Fall River Reservoir Fishing Information

Fall River Reservoir

Fall River Reservoir Outlet

Fall River State Park Kid's Pond

Alternate Route to Narrows

Counties:

Greenwood

GPS:

N37 39.368 W096 03.208

Surface Acres:

2,500 acres

Maximum Depth:

25.1 ft.

Normal Lake Level:

948.5 fsl

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US Army Corps of Engineers 620-658-4445

There are 17 miles of public river access beginning at Hwy.99 bridge.

Fall River Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 11/03/2022

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish	good	14% 11"-16" 7% 16"-24" 36% 24"-28" 43% 28"-36"	Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides on windy shoreline and channel breaks.
crappie	good	77% 5"- 8" 13% 8"-10" 9% 10"-12" 1% 12"-15" <1% 15"+	Use a jig or minnow on windy shoreline, brush piles, and channel breaks. Crappie are feeding on small gizzard shad blown up on shoreline. The lake is low enough that you can easily locate the brush piles now. Cold front will push fish offshore.
largemouth bass	poor	75% 8"-12" 25% 12"-15" 0% 15"-20" 0% 20"+	The main body of the reservoir doesn't have the necessary largemouth bass habitat to support a high-density bass population. However, the flooded timber and clearer water in the backwater section of the river produces a fair density bass population. There were 19 bass per hour of electrofishing around the Ladd Bridge section of the river. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. Use a jig, worm, spinner or crank bait around stumps and brush in the river.
white bass	good	17% 6"- 9" 34% 9"-12" 36% 12"-15" 13% 15"-18"	Use plastic jig, imitation shad, or spinner on windy shoreline and rocky points.
General Comments:
Fresh cedar tree fish habitat brush piles were installed this winter which may be located by using the map below. Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FALL.lakepage.html Size structures listed are from 2021 fall test netting and 2021 spring electrofishing for largemouth bass. 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 Sign up to receive a copy of the Fall River District Fisheries Newsletter. For more information about the Fall River Fisheries District, click here to access newsletters.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
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

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
FLATHEAD CATFISH
	(>20")	(>28")	(>34")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	30.79	22.04	14.86	47.82	G
GLEN ELDER	22.14	8.17	4.42	65.29	G
SEBELIUS	20.82	16.30	10.74	50.22	G
WEBSTER	16.07	0.89	0.89	25.33	G
WILSON	8.15	4.57	1.20	37.80	G
KIRWIN	7.20	1.55	1.13	28.79	G
TORONTO	2.86	0.36	0.00	16.96	G
CHENEY	2.59	2.04	1.12	64.98	F
FALL RIVER	1.50	0.50	0.50	22.29	G
KANOPOLIS	1.33	1.03	0.00	15.55	G
CLINTON	0.23	0.23	0.23	41.96	F

+Black Crappie Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLACK CRAPPIE
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	29.67	15.60	1.47	1.64	G
CEDAR BLUFF	22.55	2.24	0.06	1.29	G
KIRWIN	12.02	11.19	5.92	2.06	G
WEBSTER	5.17	2.02	0.02	1.40	G
LOVEWELL	4.33	0.38	0.07	1.43	G
KANOPOLIS	3.50	2.39	0.44	1.43	G
MILFORD	2.77	0.81	0.02	1.63	F
GLEN ELDER	1.94	1.55	0.17	1.26	G
HILLSDALE	1.33	0.29	0.06	1.36	G
CLINTON	1.30	0.93	0.04	1.10	P
MARION	1.25	0.50	0.25	1.31	P
BIG HILL	0.63	0.13	0.07	0.92	P
WILSON	0.62	0.22	0.11	1.68	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.48	0.10	0.03	1.29	P
PERRY	0.35	0.11	0.00	0.81	P
TORONTO	0.28	0.15	0.04	1.19	P
WOLF CREEK	0.17	0.06	0.06	1.39	P
EL DORADO	0.14	0.07	0.02	1.19	P
FALL RIVER	0.10	0.08	0.02	1.14	P
POMONA	0.10	0.06	0.00	0.66	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.17	P
CHENEY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P

