Lovelace Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Yavapai County.
Lovelace Tank is a reservoir in Yavapai County, Arizona and covers about 2.5 acres, reaches about 11.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 12.6 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Lovelace Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Lovelace Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Lovelace Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
Start the bluegill search on Lovelace Tank by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
One direct largemouth bass tactic on Lovelace Tank is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Lovelace Tank is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Before moving far on Lovelace 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.
To narrow down Lovelace 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.
During the first hour on Lovelace 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.
For the next pass on Lovelace 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.