Fall River Reservoir Fishing Information
US Army Corps of Engineers 620-658-4445
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, Location |
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channel catfish | good | 3% 11"-16" 19% 16"-24" 41% 24"-28" 38% 28"-36" | Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides along windy shoreline and channel breaks. |
crappie | good | 85% 5"- 8" 13% 8"-10" 1% 10"-12" 1% 12"-15" <1% 15"+ | Troll roadrunner, imitation shad and/or spinner. Fish are schooling on channel breaks. |
white bass | good | 4% 6"- 9" 31% 9"-12" 46% 12"-15" 19% 15"-18" | Troll an imitation shad or spinner. Watch for schools of shad breaking the surface being chased by white bass. |
General Comments: | |||
Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FALL.lakepage.html Size structures listed are from 2023 October test netting. To view a map of brush piles in Fall River Reservoir and the old sunken Ladd Bridge in the river, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir. FLRR brush piles 1.52 kB For more information about the Fall River Fisheries District, click here to access newsletters. |
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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Bluegill | ||
Channel Catfish | 10 | |
Crappie | 50 | |
Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
Green Sunfish | ||
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
Spotted Bass | 5 | 15 |
White Bass |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
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NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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FLATHEAD CATFISH | |||||
(>20") | (>28") | (>34") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 39.62 | 33.92 | 27.44 | 54.65 | G |
LOVEWELL | 31.65 | 22.93 | 14.12 | 56.83 | G |
KIRWIN | 22.99 | 3.36 | 2.35 | 37.09 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 22.15 | 8.37 | 4.65 | 65.29 | G |
WILSON | 18.01 | 10.80 | 3.19 | 46.26 | G |
WEBSTER | 14.41 | 3.68 | 1.06 | 25.33 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 6.88 | 2.79 | 0.00 | 18.00 | F |
CHENEY | 6.08 | 4.78 | 2.44 | 66.74 | F |
TORONTO | 5.88 | 1.61 | 0.40 | 41.59 | G |
FALL RIVER | 3.67 | 1.41 | 0.57 | 32.62 | G |
CLINTON | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 66.08 | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLACK CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 26.47 | 14.00 | 1.33 | 1.54 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 23.61 | 4.75 | 0.08 | 1.29 | G |
KIRWIN | 9.56 | 9.15 | 5.79 | 2.06 | G |
LOVEWELL | 4.46 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 1.43 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.94 | 3.03 | 0.44 | 1.43 | G |
WEBSTER | 3.77 | 1.75 | 0.02 | 1.40 | F |
MARION | 3.33 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | F |
MILFORD | 2.88 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 1.06 | F |
HILLSDALE | 1.75 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 1.02 | G |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.93 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 1.29 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.73 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.11 | F |
WILSON | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 1.68 | P |
PERRY | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.81 | P |
POMONA | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 1.44 | P |
TORONTO | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.19 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.39 | P |
LACYGNE | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.93 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.60 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1.14 | P |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1.17 | P |
MELVERN | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.63 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLUEGILL | |||||
(>6") | (>8") | (>10") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 44.33 | 9.47 | 0.00 | 1.21 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 15.12 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.40 | F |
HILLSDALE | 6.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
LACYGNE | 4.39 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.78 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | G |
WILSON | 3.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
WEBSTER | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | F |
LOVEWELL | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | P |
BIG HILL | 2.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
MARION | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | F |
MILFORD | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | P |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
KIRWIN | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | F |
PERRY | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | P |
MELVERN | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | P |
WOLF CREEK | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | F |
POMONA | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | F |
COUNCIL GROVE | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | P |
TORONTO | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHANNEL CATFISH | |||||
(>16") | (>24") | (>28") | (lbs.) | BR | |
LOVEWELL | 6.94 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 11.81 | G |
BIG HILL | 6.30 | 0.73 | 0.03 | 9.05 | G |
HILLSDALE | 5.36 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 10.45 | G |
MARION | 4.43 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 5.79 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 3.37 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 9.93 | G |
