Boni Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Graham County.
Boni Tank is a reservoir in Graham County, Arizona and covers about 16.4 acres, reaches about 21.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 150.2 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Boni Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish listed for Boni Tank include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; keep line light around small clear-water fish.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; keep the presentation close to useful cover.
At Boni Tank, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
At Boni Tank, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
The first look at Boni Tank should cover this: other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During the first hour on this water, 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.
Keep the first check simple: 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.
When the bite is slow on Boni 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.
One way to read Boni Tank is this: 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.
For a simple plan, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
Treat 21.2 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move lower only when bites or bait give a reason.
When the bite is unclear, shift after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.