Upper Limestone Tank

Upper Limestone Tank is a reservoir in Yavapai County, Arizona and covers about 2.5 acres, reaches about 11.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 12.6 acre-feet.

The small size of Upper Limestone Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Upper Limestone Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Upper Limestone Tank include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

Start the bluegill search on Upper Limestone Tank by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

While looking for largemouth bass on Upper Limestone Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

A useful channel catfish plan on Upper Limestone Tank is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

At Upper Limestone Tank, 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.

Season by Season

The early check on Upper Limestone Tank should stay simple: shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.

A Simple Tackle Plan

Before moving far on Upper Limestone 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.

During the first hour on Upper Limestone 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.