Welcome aboard. I'm not familiar with the lakes up there but find brush/trees in 15-20 ft of water and fish them with jigs. I went with a friend of mine (Fishdoc) to Buggs once this time of the year and he caught about 150 (and I'm not exaggerating). I caught 3. The secret to it is to watch your line very carefully. If it twitches - set the hook. If it stops sinking - set the hook.I fit moves sideways - set the hook. If it does anything out of the ordinary - set the hook. My problem is I can't see the line.