You don't need to go far to catch fish. But since you'll be there in the middle of summer, I'd highly suggest fishing early in the mornings and even at night (my favorite time to fish SML during the summer). Weekdays will be a little better, but the boat traffic on that lake during June/July is well, let's just say don't plan on trying to fish main channel points during the middle of the day - especially if it's Friday - Sunday.