The Forebay is a reservoir in Arizona, near Navajo County.
The Forebay is a reservoir in Navajo County, Arizona and covers about 2.5 acres, reaches about 11.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 12.6 acre-feet.
On a water as small as The Forebay, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in The Forebay, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for The Forebay include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
One direct bluegill tactic on The Forebay is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass on The Forebay, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
While looking for channel catfish on The Forebay, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
One way to read The Forebay 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.
When the bite is slow on The Forebay, spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
During the first hour on The Forebay, 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 The Forebay, 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.