishing is possible along the Harney Pond Canal, the Kissimmee River, the Caloosahatchee River - with a fishing pier at the Ortona Lock RV Campground - and along Fisheating Creek.