Largemouth are predominate, but many times I have caught more smallmouth than largemouth. All the usual methods work well here. Topwaters will, at times, work all day long here. The shoreline is pretty barren here when the lake level is down, and finding cover is difficult, unless the lake is full. Finding cover is the key to good success.
Aquatic weeds are almost nonexistent here, because the lake levels fluctuate drastically.
It is not uncommon to fish one day and return a few days later to find that the lake level has dropped 3 to 4 feet. Please practice catch and release. Save some fish for our kids. Nacimiento is the only lake in California that produces White Bass. They were stocked in the 1960s by the DFG and have successfully established themselves.