+Bluegill Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
BLUEGILL
	(>6")	(>8")	(>10")	(lbs.)
	RES
SEBELIUS	56.50	6.07	0.00	0.63	G
CEDAR BLUFF	23.14	0.20	0.00	0.41	G
KANOPOLIS	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.39	G
WILSON	7.00	0.04	0.00	0.34	G
WEBSTER	5.29	0.25	0.00	0.50	G
HILLSDALE	4.92	0.04	0.00	0.46	G
BIG HILL	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
LOVEWELL	2.98	0.00	0.00	0.32	F
LACYGNE	2.29	0.02	0.02	0.35	G
CLINTON	2.17	0.02	0.02	0.34	F
PERRY	1.39	0.00	0.00	0.34	F
KIRWIN	1.10	0.06	0.00	0.59	F
GLEN ELDER	1.03	0.20	0.06	0.70	F
MILFORD	0.96	0.13	0.00	0.47	F
MELVERN	0.80	0.05	0.02	0.37	P
FALL RIVER	0.48	0.00	0.00	0.27	P
POMONA	0.46	0.02	0.02	0.43	G
CHENEY	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.22	P
EL DORADO	0.34	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
WOLF CREEK	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.21	P
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.35	P
JOHN REDMOND	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
ELK CITY	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.16	P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
CHANNEL CATFISH
	(>16")	(>24")	(>28")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	6.11	0.96	0.13	13.83	G
HILLSDALE	5.81	0.22	0.06	10.62	G
BIG HILL	5.47	0.63	0.03	8.60	G
MARION	5.36	0.20	0.02	5.48	G
TORONTO	3.75	2.36	0.53	12.78	G
KANOPOLIS	3.70	0.48	0.00	6.54	G
ELK CITY	3.11	0.47	0.03	8.42	G
WILSON	2.76	0.48	0.03	10.11	G
PERRY	2.54	0.65	0.14	12.70	G
MELVERN	2.46	0.30	0.06	11.45	G
CLINTON	2.45	0.09	0.00	6.06	G
CHENEY	2.29	0.51	0.09	14.81	G
LACYGNE	2.27	0.02	0.00	7.26	G
GLEN ELDER	1.94	0.45	0.17	16.60	G
POMONA	1.51	0.09	0.06	11.96	G
FALL RIVER	1.43	1.06	0.37	14.53	G
WEBSTER	1.28	0.08	0.03	10.64	F
KIRWIN	1.22	0.33	0.08	11.23	F
COUNCIL GROVE	1.18	0.20	0.04	7.59	F
JOHN REDMOND	0.98	0.24	0.10	14.02	F
CEDAR BLUFF	0.90	0.12	0.04	14.15	F
WOLF CREEK	0.81	0.00	0.00	4.16	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.75	0.12	0.07	14.31	F
EL DORADO	0.67	0.02	0.00	5.39	F
MILFORD	0.30	0.03	0.02	9.23	F
SEBELIUS	0.17	0.10	0.10	22.56	F

