Long Park Tank

The 2-acre Long Park Tank in Coconino County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 2 acres, reaches about 11.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 9.7 acre-feet.

On a water as small as Long Park Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Long Park Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

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

Start the bluegill search on Long Park Tank by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

At Long Park Tank, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

At Long Park Tank, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

At Long Park 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

At Long Park 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Long Park 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 Long Park 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.