No bass this week

[Kayser]

Used to fish relatively close to that area for a week or two every summer, dock based. Main lake point, deep side of the lake, find a ledge or contour change (not just a continuous slope), maybe some pea gravel to chunk or bluff. Fish were in the 8-25ft depth range, between docks, under docks, or on the main lake. 10" worms or bigger (any weight), 3/4oz football jigs with big craw trailers, Norman D22. Fish slow, drag the worm, twitch the jig, crawl the crank in the rocks.

If I fished for bass, it was normally 5 for 20lbs or better with some in the 14-17" range as well. Early morning was a lot better, but mid-afternoon was still very productive. No, it wasn't always the same few fish (watched several go in coolers). Normally beat my brains out trying for crappie or catfish, but the bass were reliable if I didn't feel like sitting on my crappie stump or ran out of minnows. Find somewhere they feel safe, can corral shad, hide in the rocks, and escape to cooler water, and they should be there.