It appears that the fall pattern is getting a quicker kick than normal. Some of the fish are real far back into the creeks and some are not accessible to get at with the water down at winter pool. Some of the keys as the water temperature cools to look for surface activity. Largemouth sometimes feed aggressively in shallow water. Locating bait fish, is important, whether on the surface or not far below it.
Keys are to fish under shad.
Some fishers are telling others to fish the main mouths of creeks and the main lake. To look for the drop-offs and cover in fairly shallow water. The drop-offs might only step down 3 or 4 feet. Now is the time of the top water bite to pick up and make fishing fun. For years, fishermen have mentally misclassify the bass as a bottom feeder, probably because of the popularity of bottom bumping lures such jigs and plastic worms.