Spent 10 yrs down there and fished all the spots in South Fl. Okeechobee can be great but as shallow as it is, winter fronts can stir it up in a hurry. Also with vegetation being the predominant cover, things change quickly on the lake. One week you will have a honey hole and the next, the wind has blown it apart. I found the fish more sensitive to cold fronts too. Don't get me wrong, a great lake but it is HUGE and can be finicky. I fished the central Fl lakes like Kissimee some but not enough to get a real good read on them. My favorite? Probably the stickmarch/Farm13 in Fellsmere near Vero Beach. At one time that place was nuts with big fish. Downside is what seems like a 5 mile dirt road to the ramp. Your boat, car and everything exposed will get dirty. Must have been descent fishing though as we made the trip dozens of times. In fact, I believe they flooded a new lake within the last couple of years but I haven't been down there in a while. Good luck! Feel free to PM me if I can be of any help.