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: 04/03/2025

Species	Rating	Size	Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish	fair	10% 11"-16" 30% 16"-24" 55% 24"-28" 5% 28"-36"	Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides in channel and riffles in river.

white bass	good	19% 6"-9" 20% 9"-12" 48% 12"-15" 13% 15"-18"	Use a jig or spinner in holes in river. Small males are on the riffles. Fish will spawn on riffles in river this weekend if the river comes up.
white crappie	good	15% 5"-8" 45 8"-10" 30% 10"-12" 10% 12"-15"	Use a jig or minnow around brush piles and timber in Manns Cove and north side of Duck Island. Fish will move to backs of coves this weekend if water flows into reservoir. The water temperature is 54 degrees.
General Comments
Link to USACE reservoir water level: http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/TORO.lakepage.html Size structures are from 2024 October test netting. 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) 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

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

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>12")	(>15")	(>20")	(lbs.)	BR
SEBELIUS	230.02	77.82	0.62	5.24	G
WILSON	42.91	33.66	0.32	5.63	G
WEBSTER	30.51	22.88	0.00	3.80	F
BIG HILL	28.78	10.71	0.89	6.81	G
CEDAR BLUFF	24.79	8.51	0.24	6.52	G
KIRWIN	21.48	18.47	0.00	3.72	G
LACYGNE	16.98	12.54	1.80	7.91	G
MILFORD	8.73	2.29	0.00	4.21	F
GLEN ELDER	7.59	6.51	0.07	3.70	F
MELVERN	7.04	1.43	0.00	2.03	P
WOLF CREEK	6.94	4.78	0.58	5.49	P
EL DORADO	6.23	3.43	0.20	4.42	P
CLINTON	5.52	2.11	0.00	4.75	P
PERRY	4.09	2.12	0.30	6.00	P
HILLSDALE	1.91	1.47	0.00	2.99	P
TORONTO	1.50	1.50	0.00	3.71	P

+Black Crappie Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>8")	(>10")	(>12")	(lbs.)	BR
CEDAR BLUFF	14.18	5.02	0.12	1.29	G
SEBELIUS	8.87	6.40	1.23	1.33	G
KIRWIN	3.27	3.19	1.81	1.94	G
KANOPOLIS	3.00	2.47	0.58	1.27	G
WEBSTER	2.95	1.50	0.02	1.40	G
MARION	2.62	0.85	0.08	1.09	F
LOVEWELL	1.51	0.76	0.07	1.43	F
HILLSDALE	1.36	0.23	0.00	0.56	G
JOHN REDMOND	1.33	0.08	0.08	1.29	P
MILFORD	1.15	0.90	0.06	2.07	F
BIG HILL	0.73	0.13	0.00	0.53	F
CLINTON	0.71	0.51	0.02	0.93	F
GLEN ELDER	0.52	0.30	0.07	1.11	F
TORONTO	0.38	0.19	0.06	1.26	P
WOLF CREEK	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.39	P
POMONA	0.30	0.13	0.05	1.44	P
PERRY	0.25	0.13	0.03	1.60	P
WILSON	0.22	0.20	0.07	1.68	P
LACYGNE	0.21	0.12	0.00	0.93	P
FALL RIVER	0.08	0.08	0.02	1.14	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.07	0.05	0.02	1.09	P
EL DORADO	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.31	P
MELVERN	0.04	0.02	0.00	0.63	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	P
ELK CITY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	P

+Bluegill Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>6")	(>8")	(>10")	(lbs.)	BR
SEBELIUS	27.13	8.40	0.00	0.64	G
CEDAR BLUFF	8.82	0.12	0.00	0.40	F
HILLSDALE	4.75	0.02	0.00	0.34	G
LACYGNE	4.47	0.00	0.00	0.31	P
BIG HILL	4.23	0.10	0.00	0.36	G
KANOPOLIS	3.42	0.03	0.00	0.39	G
WEBSTER	2.69	0.57	0.00	0.60	F
MILFORD	2.31	0.44	0.00	0.52	F
CLINTON	1.83	0.10	0.00	0.52	F
LOVEWELL	1.17	0.05	0.00	0.43	P
WILSON	0.96	0.00	0.00	0.28	G
PERRY	0.88	0.00	0.00	0.32	F
MARION	0.62	0.00	0.00	0.39	P
WOLF CREEK	0.60	0.00	0.00	0.18	P
EL DORADO	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
MELVERN	0.40	0.02	0.00	0.37	P
TUTTLE CREEK	0.36	0.00	0.00	0.25	P
POMONA	0.35	0.00	0.00	0.22	P
GLEN ELDER	0.34	0.14	0.00	0.70	P
KIRWIN	0.33	0.04	0.00	0.52	F
FALL RIVER	0.19	0.00	0.00	0.25	P
COUNCIL GROVE	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.22	F
TORONTO	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.23	P
ELK CITY	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.22	P

