McCleve Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Navajo County.
McCleve Tank is a reservoir in Navajo County, Arizona and covers about 0.9 acres, reaches about 8.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 3.1 acre-feet.
McCleve Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in McCleve Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
A direct approach on McCleve Tank works like this: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
For a first pass on McCleve 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.
For a short trip to McCleve Tank, 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.
One way to read McCleve Tank is this: 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.
When the bite is slow on McCleve 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 plan for McCleve Tank starts here: 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.