WILSON | 2.97 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 10.11 | G |
TORONTO | 2.56 | 1.83 | 0.47 | 11.33 | G |
PERRY | 2.45 | 0.67 | 0.14 | 12.70 | G |
CHENEY | 2.45 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 14.81 | G |
ELK CITY | 2.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 5.65 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 7.26 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.18 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 16.60 | G |
MELVERN | 2.14 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 8.33 | G |
CLINTON | 1.82 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 6.06 | G |
FALL RIVER | 1.73 | 1.39 | 0.64 | 14.53 | G |
POMONA | 1.55 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 11.96 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 1.46 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 14.15 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 1.42 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 9.41 | F |
WEBSTER | 1.39 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 10.64 | G |
KIRWIN | 1.06 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 11.23 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 1.05 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 12.33 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.95 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 14.31 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.12 | F |
EL DORADO | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | F |
SEBELIUS | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 22.56 | F |
MILFORD | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 9.23 | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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WHITE BASS | |||||
(>9") | (>12") | (>15") | (lbs.) | BR | |
GLEN ELDER | 18.32 | 16.17 | 3.84 | 3.49 | G |
MARION | 17.06 | 12.20 | 0.43 | 1.87 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 10.24 | 9.28 | 2.79 | 2.25 | G |
PERRY | 9.76 | 5.82 | 0.22 | 2.15 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 8.17 | 6.15 | 0.28 | 2.70 | G |
POMONA | 7.40 | 4.58 | 0.45 | 2.20 | G |
CLINTON | 6.88 | 5.20 | 1.02 | 2.32 | G |
WEBSTER | 6.22 | 3.92 | 0.08 | 2.73 | G |
MILFORD | 5.78 | 4.93 | 0.55 | 2.13 | G |
KIRWIN | 5.19 | 4.22 | 0.67 | 2.18 | G |
TORONTO | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.36 | 2.69 | G |
FALL RIVER | 4.24 | 2.94 | 0.94 | 3.02 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 3.96 | 2.44 | 0.32 | 1.98 | G |
MELVERN | 3.33 | 2.63 | 0.43 | 2.26 | G |
LOVEWELL | 3.25 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 1.85 | P |
EL DORADO | 3.24 | 1.58 | 0.36 | 2.03 | F |
JOHN REDMOND | 3.14 | 2.21 | 0.95 | 3.24 | F |
BIG HILL | 3.00 | 1.83 | 0.07 | 1.73 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.71 | 1.60 | 0.33 | 2.88 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 2.47 | 1.58 | 0.18 | 2.23 | F |
HILLSDALE | 2.43 | 1.83 | 0.10 | 1.43 | G |
WILSON | 2.21 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 2.96 | G |
CHENEY | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.33 | 2.09 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 1.94 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 2.96 | F |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melvern Reservoir | 34.23 | 14.91 | 1.41 | 1.61 | Reservoir | E |
Sebelius Reservoir | 28.53 | 15.00 | 1.83 | 1.54 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 26.88 | 10.54 | 1.02 | 2.50 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 25.52 | 11.45 | 1.52 | 1.29 | Reservoir | E |
Perry Reservoir | 25.45 | 14.03 | 0.38 | 1.42 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 24.71 | 5.51 | 0.43 | 1.80 | Reservoir | G |
Toronto Reservoir | 18.51 | 5.83 | 1.91 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
Elk City Reservoir | 15.49 | 5.57 | 1.35 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
LaCygne Reservoir | 15.07 | 5.95 | 0.45 | 2.30 | Reservoir | G |
Clinton Reservoir | 10.61 | 3.46 | 0.24 | 1.37 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 10.31 | 9.56 | 6.06 | 2.06 | Reservoir | G |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 8.93 | 3.27 | 0.57 | 1.64 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 7.57 | 4.68 | 1.05 | 1.69 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 7.41 | 3.11 | 0.18 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 7.40 | 3.43 | 0.27 | 1.19 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 6.67 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 6.54 | 3.75 | 0.58 | 1.90 | Reservoir | G |
Fall River Reservoir | 6.06 | 1.85 | 0.44 | 2.58 | Reservoir | G |
El Dorado Reservoir | 5.93 | 2.29 | 0.82 | 1.59 | Reservoir | G |
Council Grove Reservoir | 5.89 | 3.22 | 1.33 | 1.87 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.67 | 3.58 | 0.50 | 1.43 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 5.38 | 2.90 | 0.17 | 1.79 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 3.33 | 1.38 | 0.46 | 1.91 | Reservoir | F |
John Redmond Reservoir | 1.71 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 3.04 | Reservoir | F |
Wilson Reservoir | 0.73 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 1.68 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 44.40 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 15.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Reservoir | F |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 6.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.46 | Reservoir | F |
