Brushy Tanks is a reservoir in Arizona, near Maricopa County.
Brushy Tanks is a reservoir in Maricopa County, Arizona and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 5.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.6 acre-feet.
Brushy Tanks is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Brushy Tanks, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Keep the first check on Brushy Tanks simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
While fishing Brushy Tanks, 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.
The early check on Brushy Tanks should stay simple: 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.
The plan for Brushy Tanks starts here: 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.
On Brushy Tanks, 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.
Before changing spots on Brushy Tanks, 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.