Hey everyone! There is this lake that I have finally tried out. It is located in a nature preserve and you are only allow to fish on there main lake out of the few that are there.  It is pretty heavy pressured fishing since its a nice lake at a nature perserve. We got some small bass and a few pan fish but I want to get hooked into the larger ones.. obviously lol. I do realize that we are in the summer slump but where there are small fish there should be big fish right? the water is realtively muddy with a weedy bottom, it is more like a large pond. If the lake holds some nice fish, I sould like to keep coming back. Anything I should try while experimenting in a new body of water? The lake has bass, tons of bluegill and other panfish, and also pike. I want a nice fat bass soon! thanks for your help.

Just because there are small fish doesn't necessarily mean there are big fish there...Although sometimes there could be. Larger bass are usually solitary...but will follow the food source just like the schooling fish.

If there are a lot of bluegill like you said I would throw a larger swimbait that resembles a bluegill, work it just on top of the weeds. Also throw them something they haven't seen since it's pressured.

I found me a new spot perfect for frogging, all I have been doing the past month. I went last night and missed 3 fish all over 4lbs... This is my new go to spot