New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 24, 2026

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

57 Fishing Reports

44 Followers

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Hard Jerkbaits
4
Texas Rigs (Worming)
4
Wacky Rigs
3
Bladed Jigs
1
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
1

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Spotted Bass16 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
4/18/26
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Brush Piles
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  58°
That is not a mistake on my bass selection. I've been fishing this beautiful lake for 5 years now and have never caught anything but Spotted Bass....until last Saturday. I couldn't believe my eyes when I pulled in that smallie! Anyway...I was crushing it with my standard wacky rig Sexy Shad Senko, but I noticed the fish were slightly suspended off the bottom. So I went to a drop shot with the 6th Sense Glitch and just tore it up from then on. If it was a submerged tree/bush, I would slide that senko by them. And if I came across a sudden shelf drop off, I would get them with the drop shot. Another amazing day on my favorite lake in the world!
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
4/4/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Worming)
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  66°
Finally had some fun catching with something other than a wacky rig. Not that I'm complaining....I just like using different tactics and getting them to work. I was using the Cloud 9 Crank bait to search them out on points. And then would move in close and crush with the Zoom Trick Worm on a Texas Rig. I love the Okeechobee Craw pattern here at Bullards. The Spotties can't lay off that sparkly blue back. The water temp up another 5 degrees since two weeks ago...
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
3/21/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Bladed Jigs
- Structure
  Brush Piles
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  60°
Things are changing fast out here. With all the warm weather, water temps were up over 5 degrees just from last week. They're definitely off the deep points, but they haven't bedded down for the spawn yet. I had to find submerged brush piles and boulders to find them. Fortunately, I got my Omnia purchase of Z-Man chatterbaits just in the nick of time to use on Saturday. The Chattershad trailer was perfect! Buzzing those baits over and around the submerged cover would fire them up. I got a few on a Texas Rig with a 6th sense Hog-walla, but they would be smaller sized. It seemed the chatterbait would fire up the larger ones....which is what we're all chasing. Good Day!