When will Bass come near the shore?

[Bergen Angler]

I have been seeing alot of bait fish lately along the shore. Most of them are bowl of 5 ft in diameter and all over the place. But I hardly see any bass chasing after them. I have been catching bass in deep water (usually 60-80 yds away from the shore) but nothing near the shore.

Here's a question. When do bass start to come close to shore? When it becomes cooler? Maybe too much food and bass are too lazy to chase after them? Just waiting for baitfish to drop down to the bottom?