Old Well Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Rio Arriba County.
Old Well Tank is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.3 acres, reaches about 1.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.3 acre-feet.
The small size of Old Well Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Old Well Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
A focused trip to Old Well Tank begins this way: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
At Old Well 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 short trip to Old Well 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.
To narrow down Old Well 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 Old Well 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 useful start on Old Well Tank is 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.