Toronto Reservoir Fishing Information
Counties:
GPS:
N37 46.744 W095 56.603
Surface Acres:
2,800 acres
Maximum Depth:
24.2 ft.
Normal Lake Level:
901.5 fsl
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: 04/09/2026
| Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method, Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel catfish | fair | 16% 11"-16" 40% 16"-24" 40% 24"-28" 4% 28"-36" | Use a worm, stink bait, or shad in channels. |
| white bass | fair | 42% 6"-9" 25% 9"-12" 13% 12"-15" 21% 15"-18" | Use a jig, spinner, or imitation shad on channel breaks and deep holes in river and Walnut Creek. Watch for water inflow to trigger spawn on riffles. |
| white crappie | good | 47% 5"-8" 19 8"-10" 13% 10"-12" 20% 12"-15" | Use a jig or minnow around brush piles and standing timber in Toronto Point Cove, north side of Duck Island, and Manns Cove. Crappie won't move to shallow water until it in the low 60's. |
| General Comments | |||
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Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html Size structures are from 2025 October test netting. To view a map of Toronto Reservoir brush piles, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir. | |||
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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| NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (>20") | (>28") | (>34") | (lbs.) | BR | |
| KIRWIN | 39.73 | 19.71 | 12.95 | 48.41 | G |
| SEBELIUS | 34.44 | 27.66 | 22.47 | 65.42 | G |
| LOVEWELL | 23.90 | 15.64 | 8.70 | 56.83 | G |
| GLEN ELDER | 23.56 | 10.10 | 5.07 | 65.29 | G |
| HILLSDALE | 21.54 | 15.38 | 5.38 | 51.76 | F |
| WEBSTER | 21.34 | 11.27 | 4.98 | 37.67 | F |
| WILSON | 15.79 | 9.19 | 2.64 | 46.26 | G |
| KANOPOLIS | 11.02 | 5.63 | 0.62 | 30.29 | G |
| CHENEY | 8.70 | 6.52 | 3.17 | 66.74 | F |
| TORONTO | 5.40 | 1.79 | 0.45 | 41.59 | G |
| FALL RIVER | 3.32 | 1.56 | 0.78 | 32.62 | G |
| CLINTON | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 66.08 | F |
| LARGEMOUTH BASS | (>12") | (>15") | (>20") | (lbs.) | Fishing Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR | |||||
| SEBELIUS | 164.73 | 74.29 | 0.00 | 4.58 | G |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 32.50 | 10.12 | 0.52 | 6.52 | G |
| WILSON | 29.39 | 22.70 | 0.26 | 4.84 | G |
| BIG HILL | 26.00 | 8.00 | 0.86 | 6.81 | G |
| LACYGNE | 21.85 | 15.68 | 2.07 | 7.91 | E |
| WEBSTER | 15.64 | 11.13 | 0.00 | 3.35 | P |
| KIRWIN | 13.84 | 11.13 | 0.00 | 3.11 | P |
| MELVERN | 10.43 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 2.43 | P |
| WOLF CREEK | 8.51 | 5.61 | 0.55 | 5.49 | P |
| CLINTON | 7.32 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 4.75 | P |
| EL DORADO | 6.90 | 4.05 | 0.29 | 4.42 | F |
| GLEN ELDER | 6.18 | 5.55 | 0.00 | 3.70 | F |
| PERRY | 4.26 | 2.06 | 0.15 | 4.83 | F |
| MILFORD | 4.03 | 2.06 | 0.00 | 5.62 | F |
| HILLSDALE | 2.70 | 1.74 | 0.10 | 5.18 | P |
| TORONTO | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 3.71 | P |
| BLACK CRAPPIE | (>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | Fishing Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR | |||||
| CEDAR BLUFF | 9.88 | 4.67 | 0.27 | 1.27 | G |
| SEBELIUS | 5.10 | 3.03 | 0.83 | 1.28 | F |
| KIRWIN | 2.77 | 2.67 | 1.40 | 1.94 | F |
| MARION | 2.39 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 1.09 | P |
| KANOPOLIS | 2.00 | 1.64 | 0.39 | 1.24 | G |
| WEBSTER | 1.53 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.89 | P |
| LOVEWELL | 1.13 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 2.31 | F |
| MILFORD | 0.94 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 2.07 | F |
| HILLSDALE | 0.91 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.49 | F |
| BIG HILL | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.53 | F |
| GLEN ELDER | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 1.02 | P |
| CLINTON | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.93 | P |
| POMONA | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1.44 | F |
| TUTTLE CREEK | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.09 | P |
| LACYGNE | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.93 | P |
| TORONTO | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1.26 | P |
| PERRY | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 1.60 | P |
| WILSON | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 1.22 | F |
| WOLF CREEK | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | P |
| MELVERN | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.63 | P |
