I am not a pro by any means but I have fished Eagle Lake and Chotard since I was a kid. I have caught fish troling in the upper end of Eagle. I used the markers with weights on the end to mark the spots I caught fish. I then just trolled back and forth around them. As the weather warms up try around the trees, and structure. I have not fished Chotard for Crappie but have caugh a lot of big bream around the trees. I troll around trees in may and June using crickets.