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Mad River, OH

River spanning Champaign/Clark/Logan counties, Ohio. 66-mile spring-fed cold-water river through Champaign and Clark counties to the Great Miami at Dayton. Ohio's largest reliable wild + stocked brown trout fishery. ODNR stocks 10-15K brown trout fingerlings annually; fish commonly 14-16" with bigger holdovers. Ideal flows 50-150 cfs.

64

Overall bite score

Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
Flow vs medianUSGS50
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA60
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

3 tracked species in Mad River, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillabundant
Smallmouth Bassabundant
Brown Troutcommon

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyChampaign/Clark/Logan
StateOhio
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge03269500

Eagle City / St. Paris Pike access (USGS 03267000 gauge), CR-29 Mad River Park, Pimtown Rd, Zanesfield + Bellefontaine headwater stretches. Wade fishing: narrow river, no significant boat ramps.

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