Utah · river
Ogden River
The Ogden River is a 35-mile (56 km) long river in Weber County. Utah, United States. From Wikipedia
- Elevation
- 4,269 ft
- Rises at
- Pineview Reservoir
- Flows into
- Weber River
Flow now
Ogden River Bl Pineview Res Nr Huntsville, UT, 3 mi from the river.
49cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT
The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 11 cfs to 14 cfs, around 13 cfs.
Also gauged at Ogden River Nr Gibson Avenue At Ogden, UT: 61 cfs, Nov 12.
Snowpack
0.4 in of water in the snow at Ben Lomond Peak and 2 more stations, against a median 0.6 in for the date (73 % of normal).
The snowpack here usually builds from Nov 5, peaks Apr 7 and is gone by May 31; runoff follows the melt.
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: 11 to 14 cfs. Running 49 cfs today, above 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
- Angler's Den RoyWebsiteFishing report, updated Aug 25
Nearby waters
- Pineview Reservoir6 mi
- Middle Weber River14 mi
- Weber River26 mi
- Logan River35 mi
Open Ogden 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.
