Royals Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Rio Arriba County.
Royals Tank is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 1.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.2 acre-feet.
Royals Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Royals Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
A direct approach on Royals Tank works like this: the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Keep the first check on Royals Tank simple: 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.
The early check on Royals Tank should stay 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.
Use this plain plan on Royals 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.
One way to read Royals Tank is 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.
For a short trip to Royals 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.