the closest thing ive had to a top water bite was at willisburg and i was using a spinner bait just below the surface. i havent tried lately and it sounds like i havent been missing much. my youngest son (6) did catch one at willisburg on a chug bug. hated to put it back, but it was only 11 1/2 inches. it was his first bass while fishing for bass, pretty exciting for him and even more for myself.