Cherokee Tank

Cherokee Tank in Mohave 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.

Cherokee Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Cherokee Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

The first bluegill pass on Cherokee Tank should use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

When largemouth bass are the target on Cherokee Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

When channel catfish are the target on Cherokee Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

A direct approach on Cherokee Tank works like this: 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.

Season by Season

A useful start on Cherokee Tank is 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.