Back Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Grant County.
Back Tank is a reservoir in Grant County, New Mexico, and covers about 1.2 acres, reaches about 3.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2.2 acre-feet.
The small size of Back Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Back Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Keep the first check on Back Tank simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
A focused trip to Back Tank begins this way: 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.
A direct approach on Back Tank works like this: 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.
While learning Back Tank, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
When the bite is slow on Back 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.
The first look at Back Tank should cover 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.