Cat Spring Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Catron County.
Cat Spring Tank is a reservoir in Catron County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.1 acres, reaches about 1.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.1 acre-feet.
The small size of Cat Spring Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Cat Spring Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
A useful start on Cat Spring Tank is simple: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
One way to read Cat Spring Tank is this: 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.
The first look at Cat Spring Tank should cover this: 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.
Before changing spots on Cat Spring Tank, 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.
Before moving far on Cat Spring 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.
On Cat Spring 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.