Bullards Bar Reservoir Fishing Report | June 9, 2025
The report at a glance
Depth
Bullards Bar 75 to 95 feet; Stampede Reservoir 35 to 45 feet
Presentation
Deep trolling for kokanee, same setups at both lakes
Lures and baits
T-Pex trolling lure (purple; orange with black dots behind a gold blade). Arctic Fox trolling flies in hot pink and orange/bronze (not a Catch America product).
Advice for this week
Grind for limits at Bullards Bar and focus on the North Fork arm. At Stampede, stay consistent with the same spoon and fly setups to limit fast. If Bullards is the target and you can wait, give it another week or two.
What is changing
Bullards Bar kokanee holding deep and had not moved up yet; most action up the North Fork arm.
Next week
Bullards Bar expected to improve over the next 6 to 8 weeks as fish spread toward the dam. Stampede should stay wide open.
Notable catch
Quick kokanee limit scouted up at Bullards Bar, fish up to about 12 inches; Stampede fish 10 to 11 inches.
Kokanee fishing at Bullards Bar Reservoir is tough in early June 2025, with fish holding deep from 75 to 95 feet and most action up the North Fork arm. Grind for your limits by slow trolling the T-Pex in purple or orange with black dots and a gold blade. Fish run up to about 12 inches. Brett expects it to improve over the next week or two.
What is the kokanee bite like at Bullards Bar right now?
It is tough. Capt. Brett Brady reports you can still get a couple of limits, but you will work for them. Fish are holding deep and have not started moving up. Most of the action is up the North Fork arm, with fish running up to about 12 inches on the bigger side.
What depth are kokanee holding at Bullards Bar?
Kokanee are hanging deep, from 75 to 95 feet, and Brett does not expect them to come up much more yet. Slow troll your gear down in that band. Once they spread out toward the dam area, that zone should start to light up. Run the T-Pex down to them.
What lures and colors are working at Bullards Bar?
The T-Pex is producing, in purple and in orange with black dots behind a gold blade. Brett also ran Arctic Fox trolling flies in hot pink and orange with bronze. Arctic Fox is not a brand we carry, so match those colors from your own box.
Where are the fish concentrated on Bullards Bar?
Most fish are up the North Fork arm right now. The dam area should start producing as the kokanee spread out through the lake over the next week or two. Focus your slow trolling passes up the North Fork with the T-Pex until the bite broadens.
What is the outlook for Bullards Bar kokanee?
Brett expects the bite to improve over the next week or two as fish spread out and move up. He plans to fish it hard for the next 6 to 8 weeks. If you can wait, give it another week or two, or watch for reports that the lake is firing.
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Bullards Bar Reservoir June 9, 2025 FAQ
Kokanee are holding deep from 75 to 95 feet and have not started moving up yet.
The T-Pex in purple, or orange with black dots and a gold blade, is producing behind a slow troll.
Most of the action is up the North Fork arm. The dam area should improve as fish spread out.
They are running up to about 12 inches on the bigger side right now.
No, it is tough. You can grind out a couple of limits, but expect to work for them.
Brett expects it to pick up over the next week or two as the fish spread out and move up in the column.
