Summit Tank in Graham County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 9.4 acres, reaches about 17.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 71.8 acre-feet.
The small size of Summit Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for Summit Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
At Summit Tank, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
At Summit Tank, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
At Summit Tank, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
How to Read the Water
At Summit 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.
Season by Season
At Summit Tank, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
A Simple Tackle Plan
At Summit 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.
At Summit 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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