Upper Tank in Greenlee County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 0.1 acres, reaches about 4.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.3 acre-feet.
While learning Upper Tank, this water is light water, so a careful lap around the shoreline can show most of the useful cover. For an first pass, with little deep water in Upper Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish and Baits
At Upper Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
At Upper Tank, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
How to Read the Water
At Upper 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; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
Season by Season
At Upper Tank, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
A Simple Tackle Plan
At Upper 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; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
At Upper 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; repeat the depth that gives the first bite on this 0.1-acre reservoir.
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