| EL DORADO | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | P |
| FALL RIVER | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.54 | P |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | P |
| BLUEGILL | (>6") | (>8") | (>10") | (lbs.) | Fishing Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR | |||||
| SEBELIUS | 11.60 | 5.17 | 0.00 | 0.64 | G |
| HILLSDALE | 4.98 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.35 | G |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 4.90 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.48 | P |
| BIG HILL | 4.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.36 | F |
| LACYGNE | 3.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | P |
| KANOPOLIS | 2.69 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | G |
| MILFORD | 2.56 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
| WEBSTER | 2.47 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.60 | P |
| LOVEWELL | 2.38 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | P |
| MARION | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | F |
| CLINTON | 1.84 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
| PERRY | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | F |
| WILSON | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | G |
| TUTTLE CREEK | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | P |
| MELVERN | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | P |
| FALL RIVER | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | P |
| POMONA | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | P |
| GLEN ELDER | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.56 | P |
| WOLF CREEK | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | P |
| TORONTO | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.17 | F |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
| KIRWIN | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.45 | P |
| ELK CITY | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | P |
| CHANNEL CATFISH | (>16") | (>24") | (>28") | (lbs.) | Fishing Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR | |||||
| BIG HILL | 8.60 | 0.83 | 0.17 | 9.56 | G |
| HILLSDALE | 6.50 | 0.62 | 0.07 | 11.01 | E |
| LOVEWELL | 5.18 | 0.70 | 0.07 | 10.72 | G |
| MARION | 4.00 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 18.72 | G |
| KANOPOLIS | 3.50 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 9.93 | G |
| WILSON | 3.38 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 8.87 | G |
| CHENEY | 2.76 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 12.42 | G |
| FALL RIVER | 2.33 | 1.77 | 0.73 | 12.19 | G |
| PERRY | 2.24 | 0.44 | 0.05 | 10.13 | G |
| LACYGNE | 2.22 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 6.12 | G |
| TORONTO | 1.92 | 1.14 | 0.17 | 9.89 | G |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 1.78 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 9.41 | F |
| MELVERN | 1.74 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 6.74 | G |
| CLINTON | 1.72 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 6.97 | G |
| POMONA | 1.67 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 7.53 | G |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 1.51 | 0.40 | 0.08 | 15.88 | G |
| GLEN ELDER | 1.45 | 0.42 | 0.12 | 16.33 | G |
| KIRWIN | 1.33 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 8.78 | G |
| WEBSTER | 1.22 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 7.45 | G |
| JOHN REDMOND | 1.15 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 12.29 | G |
| ELK CITY | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.92 | G |
| TUTTLE CREEK | 0.62 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 13.80 | G |
| EL DORADO | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.22 | F |
| MILFORD | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 5.96 | F |
| SEBELIUS | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 19.36 | G |
| WOLF CREEK | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | G |
| WHITE BASS | (>9") | (>12") | (>15") | (lbs.) | Fishing Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESERVOIR | |||||
| GLEN ELDER | 19.97 | 18.29 | 3.26 | 3.07 | G |
| CEDAR BLUFF | 19.86 | 18.20 | 6.75 | 2.16 | E |
| MARION | 12.32 | 5.97 | 0.18 | 1.85 | G |
| POMONA | 8.89 | 6.75 | 1.03 | 2.20 | G |
| WEBSTER | 8.31 | 6.81 | 0.06 | 1.99 | G |
| BIG HILL | 7.07 | 5.57 | 0.20 | 2.07 | G |
| CLINTON | 6.44 | 4.61 | 0.96 | 2.42 | G |
| KANOPOLIS | 5.63 | 4.73 | 0.37 | 2.08 | G |
| WOLF CREEK | 5.56 | 2.48 | 0.19 | 2.07 | G |
| MILFORD | 4.58 | 3.90 | 0.58 | 2.13 | F |
