Substitute Tank is a reservoir in Arizona, near Gila County.
Substitute Tank is a reservoir in Gila County, Arizona and covers about 1 acres, reaches about 8.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 3.8 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Substitute Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Substitute Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
A direct approach on Substitute Tank works like this: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
The plan for Substitute Tank starts here: 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.
A focused trip to Substitute Tank begins this way: 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.
For a short trip to Substitute Tank, 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.
One way to read Substitute Tank is this: 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.
A useful start on Substitute Tank is 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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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.