Burton Tanks is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Chaves County.
Burton Tanks is a reservoir in Chaves County, New Mexico, and covers about 1 acres, reaches about 3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.6 acre-feet.
Burton Tanks is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Burton Tanks, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
For a first pass on Burton Tanks, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
To begin fishing Burton Tanks, 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.
On Burton Tanks, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
When choosing a bank on Burton Tanks, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
A focused trip to Burton Tanks begins this way: 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.
While learning Burton Tanks, 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.