Toronto Reservoir Fishing Information

Counties:

Greenwood

GPS:

N37 46.744 W095 56.603

Surface Acres:

2,800 acres

Maximum Depth:

24.2 ft.

Normal Lake Level:

901.5 fsl

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Toronto Reservoir

Fall River, KS

15 miles SW of Yates Center

Corps of Engineers (620) 658-4445

Toronto/Fall River Office 620-583-6783

Toronto Cove

Toronto Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 10/30/2019

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish	fair	5% 11"-16" 57% 16"-24" 29% 24"-28" 10% 28"-36"	Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides on channel breaks.
largemouth bass	poor	20% 8"-12" 25% 12"-15" 50% 15"-20" 5% 20"-25"	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 Walnut Creek produces a fair density bass population. There were 20 bass per hour of electrofishing sampled in Walnut Creek. The ideal catch rate would be 100 bass per hour. Use a jig, spinner, worm, or crank bait around stumps and brush in river and Walnut Creek. The high water this spring resulted in a large year class of small bass that are fun to catch all along the shoreline.
white bass	poor	11% 6"-9" 47% 9"-12" 40% 12"-15" 2% 15"-18" 0% 18"+	Use a spinner or jig on rocky points.
white crappie	fair	53% 5"-8" 28% 8"-10" 11% 10"-12" 8% 12"-15" 1% 15"+	Use a jig or minnow around deep channel breaks.
General Comments
Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html To view a map of Toronto Reservoir brush piles, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir. TORR brush piles 17 (OCTET-STREAM 1.74 kB) The size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2018 electrofishing. The size structure for crappie, white bass, and channel catfish is from October 2019 test netting. Sign up to receive a copy of the Fall River/Toronto District Fisheries Newsletter. For more information about the Fall River/Toronto 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
Largemouth Bass	5	15
Spotted Bass	5	15
Green Sunfish
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	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
WEBSTER	0.42	0.08	0.00	6.55	G	0.25
POMONA	0.25	0.06	0.06	10.13	F	0.14
LACYGNE	0.19	0.06	0.06	12.27	F	0.28
BIG HILL	0.10	0.00	0.00	2.40	F	0.20
TORONTO	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.17	E	0.26
WILSON	0.10	0.00	0.00	4.83	F	0.10
ELK CITY	0.08	0.00	0.00	2.10	F	0.08
COUNCIL GROVE	0.07	0.00	0.00	1.68	F	0.08
CLINTON	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.06
MELVERN	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.13
JOHN REDMOND	0.05	0.00	0.00	2.98	F	0.05
PERRY	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.72	F	0.02

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
SEBELIUS	25.00	1.20	0.00	0.62	G	12.73
GLEN ELDER	7.50	0.15	0.00	0.45	F	2.98
WEBSTER	7.19	0.13	0.00	0.48	F	11.08
KIRWIN	6.25	0.00	0.00	0.38	F	3.67
MARION	4.91	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	7.05
WILSON	3.73	0.00	0.00	0.33	F	2.24
KANOPOLIS	3.50	0.00	0.00	0.35	F	1.68
HILLSDALE	3.38	0.13	0.00	0.44	F	3.63
CEDAR BLUFF	2.94	0.06	0.00	0.42	F	1.55
BIG HILL	2.80	0.10	0.00	0.31	F	2.93
EL DORADO	2.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.91
LOVEWELL	1.63	0.00	0.00	0.31	F	3.23
POMONA	1.44	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	0.65
LACYGNE	1.25	0.06	0.06	0.26	F	1.92
PERRY	1.24	0.00	0.00	0.34	P	0.77
WOLF CREEK	1.06	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.72
ELK CITY	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.27	P	0.52
MELVERN	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.32
JOHN REDMOND	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.19	P	0.06
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.03
TORONTO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	P	0.02
CLINTON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	P	0.90

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
LOVEWELL	9.75	1.17	0.25	10.03	G	5.68
BIG HILL	8.40	0.50	0.10	7.43	G	6.03
KANOPOLIS	7.06	0.24	0.00	6.96	G	4.03
MELVERN	3.94	0.19	0.06	9.00	G	3.90
HILLSDALE	3.50	0.33	0.00	9.92	G	4.22
MARION	3.07	0.53	0.40	19.88	G	3.62
TORONTO	2.90	1.70	0.70	11.90	G	2.11
POMONA	2.88	0.13	0.00	5.69	G	2.65
WILSON	2.87	0.47	0.03	9.27	G	2.83
GLEN ELDER	2.22	0.61	0.06	13.41	G	1.99
CLINTON	1.56	0.19	0.00	4.93	G	4.04
CHENEY	1.30	0.20	0.00	7.65	G	1.00
COUNCIL GROVE	1.27	0.13	0.00	8.77	G	1.38
ELK CITY	1.25	0.25	0.00	6.03	G	2.94
LACYGNE	1.25	0.13	0.00	4.52	G	1.39
JOHN REDMOND	1.05	0.40	0.25	14.02	G	1.02
PERRY	1.05	0.14	0.10	8.82	G	1.65
WEBSTER	0.92	0.17	0.00	6.15	G	1.22
KIRWIN	0.73	0.27	0.07	8.75	G	0.82
WOLF CREEK	0.72	0.00	0.00	2.48	F	0.99
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	2.46	F	0.31
CEDAR BLUFF	0.21	0.00	0.00	4.87	F	0.27
SEBELIUS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.23	F	0.20
CLINTON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	5.48
MILFORD	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	0.80

