
Okeechobee Lake Florida Fishing Map #334
Okeechobee Lake Florida Fishing Map Okeechobee. 25"x38" One-sided. Waterproof and Tear Resistant! GPS Compatible, Mairina Listings, Lake Structure, Road Network and More. The Seminole Indian name Okeechobee, actually means "Big Water". An appropriate name for the largest fresh water lake in the United States occurring entirely in one state. The Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission states, "there is no place that can compare with Lake Okeechobee, not only for lunker bass, history and wildlife, but its size. It is 730 square mile, relatively shallow lake with an average depth of 9 feet (2.7 meters). It is the second-largest freshwater lake in the continental United States, second only to Lake Michigan. To fishermen nationwide, it's renowned for the number of bass it contains per acre and that it also produces more bass over 7 pounds than any lake in Florida and the United States. Lake Okeechobee is located in central southern Florida, north of the Everglades and south of Orlando.