Kyles Tank

Kyles Tank is a reservoir in Gila County, Arizona.

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

Fish and Baits

Keep the first check on Kyles Tank simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

At Kyles 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

While learning Kyles Tank, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.

Season by Season

To narrow down Kyles 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

When choosing a bank on Kyles 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.

The first look at Kyles 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.