Turkey Ruins Tank is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Socorro County.
Turkey Ruins Tank is a reservoir in Socorro County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.7 acres, reaches about 2.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.1 acre-feet.
The small size of Turkey Ruins Tank makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Turkey Ruins Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
When the bite is slow on Turkey Ruins Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
At Turkey Ruins 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.
The first look at Turkey Ruins Tank should cover this: make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
On Turkey Ruins 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 Turkey Ruins 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.
Before changing spots on Turkey Ruins 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.