Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee 

4.9
(62 reviews)
 215 Marina Drive, Belle Glade, FL 33493, United States–

Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee 

Belle Glade, FL, United States
–
22 ft
4
4.9
(62 reviews)

Bass Flats & Beyond operates around Southeast Florida, getting groups onto that fish of a lifetime in a staggering range of habitats. Our Captains are skilled at catching many types of fish, including largemouth, peacock, snakehead, and clown knifefish. This trip gives you the chance to catch all in one day!

We will start our day out on Lake Okeechobee, where we will be battling huge largemouth bass in the Belle Glade area. This is some of the best Bass action in the state, and you couldn't pick a more beautiful place to do it.

We load up the boat around 10 am or 11 am, travel east to Lake Osborne, and start fishing again for the hard-fighting peacock bass and Clown knifefish. It's a long and full day full of different action!

It will be designed specifically for your desired fishing style, which is enough to have a great day even without fishing! The vessel also has plenty of fishing space, electronics, stereo, and 3 livewells to keep your bait fresh and fighting fit.

Bass Flats & Beyond specializes in successful trips. You will be supplied with tournament-grade conventional tackle and can bring your favorite fly gear along, too. You will also have a range of lures to choose from and provide live bait for a small surcharge.

Just pack your fishing license, polarized sunglasses, sunscreen, camera, and any food and drink you want for the day, and you're good to go.

This trip is precisely what makes Florida Bass fishing so good. A seasoned, passionate captain with a great boat, multi-species, and a can-do attitude. Oh, and some incredible fishing teeming with great fish!

Bass Flats & Beyond operates around Southeast Florida, getting groups onto that fish of a lifetime in a staggering range of habitats. Our Captains are skilled at catching many types of fish, including largemouth, peacock, snakehead, and clown knifefish. This trip gives you the chance to catch all in one day!

We will start our day out on Lake Okeechobee, where we will be battling huge largemouth bass in the Belle Glade area. This is some of the best Bass action in the state, and you couldn't pick a more beautiful place to do it.

We load up the boat around 10 am or 11 am, travel east to Lake Osborne, and start fishing again for the hard-fighting peacock bass and Clown knifefish. It's a long and full day full of different action!

It will be designed specifically for your desired fishing style, which is enough to have a great day even without fishing! The vessel also has plenty of fishing space, electronics, stereo, and 3 livewells to keep your bait fresh and fighting fit.

Bass Flats & Beyond specializes in successful trips. You will be supplied with tournament-grade conventional tackle and can bring your favorite fly gear along, too. You will also have a range of lures to choose from and provide live bait for a small surcharge.

Just pack your fishing license, polarized sunglasses, sunscreen, camera, and any food and drink you want for the day, and you're good to go.

This trip is precisely what makes Florida Bass fishing so good. A seasoned, passionate captain with a great boat, multi-species, and a can-do attitude. Oh, and some incredible fishing teeming with great fish!

John Larsen
Captain
John Larsen
12 years of experience
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November 2026
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Group Size
2 adults • 0 children
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4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
4 hour trip multiple starting times (7:00 AM, 2:00 PM)
Bass (Largemouth)
US $400
Entire boat: 2 people
6 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
6 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Bass (Largemouth)
US $500
Entire boat: 2 people
8 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
8 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Bass (Largemouth)
US $600
Entire boat: 2 people

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Rating

4.9
62 reviews
4.9
Boat & equipment
4.9
Captain & crew
4.8
Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (86)

What anglers say

96%
Great experience
100%
Family friendly
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Good boat
90%
Recommended
98%
Caught fish

Reviews (62)

  • Justin Browning
    Justin Browning
    Repeat angler
    us
    Arkansas, US
    Member since 2025
    3 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Amazing!

    4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on March 16, 2026 • 2 adults

    Captain John knows what hes doing. He got us on fish right away even in super windy weather! We only had a couple hours to fish because of the weather and it felt like we were bring bass in the boat non stop. Captain John has a wealth of knowledge that even experienced anglers can learn from. Highly recommend!

  • Christopher  Bowling
    Christopher Bowling
    us
    Maryland, US
    Member since 2025
    5.0
    Verified

    Legendary Fishing Experience !!!

    Split Day - 10 Hour Trip on March 20, 2025 • 3 adults

    Words cannot describe how amazing our ten hour fishing trip was with captain Justin ! We caught close to 30 fish. We caught big, healthy, aggressive largemouth bass. We also caught a few other species as well. Many personal best catches were landed on this trip thanks to captain Justin. He was a funny, cool, helpful guide. The best bass was 8.5lbs, it was a big one ! Many others were 5-6lbs. I would highly recommend getting live bait.

  • Joshua Thomas
    Joshua Thomas
    Repeat angler
    us
    Missouri, US
    Member since 2022
    3 trips
    4.7
    Verified

    Great Captain and amazing day of fishing

    8 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on April 15, 2025 • 2 adults

    We had a fantastic guided trip on the Everglades with Captain John. Me and my friend caught over 60 fish including largemouth bass, cichlids, peacocks & Oscars. John knew all the spots, what to use, and gave us tons of tips, #1 being don't shake a bloody fish over the edge of the boat with alligators around! You will see lots of gators but you don't have to worry at all. They swim away from the boats. If I ever make it back down to South Florida, I will be using his services again!

