Jaques Marsh is a reservoir in Arizona, near Navajo County.
Jaques Marsh is a reservoir in Navajo County, Arizona and covers about 35 acres, reaches about 26.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 210 acre-feet.
Before changing spots on Jaques Marsh, a point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline.
Fish listed for Jaques Marsh include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; make the next cast parallel to the edge; save the heaviest tackle for deep cover on this 35-acre reservoir.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; use the same depth on the next similar feature; save the heaviest tackle for deep cover on this 35-acre reservoir.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; make the next cast parallel to the edge; save the heaviest tackle for deep cover on this 35-acre reservoir.
At Jaques Marsh, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
At Jaques Marsh, other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Start here: 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.
A useful start on Jaques Marsh is simple: 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.
To narrow down Jaques Marsh, 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 Jaques Marsh, 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.
Begin over firm bottom, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; use wind to narrow the search.
Treat 26.7 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Work the best shade during bright hours, then move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.