Lambing Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Socorro County.
Lambing Tank is a reservoir in Socorro County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.8 acres, reaches about 2.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.1 acre-feet.
Lambing Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Lambing Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
To begin fishing Lambing Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
To narrow down Lambing 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.
On Lambing Tank, 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.
During the first hour on Lambing Tank, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
A useful start on Lambing Tank is simple: 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.
Keep the first check on Lambing Tank simple: 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.