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
KANOPOLIS	25.24	19.06	3.35	3.66	E	13.60
GLEN ELDER	18.11	16.72	4.67	3.06	E	18.01
MARION	13.13	10.93	0.27	1.98	G	8.33
ELK CITY	10.50	8.25	1.42	2.91	E	7.29
MELVERN	9.88	8.75	2.31	2.42	G	5.19
WEBSTER	9.33	8.08	0.00	1.50	G	5.58
JOHN REDMOND	8.65	2.75	0.35	2.82	G	6.44
LOVEWELL	7.58	4.58	0.08	1.73	G	5.58
CLINTON	4.94	4.31	0.88	2.76	G	6.13
LACYGNE	4.88	2.06	0.25	1.83	G	3.40
CEDAR BLUFF	4.25	3.71	0.21	1.50	F	11.29
EL DORADO	3.07	2.27	0.73	2.56	F	3.04
BIG HILL	3.00	2.70	0.70	2.27	F	2.20
KIRWIN	2.20	2.20	0.13	2.52	G	2.94
CHENEY	2.15	2.05	0.40	2.20	F	2.13
WILSON	2.07	1.97	1.27	3.75	F	2.33
PERRY	1.48	1.00	0.10	1.57	F	2.33
HILLSDALE	1.33	1.08	0.17	1.78	F	1.69
WOLF CREEK	1.28	1.11	0.39	1.93	F	2.23
COUNCIL GROVE	1.13	0.80	0.00	1.38	F	1.62
POMONA	0.56	0.13	0.00	1.61	F	1.74
TORONTO	0.50	0.20	0.20	2.23	F	4.47
MILFORD	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	F	2.12

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	70.06	30.54	0.00	E	67.17
LACYGNE	50.59	39.41	7.06	E	68.49
GLEN ELDER	45.14	23.17	1.92	G	32.58
WILSON	42.79	22.48	3.86	E	21.43
WOLF CREEK	41.46	22.65	1.39	G	47.47
MELVERN	26.94	12.71	0.95	G	21.20
MILFORD	25.20	14.32	1.06	G	22.36
PERRY	22.89	12.05	1.20	F	12.81
EL DORADO	20.00	5.88	0.00	F	31.68
WALNUT CREEK - TORONTO RES.	16.97	10.98	1.00	F	26.62
CEDAR BLUFF	14.38	5.56	0.00	F	15.24
CLINTON	14.33	4.90	0.39	F	8.07
KANOPOLIS	13.25	4.42	0.00	P	5.64
BIG HILL	12.80	4.80	0.40	G	26.96
FALL RIVER	11.98	8.98	1.00	F	9.35
HILLSDALE	7.19	4.32	0.29	F	9.00
WEBSTER	7.19	1.80	0.00	G	3.59
KIRWIN	1.80	0.00	0.00	G	0.93

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
HILLSDALE	35.56	12.44	0.81	G	29.63
CLINTON	33.88	14.19	1.38	G	24.67
KIRWIN	27.06	6.56	1.56	G	16.52
PERRY	17.69	4.81	0.38	E	16.65
ELK CITY	16.73	6.87	3.60	G	11.39
TORONTO	16.56	6.81	3.06	G	12.67
LOVEWELL	15.63	4.31	0.44	G	13.91
MELVERN	14.79	1.50	0.86	F	6.78
POMONA	9.25	3.25	0.69	G	7.65
KANOPOLIS	7.11	1.67	0.44	G	6.14
FALL RIVER	6.75	2.19	1.88	G	6.96
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.50	2.30	0.10	G	5.77
LACYGNE	6.25	2.81	0.44	G	5.48
CEDAR BLUFF	5.28	4.22	1.33	F	3.28
COUNCIL GROVE	4.83	1.08	0.25	F	3.15
WOLF CREEK	4.69	3.50	2.19	F	6.55
WEBSTER	4.50	0.31	0.00	F	3.98
EL DORADO	4.47	2.87	0.60	G	6.27
BIG HILL	3.60	1.40	0.20	F	3.28
GLEN ELDER	2.14	0.68	0.32	F	1.90
WILSON	0.20	0.00	0.00	P	0.13

