Hooker Gap Tank

Hooker Gap Tank is a reservoir in Graham County, Arizona and covers about 7.7 acres, reaches about 16.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 55.1 acre-feet.

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

Fish and Baits

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

While looking for bluegill on Hooker Gap Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

While looking for largemouth bass on Hooker Gap Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

One direct channel catfish tactic on Hooker Gap Tank is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

Before moving far on Hooker Gap Tank, 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

At Hooker Gap Tank, 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

Keep the first check on Hooker Gap Tank simple: 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.

The first look at Hooker Gap Tank should cover this: 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.