Bullards Bar Fishing Report | July 7

The Max Wiggle Rings are Catch America’s take on the Wedding Ring lure — one of the most consistently productive kokanee and trout presentations since the 1950s. The Wiggle Ring design adds a distinctive action disc that creates a wobbling, pulsating movement that the classic static bead ring lacks, producing more trigger points per troll and drawing strikes from fish that have already passed on standard wedding ring setups. Sized and weighted for the slow trolling speeds that kokanee require, they run true behind a standard kokanee dodger. Available in 22 color patterns covering the pearl, blue, red, and glow combinations that produce on Western kokanee fisheries.

The Max Wiggle Rings Double Hook takes the proven Wiggle Ring kokanee presentation and adds a trailing second hook for improved hookup ratios on short-striking fish. Kokanee frequently nip at the tail of a lure during slow trolling, and the double-hook configuration catches fish that a single hook would miss entirely. Each ring features the same action disc design that differentiates the Wiggle Ring from a standard Wedding Ring, producing the wobbling, pulsating action that kokanee find irresistible at slow-troll speeds. Available in 22 color patterns across the full Wiggle Ring range.

I’ve been fishing the Brady Bug for years, and it’s one of those soft baits that produces wild trout in situations where everything else gets ignored. It’s made in the USA by the team at Igottworms — real fishing people who understand what wild trout are looking for. The Bug profile mimics a wide range of aquatic invertebrates that trout target throughout the season, and its soft, natural feel means fish hold on rather than ejecting immediately. Three proven color patterns in this 5-pack give you options for varying water clarity and light conditions wherever you’re fishing wild fish.

I’ve kept this formula close to the vest for a long time, but the Bug Juice fish attractant is finally out. I hand-selected every ingredient in this gel based on what I’ve personally watched trigger strikes on kokanee and trout across multiple California fisheries over years of serious fishing. It’s not a generic formulation — it’s dialed in to the specific attractant triggers that Western freshwater fish respond to. Apply it to your dodgers, lures, and soft baits before every troll, and you’ll see the difference in how fish commit versus how they follow and turn away.