+Channel Catfish Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>16")	(>24")	(>28")	(lbs.)	BR
BIG HILL	8.07	0.77	0.10	9.05	G
LOVEWELL	6.36	1.05	0.11	11.81	G
HILLSDALE	5.74	0.64	0.07	11.01	G
KANOPOLIS	4.00	0.43	0.02	9.93	G
MARION	3.69	0.23	0.06	18.72	G
WILSON	3.40	0.48	0.02	10.11	G
CHENEY	2.70	0.50	0.10	14.81	G
TORONTO	2.69	1.86	0.47	11.33	G
FALL RIVER	2.10	1.58	0.68	11.21	G
PERRY	1.94	0.41	0.04	7.93	G
MELVERN	1.87	0.11	0.02	6.48	G
GLEN ELDER	1.86	0.47	0.16	16.60	G
LACYGNE	1.78	0.00	0.00	4.52	G
POMONA	1.65	0.03	0.03	11.96	G
COUNCIL GROVE	1.53	0.20	0.09	9.41	F
CEDAR BLUFF	1.50	0.35	0.05	14.15	G
CLINTON	1.29	0.17	0.00	5.86	G
WEBSTER	1.21	0.21	0.00	8.39	F
KIRWIN	1.19	0.22	0.03	10.72	G
ELK CITY	1.17	0.10	0.00	5.37	G
JOHN REDMOND	1.13	0.33	0.05	9.59	G
EL DORADO	0.70	0.00	0.00	3.84	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.47	0.13	0.04	8.59	F
MILFORD	0.45	0.05	0.00	5.21	F
WOLF CREEK	0.38	0.00	0.00	3.50	G
SEBELIUS	0.37	0.23	0.17	22.56	G

+White Bass Forecast

NAME	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big fish	Bio rating
	(>9")	(>12")	(>15")	(lbs.)	BR
MARION	20.74	11.60	0.43	1.87	E
GLEN ELDER	16.05	13.77	3.38	3.07	E
CEDAR BLUFF	14.66	14.16	3.66	2.25	E
WEBSTER	10.50	7.29	0.09	2.73	G
POMONA	9.18	6.30	0.80	2.20	G
KANOPOLIS	6.87	5.80	0.37	2.47	G
PERRY	6.78	4.45	0.18	2.20	G
TORONTO	6.39	4.14	1.58	2.69	G
KIRWIN	6.25	5.25	0.64	2.18	G
WOLF CREEK	5.62	2.73	0.17	1.98	G
CLINTON	5.54	3.56	0.85	2.32	G
MILFORD	5.22	4.47	0.58	2.13	G
FALL RIVER	4.26	3.00	1.13	3.02	G
LOVEWELL	3.80	2.38	0.25	2.26	F
BIG HILL	3.50	2.10	0.00	1.73	G
MELVERN	2.98	2.50	0.37	2.38	G
COUNCIL GROVE	2.98	1.62	0.18	2.23	G
WILSON	2.64	2.52	1.52	2.96	G
JOHN REDMOND	2.63	1.70	0.82	3.24	G
HILLSDALE	2.52	1.95	0.10	1.43	G
LACYGNE	2.49	0.27	0.12	1.81	G
EL DORADO	2.05	1.60	0.33	2.47	F
ELK CITY	1.90	1.33	0.23	2.80	F
TUTTLE CREEK	0.31	0.18	0.02	1.96	P
CHENEY	0.20	0.20	0.10	2.09	P

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Sebelius Reservoir	267.22	82.69	1.03	5.24	Reservoir	G
Wilson Reservoir	62.91	44.38	0.39	5.63	Reservoir	G
Webster Reservoir	45.72	29.11	0.00	3.80	Reservoir	F
Big Hill Reservoir	38.62	16.46	0.64	6.81	Reservoir	G
Kirwin Reservoir	37.30	28.81	0.00	3.72	Reservoir	F
LaCygne Reservoir	35.01	26.89	1.96	7.70	Reservoir	G
Melvern Reservoir	25.37	6.34	0.00	2.86	Reservoir	G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	22.06	7.49	0.09	5.83	Reservoir	G
Glen Elder Reservoir	20.90	11.69	0.07	4.92	Reservoir	G
Kanopolis Reservoir	17.03	2.14	0.53	4.85	Reservoir	F
Milford Reservoir	15.89	3.94	0.00	4.21	Reservoir	F
El Dorado Reservoir	12.86	5.36	0.21	3.94	Reservoir	F
Wolf Creek Reservoir	12.44	9.42	0.79	5.49	Reservoir	F
Clinton Reservoir	9.56	3.75	0.00	4.75	Reservoir	F
Perry Reservoir	4.74	2.70	0.27	6.00	Reservoir	P
Lovewell Reservoir	2.94	2.35	0.00	4.56	Reservoir	P
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.77	1.35	0.00	3.01	Reservoir	P
Toronto Reservoir	1.50	1.50	0.00	3.71	Reservoir	P

