Long post so skip to the end if you just want to see if you can answer my question lol =)

I live in the rochester area of NY and often head to honeoye lake to chase Bluegills.

The gills at Honeoye get massive but I have yet to figure the lake out. I also target gills at other lakes and have no difficulty finding them at the typical places like deep weed edge, points, docks etc.

The gills at honeoye however dont behave the same as other spots I fish. They are easily found during spring and early summer...but once summer is in full swing they suspend in deep water in the middle of the lake.

Since I fish from a kayak and don't have a motor it can be very frustrating trying to locate them by paddling and keeping an eye on the depthfinder.

Today I hit honeoye again and figured with our nights being cooler, the gills would be moving back to the weed edges...but NOPE!
I caught a few bass but none of the wonderful Honeoye monster gills.

Anyway! Heres my question. Does anyone have any experience with gills that behave similarly? Is there any set pattern to their behavior? Suspending fish really frustrate me so anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!