LaCygne Reservoir | 4.50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 3.81 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | Reservoir | F |
Big Hill Reservoir | 2.63 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Marion Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | F |
Milford Reservoir | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | P |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | F |
Kirwin Reservoir | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | Reservoir | P |
Melvern Reservoir | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | Reservoir | P |
El Dorado Reservoir | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | Reservoir | P |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | Reservoir | P |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | P |
Fall River Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | Reservoir | F |
Pomona Reservoir | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Council Grove Reservoir | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | Reservoir | P |
Toronto Reservoir | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | P |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Reservoir | P |
+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Elder Reservoir | 17.63 | 2.60 | 0.57 | 9.89 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 15.97 | 4.40 | 1.57 | 4.92 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 15.06 | 10.00 | 0.78 | 7.99 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 12.76 | 4.07 | 2.63 | 13.60 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 11.72 | 6.92 | 1.50 | 10.88 | Reservoir | G |
Sebelius Reservoir | 10.17 | 9.57 | 3.23 | 6.81 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 9.80 | 4.35 | 1.55 | 6.80 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 8.43 | 2.58 | 0.63 | 2.20 | Reservoir | G |
Clinton Reservoir | 6.46 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 5.98 | Reservoir | G |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.32 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 7.28 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 4.96 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 7.35 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 4.73 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.15 | Reservoir | G |
Cheney Reservoir | 4.43 | 2.71 | 1.55 | 7.98 | Reservoir | F |
El Dorado Reservoir | 3.42 | 1.38 | 0.93 | 6.75 | Reservoir | G |
LaCygne Reservoir | 3.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 2.88 | Reservoir | F |
Toronto Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.69 | Reservoir | G |
Fall River Reservoir | 2.85 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 3.02 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 2.64 | 0.94 | 0.51 | 13.27 | Reservoir | G |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 2.22 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 4.59 | Reservoir | F |
John Redmond Reservoir | 2.16 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 3.24 | Reservoir | F |
Melvern Reservoir | 2.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.26 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.43 | Reservoir | F |
Council Grove Reservoir | 1.42 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 6.15 | Reservoir | P |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.96 | Reservoir | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHITE CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
MELVERN | 34.20 | 14.89 | 1.41 | 1.61 | E |
PERRY | 25.08 | 13.95 | 0.38 | 1.42 | G |
HILLSDALE | 23.77 | 11.14 | 1.48 | 1.29 | E |
LOVEWELL | 22.41 | 9.78 | 0.98 | 2.50 | G |
TORONTO | 18.17 | 5.68 | 1.87 | 2.40 | G |
ELK CITY | 15.49 | 5.57 | 1.35 | 2.40 | G |
LACYGNE | 14.86 | 5.84 | 0.45 | 2.30 | G |
CLINTON | 9.50 | 2.76 | 0.22 | 1.37 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 8.70 | 3.20 | 0.50 | 1.64 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 7.48 | 4.61 | 1.00 | 1.69 | G |
POMONA | 7.07 | 2.98 | 0.16 | 1.73 | G |
BIG HILL | 7.07 | 3.40 | 0.27 | 1.19 | G |
FALL RIVER | 5.96 | 1.77 | 0.42 | 2.58 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 5.89 | 3.22 | 1.33 | 1.87 | F |
EL DORADO | 5.79 | 2.25 | 0.82 | 1.59 | G |
MILFORD | 3.67 | 2.81 | 0.56 | 1.90 | F |
MARION | 3.33 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.60 | 0.98 | 0.33 | 1.91 | F |
SEBELIUS | 2.07 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.43 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 1.72 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 1.23 | G |
WEBSTER | 1.60 | 1.15 | 0.15 | 1.79 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 1.10 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 1.80 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.96 | 0.67 | 0.21 | 3.04 | F |
KIRWIN | 0.75 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 1.69 | G |
WILSON | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.30 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHITE CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK | 18.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.54 | F |
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE | 15.50 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.48 | F |
OLPE -JONES PARK POND | 12.33 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.87 | P |
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND | 10.50 | 7.50 | 0.50 | 0.73 | G |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND | 2.33 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.72 | P |
PARKER CITY LAKE | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.57 | P |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.12 | P |
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | P |