New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 18, 2026

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

61 Fishing Reports

44 Followers

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Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
4
Drop Shot
3
Texas Rigs (Worming)
2
Football Jigs
1
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
1

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Smallmouth Bass1 Report

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61 Reports on New Bullards Bar Reservoir

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
9/15/24
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Worming)
- Structure
  Ledges
- Water Temperature
  72°
Super windy today. I was trying everything with not much success. It was nearly 20 degrees colder than the day before...and the wind. It was a grind....right up until the wind blew me over to where I thought I was just too close to the shoreline...but when I looked a little closer, there was a nice looking submerged shelf with a lot of shade underneath. So before moving away, I picked up my Texas Rig rod, already set up with the trusty Zoom Plum Trick Worm and I flipped right to the top of the shelf. As soon as that worm dropped into the shade, a spotty ripped out of nowhere and gobbled it up. I spent the next hour and a half haulin' them in, but only if I got that flip right up on the edge. Even 6 inches away and they would ignore it. But right on the edge and they hit it every time. Turned a tough day into a very memorable one. I love this lake!
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
9/6/22
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Ned Rigs
- Structure
  Boulders
Went out on Saturday, Sept 3rd. Conditions were tough. Super high winds (that was surprise) made staying in position kind of tough. Plus, there were about 3 times as many wake boaters out as usual (not a surprise for Labor Day weekend) so it felt like I was out on the Pacific Ocean. I headed straight up the main fork until I got into the 5 mph zone, which thankfully took care of the wake boarder issue. Once I was up there, I started with a drop shot using a Yamamoto Shad shape worm in a blue/silver flake color, hoping to entice a Spottie into thinking he had himself a small kokanee...but they weren't falling for that. So I switched over to a Ned Rig, using the 3" Senko in Plum Apple and had immediate success! I stayed off shore about 20' and was getting all the way to the bottom (10-12') and bounced it back to the boat from there. I landed six bass in a couple of hours of fishing before I just got tired of battling the wind to call it a day. I love fishing this lake! Still looking for the really big ones that I hear are out there. But large or small, the fishing is great and it's really a beautiful lake.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
9/23/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Shakey Heads
- Structure
  Humps
- Water Temperature
  71°
In my never-ending quest for a Big Spotty at Bullards, I forced myself offshore using techniques I'm not super confident in. But this day, I made some progress. No monsters, but had some fun pulling in fish at 30-40 feet using a shakey head, loaded up with a Strike King bullworm. When I got that first hit, I was so pumped!!! I spent the day using my mapping to fish extended points. It took some patience for my shakeyhead to get down to the bottom. But once it was there, I hopped and popped it, and when those spotties hit it, what a blast getting them up and into the boat! Ya just have to give it a try!!!