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: 08/16/2018

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish	good	9% 11"-16" 57% 16"-24" 26% 24"-28" 9% 28"-36"	Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides on mudflats and points. Catfish can be caught cleaning up behind white bass feeding on gizzard shad schools.
largemouth bass	fair	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.
white bass	good	45% 6"-9" 12% 9"-12" 35% 12"-15" 9% 15"-18" 0% 18"+	Use a spinner, jig, or shad imitation crank bait trolled on mudflats, rocky points, and windy shoreline. Watch for schools of gizzard shad breaking the surface as white bass chase them.
white crappie	good	5% 5"-8" 8% 8"-10" 66% 10"-12" 20% 12"-15" 1% 15"+	Use a jig or minnow around brush piles, rocky points, and windy shoreline.
General Comments
Fishing is best in the early morning and evening during these hot days. Fish activity is slow during the heat of the day. The lake is stratified at 15 feet. There is no oxygen below the thermolcline, so don't expect to catch fish below 15 feet deep. 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 2017 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
****Channel Catfish or Blue Catfish in combination

Map Information

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
KIRWIN	18.31	0.50	0.06	1.35	G	6.44
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.00	2.20	0.00	0.86	G	3.03
WEBSTER	5.44	0.69	0.00	0.95	F	2.10
MARION	1.60	0.40	0.00	0.90	P	1.20
LOVEWELL	1.27	0.27	0.00	0.86	F	1.07
CEDAR BLUFF	1.26	0.95	0.16	1.16	F	0.81
HILLSDALE	1.00	0.13	0.06	1.26	F	0.56
KANOPOLIS	0.81	0.81	0.19	1.02	F	0.46
EL DORADO	0.60	0.13	0.00	0.68	P	0.24
WOLF CREEK	0.50	0.50	0.21	1.14	P	0.50
BIG HILL	0.30	0.10	0.00	0.68	P	0.53
CLINTON	0.25	0.13	0.00	0.84	P	0.33
TORONTO	0.25	0.06	0.06	1.09	P	0.15
MILFORD	0.19	0.13	0.00	0.64	F	0.29
GLEN ELDER	0.14	0.05	0.00	0.73	P	0.11
WILSON	0.13	0.07	0.00	0.70	P	0.16
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.06	0.06	2.83	P	0.06
PERRY	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.23	P	0.07

+Flathead Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>20”)	(>28”)	(>34”)	(LBS.)		(>20”)
LACYGNE	0.50	0.08	0.00	6.62	E	0.37
TORONTO	0.42	0.00	0.00	5.36	G	0.63
BIG HILL	0.20	0.10	0.00	6.41	G	0.20
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.20	0.10	0.00	9.66	F	0.20
MELVERN	0.19	0.06	0.00	3.50	F	0.13
FALL RIVER	0.17	0.08	0.08	8.85	G	0.12
EL DORADO	0.13	0.00	0.00	2.40	G	0.15
COUNCIL GROVE	0.10	0.00	0.00	5.17	F	0.08
KANOPOLIS	0.10	0.00	0.00	3.21	F	0.10
WEBSTER	0.08	0.08	0.00	7.84	F	0.08
ELK CITY	0.08	0.00	0.00	1.87	F	0.08
POMONA	0.08	0.00	0.00	1.56	G	0.07
HILLSDALE	0.08	0.00	0.00	5.61	G	0.11
WOLF CREEK	0.06	0.00	0.00	2.76	F	0.06
JOHN REDMOND	0.06	0.00	0.00	3.13	G	0.09
TUTTLE CREEK	0.05	0.00	0.00	3.00	G	0.05
PERRY	0.03	0.00	0.00	4.36	G	0.02
LOVEWELL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	G	0.03

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
WEBSTER	14.19	0.13	0.00	0.46	G	5.00
MARION	9.20	0.00	0.00	0.23	F	7.73
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.00	0.10	0.00	0.45	G	5.53
LOVEWELL	6.64	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	2.86
HILLSDALE	4.69	0.06	0.00	0.47	G	3.54
LACYGNE	3.69	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	4.33
BIG HILL	2.20	0.00	0.00	0.29	F	3.03
KIRWIN	2.06	0.00	0.00	0.37	F	0.69
WILSON	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.32	F	1.02
KANOPOLIS	1.44	0.06	0.00	0.52	F	0.95
CEDAR BLUFF	1.37	0.00	0.00	0.31	P	1.25
GLEN ELDER	1.09	0.00	0.00	0.38	P	0.41
CLINTON	0.69	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.94
EL DORADO	0.47	0.00	0.00	0.10	P	0.42
PERRY	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.76
MELVERN	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.22	P	0.81
FALL RIVER	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.81
POMONA	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.26	P	0.44
WOLF CREEK	0.21	0.00	0.00	0.18	F	0.98
MILFORD	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.30	F	0.67
TUTTLE CREEK	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.29	P	0.10
TORONTO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	P	0.31
JOHN REDMOND	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	1.30
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.16	P	0.33
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	F	0.08

