East Tank

The 2.5-acre East Tank in Apache County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 2.5 acres, reaches about 11.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 12.6 acre-feet.

East Tank is light water, so a careful lap around the shoreline can show most of the useful cover. One way to read East Tank is this: this water is shallow, so weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

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

For bluegill on East Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

For largemouth bass on East Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

Start the channel catfish search on East Tank by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

At East Tank, 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

At East 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; fish the edge from top to bottom on this 2.5-acre reservoir.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At East 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; fish the edge from top to bottom on this 2.5-acre reservoir.

At East 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; fish the edge from top to bottom on this 2.5-acre reservoir.