  • Will Hangman
    Will Hangman
    Repeat angler
    us
    South Dakota, US
    Member since 2021
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Made my son's 17th birthday wish come true

    Split Day - 10 Hour Trip on August 9, 2025 • 2 adults

    Captain Cody ensured my son's wish to fish Okeechobee and land Peacock Bass all in one day. Super tough bite on Okeechobee but more than made up for it with 15+ good Peacocks, Chiclid and even a Snake head in the afternoon. Great guy to spend the day with and laughed a lot. Great day. Great experience.

  • Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    Repeat angler
    us
    Connecticut, US
    Member since 2024
    5 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Lake O bass fishing

    4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on January 23, 2024 • 2 adults

    My brother flew down from up north so we booked two days with Captain John. So…. The first cast of the first day my brother lands a 7.5lb monster! (Monster for us) we caught bass both days and had a blast! Cpt John, the boat, gear, everything was top not professional. He was really knowledgeable and taught a so much about fishing lake Okeechobee. We are already planning another trip for September. Can’t wait!!

  • Rogan I
    Rogan I
    us
    Nevada, US
    Member since 2022
    5.0
    Verified

    Awesome time! Lots of fish!!!

    4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on October 26, 2023 • 2 adults

    John was VERY knowledgeable. Thee best fishing guide I had ever had. We went for peacock bass instead of large mouth because the fishing was better. I took my uncle with me and he had a great time. He is 83 years old and John helped him with everything. Boat was extremely nice, organized and clean. I have an influential channel the Fishy Camper on YouTube and I learned a lot on this trip. He explained each species that we caught. I highly recommend Captain John if you are in the area and want a memorial experience.

  • Zachary Mckenzie
    Zachary Mckenzie
    Repeat angler
    us
    Ohio, US
    Member since 2024
    5 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Captain Mark got us on fish!

    4 Hour Trip (PM) - Bass Fishing on April 6, 2025 • 2 adults

    Captain Mark got us on some nice bass even on a super hot day when the bite was slow. Would definitely book again with Captain Mark Rose!

  • Nicolas Branshaw
    Nicolas Branshaw
    Repeat angler
    us
    Wisconsin, US
    Member since 2025
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Great time

    4 Hour Trip (PM) - Bass Fishing on March 7, 2025 • 4 adults

    John is an amazing guide. He’ll put you over the fish and make sure you have a great experience.

  • Todd Teuling
    Todd Teuling
    us
    Michigan, US
    Member since 2025
    5.0
    Verified

    Hook, line, and sinker!!

    6 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on February 20, 2025 • 2 adults

    Captain Justin knows this lake. 40 bass in 6 hours!! Awesome day fishing and catching 🎣🤙😎

  • Pat Burns
    Pat Burns
    Repeat angler
    us
    New Hampshire, US
    Member since 2025
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    6 pounder caught!

    6 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing on March 15, 2025 • 3 adults

    Great time. Couldn’t have had a better day catching fish.

FAQs about Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee

Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee offers the following trips to customers:
  • US $400 per group, additional US $100 per person after 2 guests - 4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing (4 hours)
  • US $400 per group, additional US $100 per person after 2 guests - 4 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing - 2:00 PM (4 hours)
  • US $500 per group, additional US $100 per person after 2 guests - 6 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing (6 hours)
  • US $600 per group, additional US $100 per person after 2 guests - 8 Hour Trip - Bass Fishing (8 hours)
When you book a trip with Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Fighting chair
  • GPS
  • Fishfinder
  • Live bait well
  • Ice box
Trips booked with Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Lures
  • Drinks (Bottled water)
Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee offers the following types of fishing:
  • Lake fishing
  • Inshore fishing
  • Flats fishing
  • Backcountry fishing
Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light tackle
  • Spinning
  • Fly fishing
Top targeted fish species with Bass Flats & Beyond - Okeechobee include:
  • Bass (Largemouth)

Your captain

John Larsen
John Larsen
Belle Glade, Florida, United States
2 Fishing Reports
ID & license verified
165 Customer reviews
Typical response within an hour
Member since April 2018
Angler's Choice
The Angler's Choice Award is given to listings that consistently deliver a high-quality service and earn great reviews from customers.
My dad owned a dive shop in Jupiter. I got familiar with with the reefs and wrecks spearfishing when I was very young. Later on, at UCF, I was on the Bass fishing team and won some tournaments. I'd say that ever since then Bass fishing is my absolute favorite. I got intimately familiar with both freshwater and saltwater fishing in Florida.
John Larsen
John Larsen
Fully verified
Angler's Choice
2
reports
165
reviews
2018
member since
~1h
response
My dad owned a dive shop in Jupiter. I got familiar with with the reefs and wrecks spearfishing when I was very young. Later on, at UCF, I was on the Bass fishing team and won some tournaments. I'd say that ever since then Bass fishing is my absolute favorite. I got intimately familiar with both freshwater and saltwater fishing in Florida.

