Basin Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Pima County.
Basin Tank in Pima County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 2.1 acres, reaches about 11.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 9.9 acre-feet.
On an first pass, basin Tank is light water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. While fishing Basin Tank, this water is shallow, so weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Basin Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
A useful bluegill plan on Basin Tank is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
A simple way to find largemouth bass is to fish a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Before moving far on Basin Tank, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
For a first pass on Basin Tank, spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
At Basin 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; change lure speed before moving on this 2.1-acre reservoir.
At Basin 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; change lure speed before moving on this 2.1-acre reservoir.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.