New Bullard's Bar Reservoir, CA Fishing Report

Bass bite has been very good. Drop-shotting plastics in pumpkin or clear with black flakes are well received. Find fish in 30 to 40 feet of water. No kokanee action yet and the trout bite is fading. Water temperature is 72 degrees. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

bass bite has been very good. Lake level is roughly the same as last week. Surface temp is 70. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Lake is 87% full and water temperatures are in the high 60s. No kokanee yet. Trout bite is solid where there is moving water. Bass bite is good. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Traffic is light but conditions are good. Surface temperature is 60% and lake level has been stable. It’s 15 feet from full. Kokanee should start biting soon. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

White caps have kept boats off the lake this week. Spotted bass are holding at 50 feet. Water temperature is 55 degrees. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Bass are in spawn mode and can be found in depths of 30 to 40 feet. Lots of three to five pound spots are being landed. Senkos and jigs are working best. Trout bite is solid. Fish are active feeding on food being washed down from feeder streams. Still too early for kokanee. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Spotted bass bite is taking off. Bass are moving up to shallower water. Find them from 40 feet up. Bass anglers have been getting good numbers although size varies. Drop-shot, jigs and Senkos all are working. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Weekend traffic is picking up as the spotted bass bite has been improving. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Recent weather is changing the color of the water and may knock the spotted bass back to deeper water. No kokanee yet. Give it another month. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Weekday traffic is light. Weekend anglers are getting good results. DFW on Tuesday dumped in 25,000 fingerling trout and that will excite the bass. Trout fishing upriver remains steady. Water is clear with no debris. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Water temperatures are 52 to 53 degrees. Trout fishing remains very good upriver and should remain so as long as the cold water keeps pouring in. A good number of five-pound spotted bass are being caught. Swimbaits or drop-shotted Senkos catch the bass. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Bass fishing is good. Find spots suspended 30 feet deep off points. Bass are traveling in small schools. There’s not a lot of bait in the water. Swimbaits have been most productive. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Lake is close to full and will hold its elevation until April. Clarity is very good. Conditions look good for spring. Spotted bass bite has been slow, possibly due to very cold weather. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Spotted bass are plentiful. Fish aren’t big but there are plenty of numbers. Drop-shotting with Senkos in deep water has been a good way to go. Find areas with full sun for best action. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Lake is at 74% of capacity. Water is cloudy throughout the lake. Water temperature is 60 degrees. When the lake settles bass fishing should be good. Could be as soon as this weekend. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Spotted bass are plentiful, but small. Most are drop-shotting with Senkos or casting swimbaits. Lake is 60% of capacity so there is less structure for the bass to hold. Surface temperature is in the mid-60s. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Bass fishing is good for numbers. Lake is 66% full and cooling which will further energize the spotted bass. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Spotted bass bite should improve with the cooler weather. Bass will move up. There is a lot of bait but it’s starting to fade a bit. Traffic has been light. Kokanee are spawning and there are a lot of dying fish upriver. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Lake is 65% full and the water temperature is 75 degrees. Bass are chasing bountiful bluegill fry. This will translate into bigger bass later in the year. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200

Lake is 66% full and bass are gorging on bluegill fry. Find spots in 15 to 20 feet of water. Use small swimbaits. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina (530) 692-3200