Creswell Trick Tank

Creswell Trick Tank is a reservoir in Coconino County, Arizona.

Use the shape you can see at Creswell Trick Tank: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.

Fish and Baits

A focused trip to Creswell Trick Tank begins this way: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

Before changing spots on Creswell Trick Tank, 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.

How to Read the Water

The first look at Creswell Trick Tank should cover 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.

Season by Season

One way to read Creswell Trick Tank is this: 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

Before moving far on Creswell Trick 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.

For a short trip to Creswell Trick 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.