+White Bass Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WHITE BASS
	(>9")	(>12")	(>15")	(lbs.)
	RES
GLEN ELDER	19.40	15.73	3.22	3.49	E
MARION	15.40	9.84	0.40	1.87	E
KANOPOLIS	10.74	5.05	0.49	2.86	G
CEDAR BLUFF	8.56	7.87	2.47	2.49	G
PERRY	8.42	4.26	0.33	2.51	G
CLINTON	8.00	7.17	0.83	2.31	G
WEBSTER	6.39	4.19	0.11	2.73	G
POMONA	6.26	3.31	0.14	1.88	G
JOHN REDMOND	5.75	4.85	1.19	3.12	G
HILLSDALE	4.75	2.03	0.08	1.66	G
MILFORD	4.50	2.73	0.17	1.91	G
TORONTO	4.36	3.44	1.36	2.85	G
KIRWIN	3.94	3.39	0.72	2.64	G
FALL RIVER	3.94	2.77	1.00	3.29	G
LOVEWELL	3.46	2.09	0.37	2.15	G
EL DORADO	3.27	1.42	0.38	2.01	G
BIG HILL	2.87	2.43	0.27	2.35	G
MELVERN	2.82	2.28	0.32	2.34	G
WOLF CREEK	2.78	2.13	0.43	1.72	F
LACYGNE	2.75	1.66	0.39	2.88	G
WILSON	2.72	2.22	0.88	2.96	F
COUNCIL GROVE	2.16	1.33	0.18	2.23	F
CHENEY	1.67	1.45	0.59	2.58	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.27	0.07	0.03	2.96	F
ELK CITY	0.25	0.17	0.03	1.94	F

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir	22.83	15.33	3.38	20.35	Reservoir	Excellent
Webster Reservoir	17.08	5.42	0.17	11.31	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	16.38	12.13	1.31	10.56	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	15.19	3.33	0.76	16.19	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	11.60	3.60	0.20	11.84	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	10.00	8.57	0.95	7.92	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	9.42	2.08	0.17	3.89	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	8.35	1.50	0.10	7.78	Reservoir	Good
Sebelius Reservoir	7.80	0.80	0.10	7.03	Reservoir	Good
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	7.71	7.58	2.63	8.74	Reservoir	Good
Cheney Reservoir	6.00	4.63	1.15	6.27	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	5.47	3.93	0.47	5.49	Reservoir	Good
Pomona Reservoir	5.29	2.43	0.00	3.49	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	5.17	1.57	0.35	2.97	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	5.00	2.17	0.75	5.96	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	4.30	3.90	0.60	3.33	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	4.13	2.73	1.20	2.74	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	2.58	2.42	0.25	2.37	Reservoir	Fair
Wolf Creek Reservoir	2.50	2.30	0.50	2.26	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	2.15	1.45	0.35	5.66	Reservoir	Fair
Fall River Reservoir	1.92	1.42	0.75	5.29	Reservoir	Fair
LaCygne Reservoir	0.57	0.50	0.21	3.08	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	0.50	0.50	0.10	4.06	Reservoir	Fair
Council Grove Reservoir	0.29	0.14	0.00	1.72	Reservoir	Poor
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	Reservoir	Poor
Elk City Reservoir	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.54	Reservoir	Fair

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Pomona Reservoir	23.83	6.83	1.89	19.80	Reservoir	Excellent
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	20.22	2.17	0.00	9.11	Reservoir	Good
Marion Reservoir	17.13	4.13	1.50	12.84	Reservoir	Good
Lovewell Reservoir	14.00	2.50	0.36	33.17	Reservoir	Good
Kirwin Reservoir	13.88	12.00	3.88	18.81	Reservoir	Good
Hillsdale Reservoir	12.56	7.88	1.31	20.98	Reservoir	Good
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	11.81	10.25	1.25	11.81	Reservoir	Excellent
Sebelius Reservoir	11.60	6.20	0.40	14.87	Reservoir	Good
Melvern Reservoir	9.94	6.75	0.63	11.60	Reservoir	Good
El Dorado Reservoir	9.88	8.63	3.63	7.51	Reservoir	Good
Glen Elder Reservoir	7.79	4.08	0.54	9.93	Reservoir	Good
Webster Reservoir	7.38	2.31	0.00	9.02	Reservoir	Good
Toronto Reservoir	6.38	2.50	0.81	8.15	Reservoir	Good
Big Hill Reservoir	5.70	2.60	0.70	5.00	Reservoir	Good
Milford Reservoir	5.56	4.13	1.38	5.56	Reservoir	Good
Perry Reservoir	5.50	4.56	0.67	13.59	Reservoir
Wolf Creek Reservoir	5.00	2.29	0.41	4.94	Reservoir	Fair
Horsethief Reservoir	4.40	0.00	0.00	6.80	Reservoir	Fair
Fall River Reservoir	4.19	0.81	0.63	5.47	Reservoir	Good
Council Grove Reservoir	3.62	2.62	0.92	5.07	Reservoir	Good
Kanopolis Reservoir	2.92	1.58	0.17	7.56	Reservoir	Good
Clinton Reservoir	2.75	1.94	0.25	18.31	Reservoir	Fair
Cheney Reservoir	2.40	1.40	0.00	2.40	Reservoir	Fair
LaCygne Reservoir	1.62	0.94	0.31	3.10	Reservoir	Good
John Redmond Reservoir	1.44	1.13	0.13	4.13	Reservoir	Fair
Elk City Reservoir	1.00	0.44	0.44	7.16	Reservoir	Good
Wilson Reservoir	0.53	0.53	0.20	1.09	Reservoir	Fair

