Barksdale Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Mohave County.
Barksdale Tank is a reservoir in Mohave County, Arizona.
The recorded size of Barksdale Tank is missing; fish one short bank carefully before deciding whether a wider search makes sense.
The first look at Barksdale Tank should cover this: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
A focused trip to Barksdale Tank begins this way: begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
Before changing spots on Barksdale Tank, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
When the bite is slow on Barksdale Tank, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
While learning Barksdale Tank, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
When choosing a bank on Barksdale Tank, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.