| KIRWIN | 4.28 | 3.61 | 0.39 | 1.95 | G |
| PERRY | 3.85 | 2.32 | 0.03 | 2.20 | G |
| TORONTO | 3.58 | 1.86 | 0.50 | 2.51 | G |
| EL DORADO | 3.13 | 2.63 | 0.58 | 2.76 | F |
| MELVERN | 3.04 | 2.60 | 0.58 | 2.38 | G |
| COUNCIL GROVE | 2.84 | 1.20 | 0.13 | 2.19 | F |
| LACYGNE | 2.70 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1.95 | G |
| WILSON | 2.41 | 2.26 | 1.43 | 2.82 | G |
| HILLSDALE | 2.40 | 1.50 | 0.12 | 1.67 | F |
| FALL RIVER | 2.30 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 2.61 | G |
| ELK CITY | 1.83 | 1.27 | 0.27 | 2.80 | F |
| JOHN REDMOND | 1.77 | 1.18 | 0.53 | 3.61 | G |
| LOVEWELL | 1.68 | 1.29 | 0.25 | 2.32 | F |
| TUTTLE CREEK | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 1.96 | F |
| CHENEY | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 3.93 | P |
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Size | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebelius Reservoir | 166.13 | 74.89 | 0.00 | 4.58 | Reservoir | Good |
| Wilson Reservoir | 45.74 | 29.56 | 0.26 | 4.84 | Reservoir | Good |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 35.49 | 10.25 | 0.52 | 6.52 | Reservoir | Good |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 30.71 | 9.14 | 0.86 | 6.81 | Reservoir | Good |
| Melvern Reservoir | 26.29 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 2.86 | Reservoir | Good |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 21.85 | 15.68 | 2.07 | 7.91 | Reservoir | Excellent |
| Webster Reservoir | 15.64 | 11.13 | 0.00 | 3.35 | Reservoir | Poor |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 15.13 | 11.46 | 0.00 | 3.70 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 14.91 | 8.99 | 1.16 | 5.49 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 13.84 | 11.13 | 0.00 | 3.11 | Reservoir | Poor |
| Milford Reservoir | 10.59 | 4.59 | 0.09 | 5.62 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Clinton Reservoir | 10.39 | 4.54 | 0.00 | 4.75 | Reservoir | Fair |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 9.67 | 5.57 | 0.29 | 4.42 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Perry Reservoir | 6.03 | 3.24 | 0.15 | 4.83 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 2.99 | 2.03 | 0.10 | 5.18 | Reservoir | Poor |
| Toronto Reservoir | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 3.71 | Reservoir | Poor |
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Size | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Reservoir | 23.25 | 6.71 | 2.71 | 1.84 | Reservoir | Excellent |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 22.36 | 8.07 | 1.14 | 1.59 | Reservoir | Excellent |
| Melvern Reservoir | 18.98 | 10.59 | 1.33 | 1.41 | Reservoir | Good |
| Perry Reservoir | 16.68 | 6.61 | 0.52 | 1.60 | Reservoir | Good |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 13.23 | 5.93 | 0.90 | 1.26 | Reservoir | Good |
| Elk City Reservoir | 12.41 | 7.05 | 2.51 | 1.76 | Reservoir | Good |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 11.47 | 5.14 | 0.37 | 1.31 | Reservoir | Good |
| Marion Reservoir | 11.11 | 3.89 | 0.22 | 1.09 | Reservoir | Good |
| Fall River Reservoir | 10.75 | 3.77 | 1.31 | 2.50 | Reservoir | Good |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 10.50 | 4.94 | 0.52 | 1.90 | Reservoir | Good |
| Pomona Reservoir | 10.49 | 5.05 | 0.83 | 1.88 | Reservoir | Good |
| John Redmond Reservoir | 9.53 | 9.00 | 1.67 | 1.71 | Reservoir | Good |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 9.50 | 1.36 | 0.33 | 1.83 | Reservoir | Good |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 8.27 | 5.61 | 0.84 | 1.54 | Reservoir | Good |
| Clinton Reservoir | 8.03 | 4.11 | 0.37 | 1.37 | Reservoir | Good |
| Sebelius Reservoir | 7.37 | 4.27 | 1.00 | 1.28 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.75 | 2.53 | 0.44 | 1.24 | Reservoir | Good |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 5.11 | 2.89 | 0.54 | 1.70 | Reservoir | Good |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 4.36 | 2.51 | 0.38 | 2.31 | Reservoir | Good |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 3.96 | 3.50 | 1.96 | 1.94 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Webster Reservoir | 3.92 | 1.75 | 0.06 | 1.06 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Milford Reservoir | 3.71 | 2.08 | 0.58 | 2.07 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 1.25 | 0.76 | 0.13 | 1.41 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 1.07 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Wilson Reservoir | 0.98 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 1.30 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebelius Reservoir | 44.40 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Reservoir | G |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 15.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Reservoir | F |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 6.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.46 | Reservoir | F |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 4.50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | Reservoir | F |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 3.81 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | G |