+Wiper Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>20”)	(>24”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
CHENEY	4.40	1.70	0.05	8.19	G	5.07
KIRWIN	3.80	0.27	0.07	8.66	G	2.79
WEBSTER	3.00	0.42	0.08	8.21	G	2.28
LOVEWELL	2.58	0.00	0.00	3.74	G	1.01
SEBELIUS	2.30	0.70	0.00	6.17	G	7.63
POMONA	1.88	0.31	0.00	6.23	G	1.35
GLEN ELDER	1.56	1.50	0.33	11.23	G	2.03
CLINTON	1.25	0.50	0.00	6.40	F	1.17
CEDAR BLUFF	0.92	0.21	0.04	8.23	G	1.31
EL DORADO	0.67	0.67	0.00	6.47	G	3.42
LACYGNE	0.63	0.25	0.00	5.12	G	0.65
MARION	0.60	0.20	0.00	4.97	G	3.80
KANOPOLIS	0.59	0.59	0.06	7.87	P	0.94
COUNCIL GROVE	0.40	0.40	0.20	8.11	F	0.33
WOLF CREEK	0.11	0.11	0.00	3.11	P	0.12
TORONTO	0.10	0.10	0.00	5.49	P	0.10
MILFORD	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	6.05

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
LOVEWELL	64.50	26.75	11.88	1.58	G	32.47
POMONA	28.56	18.56	3.38	1.40	E	15.81
PERRY	17.53	9.00	1.00	1.48	E	20.26
HILLSDALE	14.38	8.63	0.56	1.65	G	25.46
MELVERN	10.06	6.31	0.13	0.99	G	8.97
EL DORADO	8.00	5.13	1.06	1.90	G	8.02
WEBSTER	7.94	0.88	0.19	1.05	G	3.52
COUNCIL GROVE	6.75	4.92	1.50	1.20	G	4.57
LACYGNE	5.50	1.94	0.13	1.47	G	4.52
JOHN REDMOND	5.44	4.31	0.19	1.72	F	7.13
BIG HILL	5.30	3.70	0.30	1.01	G	3.63
MARION	4.73	3.55	0.64	2.11	F	11.16
WOLF CREEK	4.38	0.69	0.50	2.43	F	6.68
ELK CITY	3.69	3.63	0.94	2.11	G	10.45
GLEN ELDER	3.00	1.80	0.40	2.11	F	2.39
TORONTO	1.50	0.67	0.17	2.49	G	8.98
SEBELIUS	1.00	0.40	0.20	1.20	G	0.63
KANOPOLIS	0.92	0.92	0.00	0.83	F	5.16
KIRWIN	0.75	0.44	0.25	1.23	G	4.54
CEDAR BLUFF	0.28	0.17	0.11	1.13	P	0.60
WILSON	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.80	P	0.03
CLINTON	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	24.33

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

Water	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3 year average
GLEN ELDER	18.54	16.17	2.33	E	17.40
CEDAR BLUFF	13.33	12.75	4.75	G	15.94
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	11.00	5.40	0.20	G	9.73
MARION	10.20	4.60	0.00	G	10.82
CLINTON	9.13	7.25	1.31	G	9.77
FALL RIVER	8.67	7.00	2.17	G	4.72
KANOPOLIS	7.56	2.81	0.56	F	8.33
EL DORADO	7.27	5.40	0.40	G	7.26
MILFORD	7.20	3.10	0.05	G	8.17
KIRWIN	6.87	3.13	0.53	G	4.82
CHENEY	6.55	2.80	0.15	G	9.42
JOHN REDMOND	5.10	0.55	0.15	G	4.90
LOVEWELL	4.65	2.30	0.00	G	5.15
WEBSTER	4.50	2.42	0.17	G	5.81
TORONTO	3.92	1.83	0.08	G	4.81
COUNCIL GROVE	3.33	1.53	0.00	F	2.40
LACYGNE	3.17	1.83	0.08	G	2.96
ELK CITY	3.13	2.06	0.25	G	4.67
WOLF CREEK	2.89	2.67	0.72	G	3.27
POMONA	2.75	1.92	0.00	G	3.84
BIG HILL	2.70	2.70	0.40	F	3.09
PERRY	2.25	0.30	0.00	F	3.33
WILSON	2.03	1.97	0.33	G	2.20
MELVERN	1.81	1.69	0.69	F	7.42
HILLSDALE	0.92	0.50	0.00	F	3.33

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