+White Crappie Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)
	RES
LOVEWELL	23.81	8.74	0.83	2.50	E
MELVERN	22.73	10.07	1.34	1.61	E
HILLSDALE	18.94	9.56	1.21	1.49	G
MARION	15.88	3.63	1.25	1.59	G
PERRY	12.39	5.54	0.54	1.42	G
ELK CITY	9.96	2.90	1.02	2.40	G
TORONTO	8.91	6.13	1.89	2.40	G
TUTTLE CREEK	8.63	6.38	1.19	1.69	G
WOLF CREEK	7.34	2.85	0.45	1.64	F
BIG HILL	7.27	3.43	0.37	1.04	G
EL DORADO	7.23	4.52	1.82	2.10	G
CLINTON	6.93	2.28	0.20	1.16	G
COUNCIL GROVE	6.69	3.86	1.53	1.87	G
FALL RIVER	5.02	1.81	0.48	2.58	G
MILFORD	5.00	3.71	0.75	1.95	G
LACYGNE	4.17	1.27	0.15	2.30	G
POMONA	3.44	2.06	0.10	1.73	G
GLEN ELDER	3.41	0.91	0.42	2.02	G
CHENEY	2.40	1.40	0.00	0.73	G
KANOPOLIS	1.81	0.58	0.08	2.25	G
SEBELIUS	1.67	1.10	0.50	1.43	G
WEBSTER	1.60	1.06	0.13	1.79	G
JOHN REDMOND	1.13	0.83	0.18	3.04	F
CEDAR BLUFF	0.73	0.73	0.16	1.14	F
KIRWIN	0.63	0.29	0.27	1.97	G
WILSON	0.09	0.09	0.02	1.12	P

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	POND
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH	150.00	71.54	0.00	2.57	G
OVERBROOK KIDS POND	114.72	7.78	0.00	3.85	G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND	91.33	7.84	0.00	1.60	G
COFFEYVILLE-LECLERE	79.78	9.19	0.00	2.19	G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND	74.22	35.12	0.00	2.87	G
SALINA-LAKEWOOD LAKE	69.51	47.10	0.00	4.79	G
OLPE -JONES PARK POND	60.46	9.09	0.00	2.64	G
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE	52.50	13.55	0.00	4.77	G
EDGERTON CITY LAKE	49.72	30.83	0.00	4.89	G
CITY OF INMAN - COUNTRY PARK POND	44.44	33.33	0.00	3.44	F
BLACK KETTLE SFL	33.66	12.25	0.00	4.36	F
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND	23.56	11.52	0.00	3.70	F
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK	14.66	9.51	1.82	4.49	F
AGRA CITY LAKE	12.37	1.96	0.00	3.23	F
WALNUT CREEK-TORONTO	9.80	6.86	0.00	3.89	F
GLEN ELDER STATE PARK POND	6.89	6.89	0.00	2.83	F
ST FRANCIS-KELLER LAKE	5.26	0.00	0.00	1.01	P
FALL RIVER	0.98	0.00	0.00	1.10	P

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