Fall River Reservoir Fishing Information

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This Location does have Boat Access
Fishing Forecast
Counties:
GPS:
N37 39.368 W096 03.208
Surface Acres:
2,500 acres
Maximum Depth:
25.1 ft.
Normal Lake Level:
948.5 fsl

US Army Corps of Engineers 620-658-4445

Fall River Access

There are 17 miles of public river access beginning at Hwy.99 bridge.

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Flathead Catfish Forecast

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

+Channel Catfish Forecast

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

+Black Crappie Forecast

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 Forecast

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

+White Bass Forecast

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

+Crappie Combined Forecast

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

+Sunfish Combined Forecast

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

+White Crappie Forecast

WHITE CRAPPIE (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) Fishing Rating
RESERVOIR          
TORONTO 23.04 6.67 2.69 1.84 E
HILLSDALE 21.45 8.02 1.14 1.59 E
MELVERN 18.93 10.57 1.33 1.41 G
PERRY 16.48 6.52 0.50 1.06 G
BIG HILL 12.60 5.80 0.90 1.26 G
ELK CITY 12.41 7.05 2.51 1.76 G
LACYGNE 11.26 5.02 0.37 1.31 G
FALL RIVER 10.73 3.75 1.31 2.50 G
POMONA 10.20 4.93 0.78 1.88 G
JOHN REDMOND 9.53 9.00 1.67 1.71 G
COUNCIL GROVE 9.50 1.36 0.33 1.83 G
MARION 8.72 2.89 0.11 1.08 G
TUTTLE CREEK 8.05 5.55 0.82 1.54 G
CLINTON 7.61 3.89 0.34 1.37 G
EL DORADO 5.07 2.89 0.54 1.70 G
KANOPOLIS 3.75 0.89 0.06 0.96 G
LOVEWELL 3.23 1.82 0.26 1.37 G
MILFORD 2.77 1.85 0.52 1.90 F
WEBSTER 2.39 0.78 0.06 1.06 F
SEBELIUS 2.27 1.23 0.17 1.12 F
KIRWIN 1.19 0.83 0.56 1.85 F
WOLF CREEK 1.00 0.33 0.00 0.59 F
GLEN ELDER 0.81 0.53 0.08 1.41 F
WILSON 0.80 0.18 0.11 1.30 F
CEDAR BLUFF 0.62 0.27 0.25 1.90 F

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Size Bio rating
Salina-Lakewood Lake 96.79 52.52 4.50 6.07 Pond Good
Emporia-Jones Park North 86.14 61.45 3.33 3.85 Pond Good
New Strawn City Lake 72.73 12.73 0.00 4.56 Pond Good
Emporia-Jones Park East Pond 62.30 20.91 0.00 3.61 Pond Good
Fall River State Park Kids Pond 46.91 12.68 0.00 3.13 Pond Good
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake 44.25 32.75 2.25 6.26 Pond Fair
Olpe -Jones Park Pond 44.18 4.02 0.00 1.30 Pond Good
Moundridge-Pack Park Pond 40.84 15.24 0.00 4.52 Pond Good
McPherson-Bulldog Park Pond 40.00 33.33 6.67 4.98 Pond Fair
Grand Osage #05 38.57 27.71 0.00 2.91 Pond Good
McPherson-Hess Park Pond 36.00 0.00 0.00 0.85 Pond Fair
Emporia-Jones Park West Pond 30.79 2.85 0.00 1.89 Pond Good
Emporia-Peter Pan Park 25.13 11.64 0.00 4.37 Pond Poor
Overbrook City Lake 24.44 8.89 0.00 4.31 Pond Good
Wichita-Watson Park North 16.18 1.47 0.00 1.70 Pond Poor
Kanopolis State Park Pond 12.00 0.00 0.00 1.61 Pond Poor
Mined Land Pit 01D 7.50 1.50 1.50 5.73 Pond Fair
Hays-Vineyard Park Pond 7.27 0.00 0.00 1.59 Pond Fair
Edgerton City Lake 7.06 4.71 0.00 4.89 Pond Poor
Walnut Creek-Toronto Reservoir 5.99 2.00 0.00 3.17 Pond Poor
Colby-Villa High Lake 2.24 0.00 0.00 1.11 Pond Poor
Fall River 2.00 0.00 0.00 1.87 Pond Poor
Mined Land Pit 12F 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.67 Pond Fair
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