Fall River Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 7/29/25

Species Rating Size Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish fair

0% 11"-16"

30% 16"-24"

40% 24"-28"

30% 28"-36"

The reservoir is 8' high and full of debris.

Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides on windy shoreline, river riffles, and outlet. 

crappie fair

53% 5"- 8"

31% 8"-10"

13% 10"-12"

2% 12"-15"

 Fish are spread out along flooded shoreline vegetation. Use a jig or minnow.
       
white bass fair

11% 6"- 9"

34% 9"-12"

26% 12"-15"

29% 15"-18"

 Use a jig, spinner, or imitation shad on windy shoreline, around flooded shoreline vegetation, or trolled.
General Comments:

Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FALL.lakepage.html

Size structures listed are from 2024 October test netting. 

To view a map of brush piles in Fall River Reservoir and the old sunken Ladd Bridge in the river, copy this file into Google Earth and zoom into the reservoir.

FLRR brush piles 1.52 kB

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