Prieto Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Greenlee County.
Prieto Tank is a reservoir in Greenlee County, Arizona and covers about 0.1 acres, reaches about 3.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.1 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Prieto Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Prieto Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Keep the first check on Prieto Tank simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
For the next pass on Prieto 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.
At Prieto Tank, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
To begin fishing Prieto 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.
On Prieto 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.
Before moving far on Prieto 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.