Tom Lockett Tank

Tom Lockett Tank is a reservoir in Yavapai County, Arizona and covers about 4 acres, reaches about 13.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 23.1 acre-feet.

Tom Lockett Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Tom Lockett Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

To begin with bluegill on Tom Lockett Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

Start the largemouth bass search on Tom Lockett Tank by trying to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

While looking for channel catfish on Tom Lockett Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

For a short trip to Tom Lockett Tank, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.

Season by Season

The first look at Tom Lockett Tank should cover this: 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

When choosing a bank on Tom Lockett 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.

For the next pass on Tom Lockett 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.