North Split Tank is a reservoir in Yavapai County, Arizona and covers about 2.8 acres, reaches about 12.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 14.8 acre-feet.
On a water as small as North Split Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for North Split Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
When bluegill are the target on North Split Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass on North Split Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
While looking for channel catfish on North Split Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
How to Read the Water
While fishing North Split 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
A direct approach on North Split Tank works like this: in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
A Simple Tackle Plan
On North Split 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.
Keep the first check on North Split Tank simple: 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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