Had intentions of fishing the East side of Mille Lacs Wednesday, I was trying to get of Agate Bay and found most of the East side access shut down because of poor ice.
I ended up going out of a private access near Eddys, a gentlemen named Dewey had a perfectly marked road out past indian point. He charges a small fee. We fished 30 ft of water using plain hooks with a fat head, and buckshot rattle spoons with just a minnow head. We started at about 3pm and didnt get a fish till 8:30 and the next one came at 9:30 pm. No fish came on rattle reels at all. We stayed until 8am this morning.
Ice was about 18 to 20 inches and only one bridge to cross.
wish I had more to write about.
Good luck this weekend.