Vandergrift Tank

Vandergrift Tank is a reservoir in Quay 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.

Vandergrift Tank is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Vandergrift Tank, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

To begin fishing Vandergrift Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

For a short trip to Vandergrift 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.

How to Read the Water

Use this plain plan on Vandergrift Tank: 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.

Season by Season

During the first hour on Vandergrift Tank, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Vandergrift 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.

To narrow down Vandergrift 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.