Potter Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Otero County.
Potter Tank is a reservoir in Otero County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 2.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.6 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Potter Tank, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Potter Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
On Potter Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
One way to read Potter Tank is 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.
A focused trip to Potter Tank begins this way: 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 begin fishing Potter 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.
For a first pass on Potter 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 Potter 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.