New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Feb 11, 2026

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Winter (Current)

51 Fishing Reports

43 Followers

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Wacky Rigs
6
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4
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
2
Spinnerbaits
2
Blade Baits
1

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
2/8/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  52°
So nice to be back on my home lake after a terrible experience on Clear Lake last weekend. The Spotties were suspended more than they been the last few weeks. They're definitely on the move. I could still crush with a wacky rig senko twitching it along the bottom at 40-50 feet deep. But I did most of my damage getting larger bass with the Keitech on the Strike King underspin. They were suspended at about 25 feet in those same 40-50 depths. I kept the retrieve as slow as possible to keep it in the 25 foot strike zone. Had a blast!...as usual!
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
1/24/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Blade Baits
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  50°
Wow! What a difference a week makes. Conditions were terrible, with consistent winds 20+ MPH that had the lake churned into a frenzy. I couldn't stand on the bow deck, with 2 foot rollers rocking my boat all over the place. So that ended the streak of finesses fishing. The bass were scattered but I was able to locate some rockpiles in 20 to 30 feet of water that I could get the Jack Hammer down to. That Chartreuse Split Tail trailer is amazing. Also did pretty well with the Pro Blue/Red Pearl Strike King Rage Swimmer on the Spotlight Head Jighead. I like to clip off the round head of the rage swimmer to tuck it up snug to the jighead. Had to beef things up in order to fight the crazy currents caused by the wind. The day was a grind with the wind (all respect to the 200 million people dealing with that crazy ice storm over the weekend) ....but I found'em!
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
1/17/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  52°
After the last few times out here....you know I had to go at it again! And I wasn't disappointed. Another amazing day. The spottie in my picture spit up a 5 inch kokanee just as I was reaching down to get him into the boat. That cost me a couple ounces in my Bag for the day! They are gorging right now. And this Sexy Shad Senko must look a lot like a kokanee to them....