+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Melvern Reservoir	34.23	14.91	1.41	1.61	Reservoir	E
Sebelius Reservoir	28.53	15.00	1.83	1.54	Reservoir	G
Lovewell Reservoir	26.88	10.54	1.02	2.50	Reservoir	G
Hillsdale Reservoir	25.52	11.45	1.52	1.29	Reservoir	E
Perry Reservoir	25.45	14.03	0.38	1.42	Reservoir	G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	24.71	5.51	0.43	1.80	Reservoir	G
Toronto Reservoir	18.51	5.83	1.91	2.40	Reservoir	G
Elk City Reservoir	15.49	5.57	1.35	2.40	Reservoir	G
LaCygne Reservoir	15.07	5.95	0.45	2.30	Reservoir	G
Clinton Reservoir	10.61	3.46	0.24	1.37	Reservoir	G
Kirwin Reservoir	10.31	9.56	6.06	2.06	Reservoir	G
Wolf Creek Reservoir	8.93	3.27	0.57	1.64	Reservoir	F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	7.57	4.68	1.05	1.69	Reservoir	G
Pomona Reservoir	7.41	3.11	0.18	1.73	Reservoir	G
Big Hill Reservoir	7.40	3.43	0.27	1.19	Reservoir	G
Marion Reservoir	6.67	2.67	0.33	1.09	Reservoir	G
Milford Reservoir	6.54	3.75	0.58	1.90	Reservoir	G
Fall River Reservoir	6.06	1.85	0.44	2.58	Reservoir	G
El Dorado Reservoir	5.93	2.29	0.82	1.59	Reservoir	G
Council Grove Reservoir	5.89	3.22	1.33	1.87	Reservoir	F
Kanopolis Reservoir	5.67	3.58	0.50	1.43	Reservoir	G
Webster Reservoir	5.38	2.90	0.17	1.79	Reservoir	G
Glen Elder Reservoir	3.33	1.38	0.46	1.91	Reservoir	F
John Redmond Reservoir	1.71	0.79	0.25	3.04	Reservoir	F
Wilson Reservoir	0.73	0.31	0.13	1.68	Reservoir	P

+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	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
Glen Elder Reservoir	17.63	2.60	0.57	9.89	Reservoir	G
Marion Reservoir	15.97	4.40	1.57	4.92	Reservoir	G
Kirwin Reservoir	15.06	10.00	0.78	7.99	Reservoir	G
Cedar Bluff Reservoir	12.76	4.07	2.63	13.60	Reservoir	G
Webster Reservoir	11.72	6.92	1.50	10.88	Reservoir	G
Sebelius Reservoir	10.17	9.57	3.23	6.81	Reservoir	G
Milford Reservoir	9.80	4.35	1.55	6.80	Reservoir	G
Pomona Reservoir	8.43	2.58	0.63	2.20	Reservoir	G
Clinton Reservoir	6.46	1.06	0.36	5.98	Reservoir	G
Kanopolis Reservoir	5.32	0.22	0.08	7.28	Reservoir	G
Lovewell Reservoir	4.96	2.11	1.11	7.35	Reservoir	F
Perry Reservoir	4.73	0.02	0.00	2.15	Reservoir	G
Cheney Reservoir	4.43	2.71	1.55	7.98	Reservoir	F
El Dorado Reservoir	3.42	1.38	0.93	6.75	Reservoir	G
LaCygne Reservoir	3.00	0.48	0.00	2.88	Reservoir	F
Toronto Reservoir	2.94	0.50	0.00	2.69	Reservoir	G
Fall River Reservoir	2.85	0.39	0.00	3.02	Reservoir	G
Wilson Reservoir	2.64	0.94	0.51	13.27	Reservoir	G
Wolf Creek Reservoir	2.22	0.14	0.08	4.59	Reservoir	F
John Redmond Reservoir	2.16	0.38	0.00	3.24	Reservoir	F
Melvern Reservoir	2.10	0.12	0.00	2.26	Reservoir	G
Big Hill Reservoir	1.67	0.00	0.00	1.73	Reservoir	G
Hillsdale Reservoir	1.67	0.07	0.02	1.43	Reservoir	F
Council Grove Reservoir	1.42	0.04	0.04	6.15	Reservoir	P
Elk City Reservoir	0.37	0.00	0.00	1.94	Reservoir	F
Tuttle Creek Reservoir	0.15	0.02	0.00	2.96	Reservoir	F

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