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My local reservoir was partially drained for several years where many trees grew in the empty basin. Since it was refilled 2 years ago these trees have remained and are alive. They shade the water under them and I know bass must be hiding in them during the day, but I’m not sure how to fish them as the branches are rather dense and anything I toss (even a weedless senko) in ends up incredibly tangled above or below water. I fish from a kayaks. It’s a reservoir in the northeast. These areas are between 10-20ft deep and the water has about 1-2 feet of visibility. I have limited success fishing shady spots and less densely weeded areas with a Texas rig or topwater popper. Would really appreciate any recommendations on how to approach this issue.

The spot I fish in was completely drained down to a couple inches of water and I dont thing they did the stock method you're referring to. Not sure how it fished before since I'm just now starting.

I'm just getting into bass fishing and I've been fishing at a local reservoir (East Coast) that is now refilled after having been drained for 4 years. I'm pretty new to fishing but I've been going out most days for the past month for about 4 hours and I'm lucky if I catch one fish. I have gotten some decent sized bass (3-5lbs) and a few crappies but they are few and far between. I mainly fish a texas rig senko but sometimes a crankbait. I'm curious if the reservoir is just dead in terms of fish or my skills are really just that subpar. I do see fish jump most times I go out and when I go at sunrise they are always splashing around but I never seem to be able to hook one. What tips do you all have in terms of finding fish in a reservoir, especially one that was only refilled 6 week ago.