+White Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>9”)	(>12”)	(>15”)	(LBS.)		(>9”)
GLEN ELDER	19.54	13.75	2.83	2.60	E	10.64
CEDAR BLUFF	17.13	14.78	4.35	1.93	E	14.70
TORONTO	9.00	7.08	1.42	2.76	G	5.36
ELK CITY	8.25	6.25	0.33	2.19	G	5.66
KANOPOLIS	8.00	7.33	1.38	2.65	G	9.02
WEBSTER	6.00	2.08	0.33	1.93	G	5.86
JOHN REDMOND	5.56	5.39	1.22	3.21	G	6.78
CLINTON	5.50	5.44	2.19	2.31	F	8.25
FALL RIVER	5.08	3.25	1.25	2.48	G	3.60
LOVEWELL	4.90	1.95	0.00	1.27	G	4.01
MARION	4.53	1.40	0.00	1.68	G	2.76
EL DORADO	4.20	3.60	0.80	2.16	G	2.79
MELVERN	3.88	3.56	0.56	2.59	F	9.58
PERRY	3.28	1.90	0.14	2.80	G	5.71
KIRWIN	3.17	2.25	0.42	2.93	G	3.83
LACYGNE	3.00	1.58	0.08	1.60	G	2.40
WILSON	2.93	2.60	0.40	2.97	F	2.30
CHENEY	2.85	2.25	0.85	2.78	G	6.65
HILLSDALE	2.83	2.50	0.00	1.12	F	4.53
WOLF CREEK	2.63	1.75	0.06	1.56	F	2.99
POMONA	2.58	2.00	0.17	3.07	F	9.65
MILFORD	1.80	1.45	0.15	2.01	F	1.12
BIG HILL	0.90	0.90	0.20	1.76	F	2.29
COUNCIL GROVE	0.80	0.00	0.00	0.44	F	1.11
TUTTLE CREEK	0.15	0.10	0.00	1.40	P	0.27

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
CLINTON	6.06	0.38	0.06	9.45	G	5.42
MARION	5.20	0.73	0.13	8.84	G	3.62
BIG HILL	5.10	0.30	0.00	5.74	G	4.68
HILLSDALE	5.08	0.25	0.17	9.89	G	4.25
MELVERN	4.50	0.19	0.00	6.67	G	3.75
LOVEWELL	4.30	0.60	0.00	7.25	G	2.78
ELK CITY	4.08	1.08	0.00	7.46	G	3.79
KANOPOLIS	3.71	0.00	0.00	4.56	G	3.05
POMONA	3.25	0.25	0.00	4.91	G	3.57
COUNCIL GROVE	2.60	0.30	0.00	8.07	G	1.78
WILSON	2.57	0.10	0.00	7.93	G	2.06
PERRY	2.45	0.34	0.03	8.60	G	2.45
LACYGNE	2.00	0.00	0.00	3.93	G	1.76
TORONTO	1.75	0.67	0.17	9.64	G	1.69
GLEN ELDER	1.67	0.21	0.04	14.18	F	1.90
FALL RIVER	1.25	0.50	0.17	11.49	G	1.11
CHENEY	1.15	0.60	0.15	13.07	F	0.85
MILFORD	1.15	0.10	0.00	6.59	F	1.20
WOLF CREEK	1.13	0.00	0.00	4.25	F	1.10
JOHN REDMOND	1.06	0.56	0.56	22.05	G	0.84
WEBSTER	1.00	0.08	0.00	6.04	F	0.99
CEDAR BLUFF	0.35	0.04	0.00	5.81	F	0.35
KIRWIN	0.33	0.17	0.00	6.71	F	0.61
EL DORADO	0.27	0.00	0.00	3.78	G	0.31
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.20	0.10	0.10	9.45	F	0.33
TUTTLE CREEK	0.15	0.00	0.00	4.38	F	0.45

