Toronto Reservoir Fishing Information
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
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel catfish | fair | 3% 11"-16" 48% 16"-24" 41% 24"-28" 8% 28"-36" | Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides in old river channel. |
| largemouth bass | poor | 17% 8"-12" 39% 12"-15" 44% 15"-20" 0% 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 12 bass per hour of electrofishing sampled in the reservoir. 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. |
| white bass | fair | 0% 6"-9" 6% 9"-12" 84% 12"-15" 10% 15"-18" 0% 18"+ | Use a spoon or jig in deep channels. |
| white crappie | fair | 54% 5"-8" 28% 8"-10" 12% 10"-12" 6% 12"-15" 0% 15"+ | Use a jig or minnow around deep structure, brush piles, and channel breaks. Cold fronts reduced fish activity. |
| 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. The size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2020 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. | |||
| 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