Fullerton Spring Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Catron County.
Fullerton Spring Tank is a reservoir in Catron 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.
The small size of Fullerton Spring Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Fullerton Spring Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
One way to read Fullerton Spring Tank is this: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
The plan for Fullerton Spring Tank starts here: 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.
Keep the first check on Fullerton Spring 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.
When choosing a bank on Fullerton Spring Tank, 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 Fullerton Spring 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.
A focused trip to Fullerton Spring Tank begins this way: 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.