hey guys there's a local lake near me that has bass, bluegill, trout, carp, and catfish as well as other things too.  I'm pretty new to bass fishing, but I want to know where to find the bass.  Here's the description of the lake.  The lake has no shade at all, and is fairly small.  Along the shore there are grass.  But it's pretty clear out in the middle.  It's about 10-15 ft deep, that's it.  Near shore the deepest is probably 3 - 5 feet.  I would like to know what i should throw if I want to catch these bass.

Try the grass first.

Bass will go deep during the day so look for dropoffs.

They will come to the shore to feed and just swim around, too, so fish parallel to the shoreline.

Fan cast from each position on the bank before you move on.

Try to locate any structure on the bottom that they can relate to.

Put your own brush pile or rocks in an area to attract them.

Use Gulp! five inch sinking minnow in green pumpkin to get the catfish.

Just keep trying various baits until you find out what they want or where they are staging during the day.

And by the way, hit the pond at sunup with a buzzbait or a popping topwater and do the same at dusk. You may be surprised at what hits your baits. 

If your fishing from shore it pays to know the type of structure thats under the water. I once did this when ice fishing to learn were the drop off's, the rocky points, the channels, the flats and the deep sections were at. This way i can adjust my way of fishing to the pond or small body of water. I'm mainly fishing were the manmade old dams were made for water power well over 200 years ago. I found the hummingbird portable cast out fish finder to be an awesome way to learn the bottom structure. I use it more to learn new places than find fish. Its easier to use rather than drilling holes in the ice.

Fishing from shore I notice the best action i can get is in the late evenings as the light changes to dusk and the early mornings as the dusk changes to light. What makes this action happen is the baitfish eyes don't change to the difference in light as quick as the bass's eyes do making the baitfish an easy prey for the bass. I find the bigger bass near the shore at this low light time ambushing the baitfish. I hooked a 10lb bass two feet from shore in two feet of water at this time. When the daylite finally arrives the fish go to deeper water to hide in the cover. Cloudy days can be as good as fishing in the evenings/mornings too. The fish seem to be more active during the day.

I like to use calling lures at this time too like the BPS topnocker or any other loud rattle bait. I also load up my first long cast with a scent too. Then its just making casts and fan casting the whole area too. I also like to cast parallel with the shore if i can too. Also varying your presentations helps too. I also like to practice my presentations too and a fish will always interupt me and let me know if i got it right.

Open channels;

Rebel BIG claw crawfish cranks

Deeper diving crankbaits

Senko/worm with a 1/8oz weight carolina rig

Try to fish the channel close to the weedline.

Rocky Points;

Jig/Pig

Shallow minnow baits

Shallow cranks

Grub

floating worm/split shot

Fan cast the whole point varying your speed

Submerged weeds;

Floating shallow crankbaits

Topwater lures

Floating worms

Using a rattle, using a scent is good besides using the correct color/size lure. You need to cover sight and sound too to give you the edge. Remember to practice your presentations too.

Trust me I get skunked too at times but there is more catching fish days than skunked days(bass). I just go out and have fun looking for that record breaking bass. I know its out there, i see them and its a matter of time when its going to happen.

Now read everything here about bass fishing too. And take notes.  I like to make a note book with bullets about bass fishing to read when i'm resting to keep the edge.  We need to arm ourselves with as much knowledge as we can and refresh it all the time.

Remember luck is at the casino, its skill in fishing.

BigBill

thanks for the help guys.  I try it out and let you know what happens okay