Start shallow around tules, outside grass edges, shade lanes, and clearer pockets before boat traffic and sun pressure build.

Move to dock shade, deeper tule edges, rock/dock transitions, and outside weed edges. Slow down if wind dies.

Look for windblown points, shade lines, and bait activity. Reaction baits improve if wind holds.

Heat and sun push fish toward dock shade, shade pockets, and slower presentations.

Water temperature is in a workable bass-feeding band for rock, tule edges, and transitions.

HAB caution favors cleaner water, wind-mixed banks, shade, and deeper edges over stagnant shallow mats.

Conditional / lower confidence

North bowl targeting from JD Blackmore: Lakeport docks, Nice/Lucerne docks and trees, Rodman Slough, tules/brush, and creek mouths can play when the water is not blown out. After rain, downgrade muddy runoff and hunt clearer pockets.

Playable secondary pattern

Mid-lake/Oaks targeting from JD Blackmore: the transition near Soda Bay and Buckingham starts the steeper, rockier water with more depth under docks. Prioritize clear water, dock shade, rock/dock transitions, and shad moving past deeper docks.

Best current public-data read

South/Highlands targeting from JD Blackmore: Rattlesnake arm rock piles, the Keys, deep docks, steep rocky banks, Cache Creek, and shad balls are priority targets, especially in winter or after rain when clearer water may hold south/mid-lake.