The fish you can target

Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass

Real catches by this captain

  • Solo angler holding a colorful peacock bass while fishing from a small boat on a sunny canal.
    Fish 1
    Fish 2
    Peacock Bass
    Justin B.
    Justin B.
    Captain John knows what hes doing. He got us on fish right away even in super windy weather! We only had a couple hours to fish because of the weather and it felt like we were bring bass in the boat non stop. Captain John has a wealth of knowledge that even experienced anglers can learn from. Highly recommend!
  • A young angler proudly displaying a vibrant Peacock Bass caught during a fishing trip in a tropical setting.
    Fish 1
    Peacock Bass
    Will H.
    Will H.
    Captain Cody ensured my son's wish to fish Okeechobee and land Peacock Bass all in one day. Super tough bite on Okeechobee but more than made up for it with 15+ good Peacocks, Chiclid and even a Snake head in the afternoon. Great guy to spend the day with and laughed a lot. Great day. Great experience.
  • Angler proudly displaying a vibrant Peacock Bass while fishing in a scenic freshwater environment.
    Fish 1
    Fish 2
    Peacock Bass
    Joshua T.
    Joshua T.
    We had a fantastic guided trip on the Everglades with Captain John. Me and my friend caught over 60 fish including largemouth bass, cichlids, peacocks & Oscars. John knew all the spots, what to use, and gave us tons of tips, #1 being don't shake a bloody fish over the edge of the boat with alligators around! You will see lots of gators but you don't have to worry at all. They swim away from the boats. If I ever make it back down to South Florida, I will be using his services again!
  • Angler proudly displaying a large Largemouth Bass while fishing in a scenic freshwater environment.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Zachary M.
    Zachary M.
    Captain Mark got us on some nice bass even on a super hot day when the bite was slow. Would definitely book again with Captain Mark Rose!
  • Two anglers proudly displaying their catch of large Largemouth Bass while fishing on a calm lake.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Christopher  .
    Christopher .
    Words cannot describe how amazing our ten hour fishing trip was with captain Justin ! We caught close to 30 fish. We caught big, healthy, aggressive largemouth bass. We also caught a few other species as well. Many personal best catches were landed on this trip thanks to captain Justin. He was a funny, cool, helpful guide. The best bass was 8.5lbs, it was a big one ! Many others were 5-6lbs. I would highly recommend getting live bait.
  • Angler proudly displaying a large Largemouth Bass while fishing from a boat in a scenic waterway.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Pat B.
    Pat B.
    Great time. Couldn’t have had a better day catching fish.
  • Angler proudly displaying a large Largemouth Bass while fishing on a serene waterway, surrounded by lush vegetation.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Nicolas B.
    Nicolas B.
    John is an amazing guide. He’ll put you over the fish and make sure you have a great experience.
  • Angler proudly displaying a large Largemouth Bass while fishing on a scenic waterway, with another fisherman in the background.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Todd T.
    Todd T.
    Captain Justin knows this lake. 40 bass in 6 hours!! Awesome day fishing and catching 🎣🤙😎
  • Adult angler proudly holding a large largemouth bass over coastal waters during an inshore fishing trip.
    Fish 1
    Largemouth Bass
    Daniel S.
    Daniel S.
    A Party of 4 and we had a great day on Lake Okeechobee. Here's a short video of our fish.... https://youtu.be/x2ebmexyysY?feature=shared
  • A stunning sunset over a fishing pier, reflecting vibrant colors on the water, with a parked car in the foreground.
    Fish 1
    Fish 2
    Largemouth Bass
    Robert T.
    Robert T.
    My brother flew down from up north so we booked two days with Captain John. So…. The first cast of the first day my brother lands a 7.5lb monster! (Monster for us) we caught bass both days and had a blast! Cpt John, the boat, gear, everything was top not professional. He was really knowledgeable and taught a so much about fishing lake Okeechobee. We are already planning another trip for September. Can’t wait!!

What is the boat like?

Boat image
Boat category
Skiffs and flats boats
Capacity
4 persons
Boat length
22 ft
Year built
2020
Boat manufacturer
Sterling
Boat type
Flats boat
Engine model
Mercury ProXS
Powered by
1 x 250HP
Max cruising speed
65 knots

What kind of fishing will you do?

Lake Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Flats Fishing
Backcountry Fishing

Which fishing techniques you can try

Light Tackle
Spinning
Fly Fishing

Which amenities are available onboard

Fighting chair
GPS
Fishfinder
Live bait well
Ice box
What's included in the trip price
Rods, reels & tackle
Lures
Drinks
Bottled water

How cancellations work

Free cancellation up to 3 days prior to trip
You can cancel or modify your booking up to 3 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
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What the listing policies are

Pickup agreed upon reservation
Transfer to/from departure site may be available and included in price depending on your location and distance from the dock.
Child friendly
Love having kids, I generally say 2 yrs old is good. But you know your kids and if you feel they are up to it and so am I.
Catch and release allowed
Disabled accessible

How you can pay

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
 Cash
 Visa
 Mastercard
 American Express

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