Upper Burro Canyon Pond is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Rio Arriba County.
Upper Burro Canyon Pond is a reservoir in Rio Arriba 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.
The small size of Upper Burro Canyon Pond makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Upper Burro Canyon Pond, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Upper Burro Canyon Pond include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
While looking for bluegill on Upper Burro Canyon Pond, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
While looking for channel catfish on Upper Burro Canyon Pond, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
During the first hour on Upper Burro Canyon Pond, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
To begin fishing Upper Burro Canyon Pond, 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.
Before changing spots on Upper Burro Canyon Pond, 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.
When choosing a bank on Upper Burro Canyon Pond, 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.