Bens Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Hidalgo County.
Bens Tank is a reservoir in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and covers about 1.5 acres, reaches about 3.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2.8 acre-feet.
The small size of Bens Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Bens Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
When the bite is slow on Bens Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Keep the first check on Bens Tank simple: 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.
Before changing spots on Bens 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.
A direct approach on Bens Tank works like this: 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.
The first look at Bens Tank should cover this: 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 plan for Bens Tank starts here: 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.