Right now they are close in to shore. I cast one of the storm minnows in 1/4 or 1/2 oz. up on to bars and shallow points. They will crush them.
As for live bait fish, use a shiner just like you would for northerns or muskies. Make sure you have a good weight line 10#+(no leader) and a reel that has a good drag you will need it.
Nows a good time since they are getting ready to spawn. Late summer in August or early September they will school up and chase shad on the surface. They seem to prefer to feed where ever there is a sharp drop off.
On days when it's dead calm they are easy to spot the feeding frenzy that occurs when they go on the feed. One and two lb. shad are jumping like crazy trying to get away.
You get a hold of a big one in that yak be prepared to have it tow you around for a while
I've caught them while trolling for eyes and when you line goes limp and starts to head in front of the boat faster than your trolling you know that your going to have a battle on your hands.
Moraine would be a better place to fish from the yak since Shenago has the bigger hp baots running around.