New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Dec 17, 2025

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Winter (Current)

46 Fishing Reports

42 Followers

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Drop Shot
4
Wacky Rigs
3
Spinnerbaits
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Carolina Rigs
1
Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
1

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Fishing Reports

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
12/13/25
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  56°
Another day of search and destroy...although a little tougher this week. There was a surprise 7-8 foot drop in the water level that certainly switched things up from the previous 4-6 weeks. And another surprise was that I think the lake was actually turning over. Lots of air bubbles and a rare odor coming from the water...All of which had the fish on the move. So they were harder to find. I was using a crank and jerk bait until I found them, and then switched up to a drop shot once I did. They were still deep, 35-45 feet in most cases....and not quite as active as previous weeks. But I still got'em! :)
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
12/6/25
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  56°
Anyone reading these knows I fish here a lot. I've decided this winter to really focus on off shore big game hunting. So as I've done the last few times out, I use a crank bait while I'm searching for a ball of kokanee to show up on the upwind side of points...and once I find them, I post up and drop a Sexy Shad Senko down right on top of them. It's such a fun pattern to fish. The bites are very subtle and I think it has to come down on their head to get them to bite. But it works! I did talk to a couple of guys that were shoreline fishing with jigs and catching lots of small ones...but the big boys are out deep gorging on Kokanee....
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
11/22/25
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  60°
Kind of a broken record here....I really did try a lot of different techniques...but the cooler water and cold weather has really slowed these guys down. They were gorging if you could find them...but wouldn't hit any kind of reaction bait. So I would cruise from point to point until I found a school of kokanee....then post up and drop a trusty Senko down to the bottom, twitch around a little bit and bang! I would get into one. They seemed to be at 35-40 deep right on the bottom. They absolutely love the Sexy Shad Senko!!!! You can see from my pic...it was a little cold out here for Cali...