New Bullards Bar Reservoir

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

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

59 Fishing Reports

44 Followers

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Texas Rigs (Worming)
5
Hard Jerkbaits
4
Wacky Rigs
3
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
2
Bladed Jigs
1

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Spotted Bass18 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
5/9/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Worming)
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  69°
Bit of a grind today. Fishing was awesome...but the summer people have come out of their caves and there were wake boarders and jet skis flying all over the place. Ugh! Thought I would never say this...but I'm looking forward to late fall and winter so they'll all go away again. I forced that wacky rig set up out of my hands....which is still crushing...and focused on drop shot and texas rig presentations. Love the Zoom Trick Worms for both and Plum is the money color for me. Couple weeks of warm weather seems to have pushed them shallow again for some spawn activities. Probably just a couple weeks away from crank baits and jerk baits being the way to go out here.
Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
5/2/26
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Crankbaits 13'+
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  62°
Still crushing it with that Sexy Shad Senko. They just can't lay off of it. Anywhere from 15 - 25 feet deep off of main points and slowly dancing along the bottom with very minor twitches. But I had a lot of fun with the deep diving Strike King 6XD Crankbait. Out here on Bullards, I like anything with a little purple in it cuz I know they feast on the Kokanee all year long. Needed the 6XD to get down low enough in the water column. And there's just something awesome about the sudden impact of a crankbait attack.
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!