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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.
Overall bite score
Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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What swims here
3 tracked species in Mad River, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
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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