Pine Flat Tank

The 5-acre Pine Flat Tank in Gila County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 5 acres, reaches about 14.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 32 acre-feet.

On a water as light as Pine Flat Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.

Fish and Baits

Keep the first check on Pine Flat Tank simple: fish listed for this water include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

At Pine Flat Tank, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 5-acre reservoir.

At Pine Flat Tank, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 5-acre reservoir.

While looking for channel catfish on Pine Flat Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

At Pine Flat 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 Pine Flat Tank, 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Pine Flat 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 presentation close to useful cover on this 5-acre reservoir.

At Pine Flat 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; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 5-acre reservoir.