Segrest Waterhole is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Eddy County.
Segrest Waterhole is a reservoir in Eddy 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.
The small size of Segrest Waterhole makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Segrest Waterhole, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
While learning Segrest Waterhole, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
The plan for Segrest Waterhole starts here: 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.
When choosing a bank on Segrest Waterhole, 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 Segrest Waterhole, 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 Segrest Waterhole 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.
A focused trip to Segrest Waterhole begins this way: 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.