Sight fishing in Clear Water......

Guys I was on the lake thursday and saw ALOT of fish in the shallows. The lake i was fishing is very CLEAR...the fish were spooky. There was definetly some big females mixed in with them. The males hadnt made any beds but were kinda territorial. They would always come back if i got farther away. Now these fish werent nesting. The water temp was 64. Smallmouth were doing the same thing......This is the first time i had ever saw this. They were in 3-5 feet of water on what would be typical largemouth bedding areas. I found some fish out deep. I had several good fish follow my bait in but would turn away at the last moment. I even downsized to 6lb vanish on a spinning outfit and threw a small fluke and a tail weighted french fry. No results. Any advice on how to catch these fish. I also anchored my boat from the back and front and turned my electronics and trolling motor off. Please help? Do you guys think these fish would bite at night?


I was fishing Laurel Lake in Kentucky...

Jonas