ChiliMac15,
This time of year I like soft plastics on a jig head like Berkely's Realistic baits and also the old reliable rattling hot spot. On flies, I like Clousers and heavy minnow imitating flys.
Soon, the LMB in farm ponds will be coming into shallow areas of 4 to 6 feet during these warm spells. When that happens, I like spinner baits or if fly fishing the old "go to fly" the wolly bugger. Tight lines!