Shadowfax Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Navajo County.
Shadowfax Tank is a reservoir in Navajo County, Arizona and covers about 1.5 acres, reaches about 10 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 6.4 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Shadowfax Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Shadowfax Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
The plan for Shadowfax Tank starts here: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
A useful start on Shadowfax Tank is simple: 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.
One way to read Shadowfax Tank is this: 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.
During the first hour on Shadowfax 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.
Before moving far on Shadowfax 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 first look at Shadowfax Tank should cover this: 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.