The lake...the lake is literally shaped just like a wishbone. The lake has a general max depth in the 45 foot range. It it very symetrical, meaning it drops off rather quickly and holds the depth through both legs. There are some small flats, but not very big.

The spot in question... the north end of the lake is where the 2 legs come together and form a bay. On one side of the bay is an outbound waterway. On the otherside, there is a flat 3-6 foot depth with dense weeds (Milfoil) that drops off rather quickly into 20+ feet of water. This area does hold sunfish/bluegills throughout the summer. I have searched for Bass a little, but only pulled up one smaller one (1.5lb).

Should I work the weeds harder? Should I work the drop off deeper? There is Bass in the lake, I do reasonably well when I fish it for Bass on one of the legs, along the shore. Quite a way's from this spot though.

I would fish the flat around the drop off; just because you haven't caught much there doesn't mean the fish aint there, it could just be you haven't been there at the right time.

Location is the first key to finding bass, timing is the second  

Is there is a spot where the grass meets the drop off? If so that might be the sweet spot.

Is there is a spot where the grass meets the drop off? If so that might be the sweet spot.

Yes, that is where the panfish hold. I have had the kids fish for panfish, while I made a few casts for Bass. The panfish bite dries up at certain times of the day, but no Bass seem to bite. I have worked other lakes in the area, with the same structure and panfish bite, minus the heavy weeds, and had good success. I was thinking maybe the weeds were a drawback to the structure??? Maybe too dense?? They are THICK in the summer. Very difficult to go into with a trolling motor.

Grass will never be a drawback when looking for bass, timing Dude, try different times of the day including nights.

Try working a heavy carolina rig right into the weeds. If the panfish are out and about it may mean the bass aren't. Try pentrating the weeds to see if they are holed up there. What part of the country is this lake in?

Try working a heavy carolina rig right into the weeds. If the panfish are out and about it may mean the bass aren't. Try pentrating the weeds to see if they are holed up there. What part of the country is this lake in?

West central MN. I have fished it at all times from sun up to near dark. I've thrown worms in the weeds, topwaters, run cranks along the drop off, vertical jigged, but I have not Carolina rigged through there. Water clarity is around 4-6 ft. Temps (water) have ranged from 65-80+ degrees.

I really haven't worked it much, but I do try for Bass a little, every time I go there. 4-6 times a year.

How old is this lake and was it a gravel pit.

How old is this lake and was it a gravel pit.

I have not done any research on it, but I am very willing to assume it is a glacial lake. The 2 lakes that flow into it are rather shallow, and are not the best for fishing. The lake that this one flows into is a pretty good fishing lake, and the one that lake flows into is a famous (within the state) fishing lake known for it's Bass and Walleye. 2 other lakes on the chain are also well know fisheries.