Chicosa Tank

Chicosa Tank is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 1.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.2 acre-feet.

Chicosa Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Chicosa Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Before changing spots on Chicosa Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

Use this plain plan on Chicosa Tank: 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.

How to Read the Water

Keep the first check on Chicosa Tank simple: start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.

Season by Season

The first look at Chicosa Tank should cover this: early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the strongest clues; as the water heats up, test deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.

A Simple Tackle Plan

For a short trip to Chicosa 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.

For the next pass on Chicosa 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.