Fishing in the sun

Hi Folks, Spent yesterday afternoon chasing smallmouth bass from my boat.  Man was it hot and bright.  Water is gin clear and the surface temperature was 72 degrees.  Pretty warm for May.  We cast topwater poppers in chartruse and firetiger along rocky shoreline and points with great results.  I bet we saw a 100 smallmouth yesterday afternoon.  Not sure how many we caught, but it was a lot fish.  The largest of the day was a 16.5" beauty.  Saw the entire take as the bass rose from the depths slowly and with one twitch of the fly it exploded on it.  We were fishing in the sun so it explains the methodical nature of the takes.  We saw a lot fish just cruising the shoreline.  Did not see any beds or fish on spawning beds.  Lot so little bass in the 6" to 10" range and a good number of 12" to 14" smallies.  Really important to be patient when working the topwater bite.  You need to let the fish eat the fly and then count 1,000 one before setting the hook.  It is amazing how often the fly is taken away prematurely.  Saw a lot of brown bullhead suspended on the surface.  Must be spawning.  Almost had one eat a fly.  That would have been a first.  Taking the day off from fishing, too damn hot.  Will be guiding in the early am.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy