Fished yesterday in the middle of the day on some brush in 16 fow and caught several dinks suspended just in the top of the brush about 10ft down. I was using dead minnows because when I bought them I made the mistake of putting the bag in the ice chest on top of the ice. Thought I would keep them cool until I used them. :o

Meatdragger,
Last summer I dipped the standing timber around the main creeks of the lower end of the lake and had a lot of fun. No big numbers but solid fish. Like you said about the depth, the hotter it got the shallower the bite. I was using jigs. Love that thump! Nothing suttle about it!