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Biologist rating	3-yr average
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
HILLSDALE	27.00	7.19	0.94	1.47	G	22.50
PERRY	25.63	7.38	0.63	1.22	G	13.41
LOVEWELL	19.91	7.55	0.27	1.50	G	11.30
MARION	17.60	6.70	1.30	1.43	G	17.20
EL DORADO	11.73	5.07	1.60	2.10	G	5.47
WOLF CREEK	11.29	3.07	1.36	1.76	F	5.94
CLINTON	11.25	7.25	0.81	1.36	G	15.23
ELK CITY	10.94	5.44	0.44	1.68	G	13.27
FALL RIVER	9.94	8.13	1.63	2.09	G	9.21
POMONA	9.63	4.44	0.81	1.52	G	7.29
TORONTO	8.94	8.19	1.94	2.39	G	15.65
JOHN REDMOND	8.81	8.00	3.06	2.23	F	27.38
KANOPOLIS	7.69	0.81	0.13	1.31	F	4.48
TUTTLE CREEK	6.88	3.69	0.75	1.78	F	3.92
BIG HILL	3.20	0.60	0.10	1.04	F	4.95
KIRWIN	3.13	0.94	0.31	1.73	G	1.65
MILFORD	3.13	1.69	0.19	1.57	F	4.69
COUNCIL GROVE	2.13	1.00	0.63	1.83	F	2.21
GLEN ELDER	2.09	0.50	0.23	1.42	F	1.46
MELVERN	2.06	0.44	0.19	1.27	F	2.58
LACYGNE	1.94	1.00	0.19	1.87	F	8.96
WEBSTER	1.56	0.00	0.00	0.38	F	1.00
CEDAR BLUFF	0.84	0.42	0.37	1.66	F	1.67
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	0.40	0.30	0.00	0.73	F	1.40

+Crappie Combined Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3-yr average
HILLSDALE	28.00	7.31	1.00	G	23.06
PERRY	25.69	7.38	0.63	G	13.49
KIRWIN	21.44	1.44	0.38	G	8.08
LOVEWELL	21.18	7.82	0.27	G	12.37
MARION	19.20	7.10	1.30	G	18.40
EL DORADO	12.33	5.20	1.60	G	5.72
WOLF CREEK	11.79	3.57	1.57	F	6.11
CLINTON	11.50	7.38	0.81	G	15.56
ELK CITY	10.94	5.44	0.44	G	13.27
FALL RIVER	9.94	8.13	1.63	G	9.25
POMONA	9.63	4.44	0.81	G	7.31
TORONTO	9.19	8.25	2.00	G	15.79
JOHN REDMOND	8.81	8.00	3.06	F	27.38
KANOPOLIS	8.50	1.63	0.31	F	4.94
TUTTLE CREEK	7.00	3.75	0.81	F	3.96
WEBSTER	7.00	0.69	0.00	F	3.10
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	6.40	2.50	0.00	G	4.43
BIG HILL	3.50	0.70	0.10	F	5.48
MILFORD	3.31	1.81	0.19	F	4.98
GLEN ELDER	2.23	0.55	0.23	F	1.57
COUNCIL GROVE	2.13	1.00	0.63	F	2.21
CEDAR BLUFF	2.11	1.37	0.53	F	2.48
MELVERN	2.06	0.44	0.19	F	2.60
LACYGNE	1.94	1.00	0.19	F	9.08
WILSON	0.13	0.07	0.00	P	0.16

+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Biologist rating	3-yr average
GLEN ELDER	21.92	15.96	2.96	E	13.57
CEDAR BLUFF	19.30	16.22	4.43	E	17.78
MARION	12.47	3.67	0.00	E	10.09
SEBELIUS (NORTON)	9.60	4.20	0.00	G	9.86
KANOPOLIS	9.29	7.71	1.38	G	10.49
TORONTO	9.00	7.08	1.42	G	5.36
CHENEY	8.50	3.35	0.95	E	11.43
EL DORADO	8.40	5.40	0.80	G	8.06
ELK CITY	8.25	6.25	0.33	G	5.66
WEBSTER	6.75	2.42	0.33	G	7.04
CLINTON	6.56	6.19	2.19	F	9.83
JOHN REDMOND	5.67	5.44	1.22	G	6.85
MILFORD	5.15	3.05	0.15	F	8.68
FALL RIVER	5.08	3.25	1.25	G	3.60
LOVEWELL	4.95	1.95	0.00	G	4.87
WILSON	4.50	2.60	0.40	G	2.33
KIRWIN	4.33	2.92	0.58	G	6.64
POMONA	4.08	2.58	0.17	F	11.42
MELVERN	3.88	3.56	0.56	F	9.58
LACYGNE	3.50	1.75	0.08	G	3.35
PERRY	3.28	1.90	0.14	G	5.71
HILLSDALE	2.83	2.50	0.00	F	4.53
WOLF CREEK	2.75	1.75	0.06	F	3.45
COUNCIL GROVE	1.00	0.20	0.00	F	2.60
BIG HILL	0.90	0.90	0.20	F	2.29
TUTTLE CREEK	0.15	0.10	0.00	P	0.27

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