Year Long Tank

Year Long Tank is a reservoir in Catron County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.4 acres, reaches about 2.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.5 acre-feet.

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

Fish and Baits

While fishing Year Long Tank, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

To begin fishing Year Long 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

For a short trip to Year Long Tank, 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.

Season by Season

To narrow down Year Long 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 Simple Tackle Plan

During the first hour on Year Long 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.

While learning Year Long 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.