So I hit the lake with my daughters Sunday and hit all my normal spots and caught a ton of small cats, 8 inches or less... well the kids did, my hook was too large.. they just stole my bait. I fished just south of the islands around the corner from Twin Points. The water temp was 88 degrees... while I realize the bigger fish probably go deep, I have no idea how to go about finding them.... any tips would be helpful...I am NOT great at reading a graph, probably my first issue.. I have a Lowrance hook 3 I think...

I have actually had my best catfish luck in the party cove, not kidding, in the mouth of the creek that goes back to the police boat house, go during the week obviously

Fishing on bottom? I see a lot of people on here saying they are fishing 5 feet off bottom for example... I guess I probably need a class on reading my graph.. I have watched a million youtube videos, but still don't know what I am doing

punch bait on the bottom, freelined minnows, hot dogs, pretty much anything