managed to get out on the lake friday 6/28 and was able to catch 6 bass. tried out a whole new area on the east side of the lake so i wasnt too dissapointed. fishing was just really slow. all the fish i caught were on soft plastic creature baits. None of them had any size though. As far as shad and small bluegill go, there are millions of them. I see no reason why the bass population shouldnt grow a lot and make better fishing. anyway it was still good getting out.