Meason Trap Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Grant County.
Meason Trap Tank is a reservoir in Grant 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.
On a water as small as Meason Trap Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Meason Trap Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Use this plain plan on Meason Trap Tank: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
At Meason Trap 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.
For a first pass on Meason Trap Tank, 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.
When the bite is slow on Meason Trap 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.
A focused trip to Meason Trap Tank begins this way: 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.
When working Meason Trap 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.