Plastic worms have gotten bites for me all year round, but different presentations work better at different times. It's getting cooler, so the bass may be getting sluggish. Try bumping a Texas rigged worm SLOWLY along the bottom. When I say slowly, I mean cast, let it set for 10-30 seconds, bump it a foot or two along, and repeat. I've coaxed a lot of bites out with that method, especially around thick cover. Give it a try. Just make sure you're using the right color worm - darker worms for darker water, lighter worms for lighter water. Big ones usually work better for me, too... My favorite is the Zoom Ol' Monster, which is maybe 10.5 inches.

I have had good luck with a 4"-6"floating rapala minnow twitched very slowly on top.Or a creme worm in a natural night crawler color hooked in the collar about an inch from the head of the worm with a light wire hook and no weight with a little practice you can make this worm look alive.good luck

Ive used baby bluegill about an inch long and also those small red and white spoons that come with any fishingg kit.

Dynamite sounds like the solution to me.

Yes, that's a joke.

Use a fly rod. Since you can see them then cast a topwater fly if if they are close to the surface. Keep yourself about 20' back from shore so they won't see you and cast about 5' or 10' past the shoreline. The beauty of fly fishing is you don't have to reel your line all the way in to re cast. Just back cast and get your fly out again.

pepperoni slices folded into quarters on a red hook with one split shot about 6 to 8 inches up. Slow retrieve.

yeah they are probably seeing you too...try an unweighted senko though, it's got some pretty wiggle to it

I use artificial bluegill in my pond, the fish won't eat anything else,had good luck with them everywhere I have fished.