Bait has been tough on the lower end. I hear it's tough mid lake as well but I do not have first hand knowledge on that. You can find some fish just about anywhere as of last weekend. I got my bites pulling boards. I know of some fish caught bottom fishing. One thing you can count on this time of year is change. If you get them close to the banks one day, you may have to try to find bites over open water the next. Or they may even change during the day as conditions change. I fished mid creek but I don't think it really matters much. The key is figuring out which fish want to bite where you are fishing.