Big Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Greenlee County.
Big Tank in Greenlee County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 2.7 acres, reaches about 12.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 14.2 acre-feet.
On a water as light as Big Tank, one weed edge or lower pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
On an first pass, fish listed for Big Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
The first bluegill pass should try a light jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
An early largemouth bass test should fish a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
For a quick channel catfish check, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
One way to read Big Tank is this: make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
On Big Tank, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
At Big 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.
At Big 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.