all of the fish I've caught this month - inlcuding my avatar were caught in less than 5 feet of water. Most closer to 2 feet! People will tell you that you can't catch bass in shallow water during the summer. Obviously I disagree. Not all bass follow the typical summer pattern - if that were true we'd all be bassmasters. As long as cover is available with forage they'd stay in a bathtub.

Another thing I like about summer shallows fishing is that if you can find shade you'll find a bass. An old man whose pond I still fish told me during a 95 degree day down here in Bama that "I like the dog days - it puts the bass in the same spot I'm gonna be - in under a shade tree." That quote still catches bass for me.

I have always heard that if the water is deep enough to cover a bass' back then it is deep enough to hold fish.