Upper Chalk Tank is a reservoir in Cochise County, Arizona.
Upper Chalk Tank is a reservoir in Cochise County, Arizona and covers about 11.5 acres, reaches about 18.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 117.6 acre-feet.
The small size of Upper Chalk Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Upper Chalk Tank include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; make the next cast parallel to the edge; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 11.5-acre reservoir.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; move only after checking the nearby drop; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 11.5-acre reservoir.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; move only after checking the nearby drop; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 11.5-acre reservoir.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat; separate open water from cover; keep the presentation close to useful cover on this 11.5-acre reservoir.
The plan for Upper Chalk Tank starts here: other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
At Upper Chalk 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.
At Upper Chalk Tank, 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.
For a short trip to Upper Chalk 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.
One way to read Upper Chalk Tank is 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.
Try the windblown bank, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; give shaded water a separate pass.
Treat 18.9 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and shift deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Try firm bottom before soft silt, then move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; note the exact cover that gives a bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.