Highway Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Gila County.
The 3.2-acre Highway Tank in Gila County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 3.2 acres, reaches about 12.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 17.7 acre-feet.
The light size of Highway Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Highway Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
To begin with bluegill on Highway Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
While looking for largemouth bass on Highway Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
To begin with channel catfish on Highway Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
At Highway 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.
At Highway Tank, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
At Highway 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 Highway 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.