| Wilson Reservoir | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | Reservoir | G |
| Webster Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | Reservoir | F |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 2.63 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | Reservoir | G |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
| Marion Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | F |
| Milford Reservoir | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | P |
| Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | F |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | F |
| Perry Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | Reservoir | P |
| Melvern Reservoir | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | Reservoir | P |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | F |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | Reservoir | P |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | Reservoir | P |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | P |
| Fall River Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | Reservoir | F |
| Pomona Reservoir | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | Reservoir | P |
| Toronto Reservoir | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | P |
| Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Reservoir | P |
+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast
| Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Size | Bio rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 21.60 | 4.06 | 2.22 | 14.57 | Reservoir | Good |
| Glen Elder Reservoir | 19.25 | 2.49 | 0.78 | 8.60 | Reservoir | Good |
| Marion Reservoir | 15.59 | 5.26 | 1.35 | 6.33 | Reservoir | Excellent |
| Kirwin Reservoir | 10.11 | 6.25 | 0.75 | 7.63 | Reservoir | Good |
| Webster Reservoir | 9.78 | 2.53 | 0.72 | 10.77 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Pomona Reservoir | 9.22 | 2.81 | 0.97 | 5.12 | Reservoir | Good |
| Milford Reservoir | 7.65 | 2.22 | 0.78 | 8.02 | Reservoir | Good |
| Sebelius Reservoir | 7.17 | 6.40 | 3.87 | 8.75 | Reservoir | Good |
| Clinton Reservoir | 7.13 | 2.04 | 0.19 | 5.98 | Reservoir | Excellent |
| Big Hill Reservoir | 5.40 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 2.07 | Reservoir | Good |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.25 | 0.47 | 0.17 | 7.28 | Reservoir | Good |
| El Dorado Reservoir | 4.71 | 1.24 | 0.39 | 7.36 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 3.70 | 1.64 | 0.88 | 8.57 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Wilson Reservoir | 2.67 | 1.28 | 0.38 | 12.26 | Reservoir | Good |
| Melvern Reservoir | 2.44 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.38 | Reservoir | Good |
| Perry Reservoir | 2.29 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.20 | Reservoir | Good |
| Wolf Creek Reservoir | 2.09 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 4.25 | Reservoir | Good |
| Toronto Reservoir | 1.78 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 2.51 | Reservoir | Good |
| Cheney Reservoir | 1.54 | 1.35 | 0.24 | 10.30 | Reservoir | Poor |
| Fall River Reservoir | 1.43 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 2.61 | Reservoir | Good |
| John Redmond Reservoir | 1.35 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 3.61 | Reservoir | Good |
| LaCygne Reservoir | 1.35 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 4.38 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.67 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Elk City Reservoir | 1.23 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 2.80 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Council Grove Reservoir | 1.13 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 2.19 | Reservoir | Fair |
| Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.96 | Reservoir | Fair |
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