Williscraft Tank

Williscraft 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.

The small size of Williscraft Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.

Fish and Baits

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

While looking for bluegill on Williscraft Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

One direct largemouth bass tactic on Williscraft Tank is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

To begin with channel catfish on Williscraft Tank, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

The first look at Williscraft Tank should cover this: 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.

Season by Season

For a short trip to Williscraft 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

When the bite is slow on Williscraft 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.

Use this plain plan on Williscraft 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.