Fall River Reservoir Fishing Report - Updated: 4/17/25

Species Rating Size Baits, Method, Location
channel catfish good

0% 11"-16"

30% 16"-24"

40% 24"-28"

30% 28"-36"

 Use a worm, stink bait, or shad sides in riffles.   
crappie good

53% 5"- 8"

31% 8"-10"

13% 10"-12"

2% 12"-15"

Use a jig or minnow around brush piles and coves. Fish should move to shallow water in backs of coves and riffles.

Water temperature is 60 degrees.

       
white bass good

11% 6"- 9"

34% 9"-12"

26% 12"-15"

29% 15"-18"

 Use a jig or spinner in holes in river and riffles. Fish should be spawning on riffles in river and Otter Creek. 
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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