Yeah, I used to fish Gervais all the time. The spot I would catch the eyeballs was on that point that extended out into the middle of the lake (if you need a map, see http://www.fishnbudz.com) and fish the eyeballs in 20+ feet of water.

The action that is highly, highly under-rated on Gervais is the carp action. Go out there with some stink-bait on a hot, summer afternoon with a six-pack and some slip-bobber rigs. There are 40 pound+ carp swimming these waters.

Frankly, the carp are muscling out the other fish, so catch and smoke some of them!

– Jim

Good luck fishing everyone!

Jim

First thing I would do is get a decent lake map –

The next thing I would recommend is that since Mille Lacs is huge and you’re new to the lake, pick a presentation technique that will allow you to cover water (don’t rig and jig). I would troll deep-diving cranks around the various humps and flats on the lake.

Also, talk to guys in the bait shops…they’ll be able to point you in the right direction.

Good luck!

Jim