Thanks for the replies. We have fished in the pits snorkeled and used an underwater camera. Not one bass has been seen of any size and cannot even get a bite from a ned rig. One things I have noticed is that one cove overflows year round forming a creek that ends up in the lake. We had a two years flood last year that caused us to loose majority of our bass. We assume they just followed the moving water. I have not seen any otters or evidence of any but I will be on the look out. My phone won’t let me upload pictures at this time but I’ll continue to work on it. Thank you.