Bass on the surface

Last weekend brought heavy rains that muddied up rivers and raised the levels of most lakes, especially flood control reservoirs.In at least one case that was good news, as Hoover Reservoir came almost back up to normal pool.
As of Wednesday night, all of the Muskingum basin flood control dams were holding back various amounts of extra water, but only Leesville was listed as being at alert pool. In that case, the lake was about five feet above normal. Dillon and Seneca were almost down to normal summer pool and Pleasant Hill was only a foot high.
In the Scioto drainage, all of the lakes were only minimally above normal by Wednesday. How muddy they might be, however, I don't know.
Despite all that, reports I've heard from Buckeye, Knox and Pleasant Hill in the past couple days indicate the bass are active and feeding. The best news for bass fishermen is that bass are hitting surface lures. I don't know what is being most used, but I've heard Hub's Chubs, Pop-Rs and buzzbaits mentioned. At Dillon, bass were reported jumping on surface lures before the lake went up about three feet, but since it came back down, I haven't talked to anyone who has fished it.
Unless the weather takes a dramatic turn for the worse, the next few days promise to offer some good bass fishing prospects and especially the prospect of surface action. Is there any more fun way to catch bass?
Good sunfish prospects would also continue. They've been spawning in most lakes and if you can find beds, fly rod lures such as black or red ants, sponge rubber spiders and poppers, as well as small jigs and tubes, can produce a quick mess of fish.
Have fun.