Fishing Info Year-round fishing is available for a variety of warmwater fish as well as coldwater species.  Kokanee Salmon Rainbow Trout German Browns Mackinaw Largemouth Smallmouth Spotted Bass Crappie Catfish Bluegill Kokanee is the primary and target coldwater fishery for the lake.  A self-sustaining population of brown trout lives in the lake.  The smallmouth bass is the leading warmwater fishery.  Smallmouths do well because of the rocky habitat.  Other warmwater species include the Alabama and Northern spotted bass, largemouth bass, catfish, sunfish, bluegill, red ear, white crappie and bullhead catfish.  Populations vary for each species.  The shoreline is very steep, so the most effective way to fish is definitely by boat! Trout and Salmon:  (Rainbow and Brown trout and Kokanee salmon)   Kokanee and trout fishing picks up in the spring.  Sizeable Trout can often be found up the north fork arm of the lake and in Willow Creek, early in the season.  As the water clears, begin trolling in 35 to 45 feet of water.  Some of the best places to troll are Kokanee Shoal (up the north fork arm of the lake near the 5-mile-an-hour buoys), Mill Creek Cove, and along the face of the dam.  As the water becomes warmer through the summer months, the fish move deeper.  For best results in the summer, fish early in the day.  Begin trolling in around 55 feet of water and progress to 65 feet or more as the day progresses.  Kokanee fishing is excellent in the fall as the kokanee begin to spawn.  Fish can be as deep as 90 feet.  They can be caught by both  trollers and jiggers. NEWS FLASH FREE FISHING DAY!!  NO LICENSE REQUIRED!! JUNE 7, 2008 AND SEPTEMBER 27, 2008   We proudly offer Oro-Dam Bait worms for sale in our Marina store. Bullards Bar has the reputation as having some of the best Kokanee (a landlocked sockeye salmon species) fishing in California!   Season (All Year) Limit * Per License Trout 5 Salmon 5 Bass 5 Crappie 12 Others unlimited * See: California Sport Fishing Regulations for current regulations, as they change annually. The best methods to use for trout and kokanee at Bullards Bar are - for trollers:  pull Wedding Rings, Needlefish, Highland Flings and Triple Teasers tipped with white corn.  These lures are usually pulled behing flashers and dodgers.  Bait anglers have the best success using nightcrawlers or PowerBait floated off the bottom.  We've also had success with Frog Flatfish.   Bass:  (Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted)   Early in the year, look for fish in the mouths of creeks.  The water usually clears there first, after storms.  Try chartreuse spinnerbaits and weighted plastic worms in Willow Creek and Frenchy Creek.  Later in the year try chartreuse or clear Kalin grubs off most of the rocky points throughout the lake.   Topwater baits are effective early in the morning or late in the evening around Garden Point, Frenchy Point, and Tractor Cove.  In the middle of the day, Rapalas, Green Weenies, Gitzits and plastic worms work well.  Look for fish in the shallows all over the lake during spawning season.   Crappie: Look for Crappie in 10 to 20 feet of water in coves with submerged brush.  Try white or yellow mini-jigs.   We'd love to include your "BIG FISH" photos and stories on our website!  Contact our webmeister at info@bullardsbar.com