Anyone been to Chotard the last week or 2?

Saw this on the MDWFP site in the fishing report for Chotard


Crappie fishing has also been great. These lakes are known to have big crappie and a lot of them. Try using minnows or jigs around the willow trees. If you cannot find them there, try some of the deeper treetops along the lake. Also, slow-trolling open waters along the bank can be a very effective method on these lakes.


Bream fishing is great right now as well. Try using crickets or redworms around treetops in deep water. There have been reports of fishermen filling their coolers with nice size fish.

Bass fishing is on FIRE! Reports of fish biting all over the lake. When the water gets around this level, the trees along the bank can be productive. Try soft plastics and spinnerbaits around the edges of the trees. The trees and points along Chotard are producing good-sized fish. Try texas-rigging a plastic worm when fishing the points.

Sounds like it's the place to be

Crappie are burning it up. Catching slabs pulling cranks or slow trolling with minners.