Stirrup Tank is a reservoir in California, near Riverside County.
Stirrup Tank is a reservoir in Riverside County, California.
Use the shape you can see at Stirrup Tank: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Stirrup Tank include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, and Threadfin Shad.
One direct black crappie tactic on Stirrup Tank is to fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
While looking for bluegill on Stirrup Tank, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Stirrup Tank, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
Start the channel catfish search on Stirrup Tank by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then use wind to narrow the search.
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; start beside deeper water, then keep the presentation close to useful cover.
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; start beside deeper water, then try natural colors in clear water.
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; check a rocky edge, then match lure size to the fish.
Record the wind, water color, depth where the school held, 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; work from shallow to deep, then save the heaviest tackle for deep cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.