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Mad River
The Mad River (Shawnee: Hathennithiipi ) is a stream located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It flows 66 miles (106 km) from Logan County to downtown Dayton, where it meets the Great Miami River. From Wikipedia
- Length
- 66 mi
- Basin
- 659 sq mi
- Rises at
- Jefferson Township
- Flows into
- Great Miami River
Flow now
Mad River at St Paris Pike at Eagle City OH, 5 mi from the river.
203cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT
The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 146 cfs to 217 cfs, around 167 cfs.
Also gauged at Mad River near Urbana OH: 132 cfs, Nov 12.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
Typical for the week over 10 years: 146 to 217 cfs. Running 203 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Mad River Outfitters ColumbusWebsite
Nearby waters
- Great Miami River30 mi
- Big Darby Creek31 mi
- Little Miami River37 mi
Open Mad River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.