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
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, Location |
---|---|---|---|
channel catfish | good | 2% 11"-16" 24% 16"-24" 50% 24"-28" 24% 28"-36" | Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides along rocks and windy shoreline. |
white bass | very good | 16% 6"-9" 18% 9"-12" 34% 12"-15" 32% 15"-18" 0% 18"+ | Use plastic jig, imitation shad, or spinner on rocky shoreline, points, and windy shoreline. Watch for white bass chasing schools of shad along the shoreline. There are large schools of white bass hanging off the flooded timber on the main lake south of Mann's Cove. |
white crappie | good | 32% 5"-8" 7% 8"-10" 42% 10"-12" 17% 12"-15" 2% 15"+ | Use a jig or minnow around rocky shorelines and windy side of lake. Fish are also on deep brush piles and north side of Duck Island. Best fishing is early morning and evening. |
General Comments | |||
Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html Size structures are from 2022 October test netting and 2021 May electrofishing for largemouth bass. No bass electrofishing occurred in 2022 due to high water. To view a map of Toronto Reservoir brush piles, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir. 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
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Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LARGEMOUTH BASS | |||||
(>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
SEBELIUS | 219.13 | 75.16 | 1.03 | 5.24 | E |
WEBSTER | 63.81 | 31.15 | 0.00 | 3.99 | G |
WILSON | 61.55 | 41.11 | 0.81 | 5.77 | G |
LACYGNE | 56.15 | 45.45 | 3.74 | 7.70 | E |
KIRWIN | 44.99 | 35.36 | 0.00 | 3.72 | G |
BIG HILL | 38.85 | 19.20 | 1.24 | 5.43 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 11.93 | 4.98 | 0.04 | 5.83 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 11.43 | 1.78 | 0.26 | 4.85 | F |
GLEN ELDER | 9.93 | 6.23 | 0.12 | 5.38 | G |
TORONTO | 9.80 | 5.23 | 0.00 | 3.52 | F |
MILFORD | 8.70 | 2.92 | 0.00 | 4.68 | F |
EL DORADO | 5.20 | 2.45 | 0.15 | 3.47 | F |
CLINTON | 3.67 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 4.02 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 3.63 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 3.93 | F |
MELVERN | 3.44 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 2.68 | F |
LOVEWELL | 2.65 | 2.35 | 0.00 | 4.56 | P |
HILLSDALE | 2.38 | 1.60 | 0.11 | 5.16 | P |
PERRY | 1.68 | 0.83 | 0.15 | 6.00 | P |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 92.35 | 32.94 | 0.00 | 72.41 | Reservoir | Good |
Wilson Reservoir | 84.21 | 49.85 | 2.32 | 52.41 | Reservoir | Good |
Webster Reservoir | 73.53 | 21.18 | 0.00 | 40.74 | Reservoir | Good |
LaCygne Reservoir | 55.42 | 33.13 | 6.02 | 51.34 | Reservoir | Excellent |
Big Hill Reservoir | 54.62 | 25.21 | 2.52 | 32.28 | Reservoir | Good |
Kirwin Reservoir | 42.35 | 34.71 | 0.00 | 32.39 | Reservoir | Good |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 42.21 | 25.61 | 5.36 | 46.53 | Reservoir | Good |
El Dorado Reservoir | 28.24 | 12.94 | 1.18 | 24.12 | Reservoir | Fair |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 20.77 | 18.46 | 5.38 | 34.21 | Reservoir | Fair |
Melvern Reservoir | 12.75 | 5.29 | 1.57 | 19.85 | Reservoir | Fair |
Toronto Reservoir | 10.46 | 5.88 | 0.00 | 10.46 | Reservoir | Poor |
Milford Reservoir | 9.63 | 6.19 | 1.38 | 17.42 | Reservoir | Fair |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 7.37 | 4.32 | 0.00 | 9.92 | Reservoir | Fair |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 6.34 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 9.80 | Reservoir | Poor |
Clinton Reservoir | 5.69 | 2.91 | 0.24 | 6.68 | Reservoir | Fair |
Perry Reservoir | 5.11 | 2.84 | 0.57 | 14.43 | Reservoir | Fair |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 3.96 | 2.64 | 0.22 | 5.58 | Reservoir | Fair |
Lovewell Reservoir | 1.24 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 1.24 | Reservoir | Poor |
+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 |
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 |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPOTTED BASS | |||||
(>11") | (>14") | (>17") | (lbs.) | ||
RES | |||||
CEDAR BLUFF | 3.39 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 2.05 | G |
SEBELIUS | 3.28 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.40 | G |
EL DORADO | 1.21 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.98 | P |
WILSON | 1.03 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.39 | P |
TORONTO | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 2.42 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.84 | P |
MILFORD | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.37 | P |