Maple Spring Tank

Maple Spring Tank is a reservoir in Gila County, Arizona and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 5.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.4 acre-feet.

Maple Spring Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Maple Spring Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

The plan for Maple Spring Tank starts here: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

Before moving far on Maple Spring 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

A direct approach on Maple Spring Tank works like this: do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.

Season by Season

During the first hour on Maple Spring 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

While fishing Maple Spring 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 a first pass on Maple Spring 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.