Daytime bass fishing question

[MichaelAngelo]

This is a very basic, but very important question.

In Algonquin this weekend my friend and I noticed a pattern. During the evenings, there was explosive smallmouth action near shoreline woodfalls and rocks. However, those same spots during the day were dead as a dodo .

All the fish we caught were 1) in the evenings; 2) on glass-still water (no wind and no chop); and 3) in 4-5 feet of water near rocky and woody shores.

Looking back, I think that we should have gone deeper during the day... maybe say 20-30 feet of water. Trying to hit underwater structures.

Any tips for daytime bass fishing? Next time, what can we do to get into the bass during the day?