Fall River Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 6/27/24

Species Rating Size Baits, Method, Location
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 rocky points. The channel in Whitehall Bay has large schools of channel catfish. 
crappie good

85% 5"- 8"

13% 8"-10"

1% 10"-12"

1% 12"-15"

<1% 15"+

 Troll roadrunner, imitation shad and/or spinner. Look for large schools of shad. There were few fish in backs of coves.
       
white bass fair

4% 6"- 9"

31% 9"-12"

46% 12"-15"

19% 15"-18"

 Troll an imitation shad or spinner. Locate large schools of shad. 
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

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