Fourmile Tank

Fourmile Tank is a reservoir in Otero County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 1.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.2 acre-feet.

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

Fish and Baits

Use this plain plan on Fourmile Tank: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

A direct approach on Fourmile Tank works like 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.

How to Read the Water

The plan for Fourmile Tank starts here: 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.

Season by Season

The early check on Fourmile Tank should stay simple: 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 Simple Tackle Plan

For the next pass on Fourmile 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 a short trip to Fourmile 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.