Chris,

I actually did just that yesterday. I finally was able to pull off a fish trolling!! My pole holders worked great. the only down side was it was a dink! I did see some gar coming up to the top. They're spawning. Saw a couple of them swimming together. I also saw a catfish spawning in a hollow log.
As far as the other lakes, I haven't heard a good report recently. I think some folks are catching bass & bream consistently, but man they were tight lipped yesterday.