Some members of the Madmen Chapter of TU have been involved in conservation practices on the Mad River for over 40 years

Today, TU Madmen Chapter members and members of the Central Ohio Fly Fishers (COFF-Columbus), Miami Valley Fly Fishers (MVFF- Dayton), Buckeye United Fly Fishers(BUFF- Cincinnati) and Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers (NKFF) are involved in a variety of activities supporting watershed protection which include the following:

• in-stream/riparian habitat improvement
• adopt-a-bridge/streamwatch program
• stream monitoring
• logjam removal
• education/outreach

Check out the many projects we are involved with and get involved in protecting this unique and valuable resource; consider becoming a member of the Madmen Chapter of TU and the Mad River Watershed.

Mad River Fishing Survey

On September 30, 2007, 14 people participated in a fishing survey of Mad River. Of those participating, 6 were from COFF and the remainder were from the Clearfork (Mansfield/Wooster) and Emerald Necklace (Cleveland) Chapters of Trout Unlimited (TU). We fished four separate stretches of the Mad and landed and released 25 brown trout. Twenty of those were in the 6 to 11 inch range and five were in the 12 to 13 inch range. Most fish were taken on beadhead nymphs with a few taken on elkhair caddid dry flies. Proceeds from the event went to Casting for Recovery (CFR) http://www.castingforrecovery.org/midwest.html. Please support CFR by contributing to Mary Lee Hahn. You can contact her at mlhahn@earthlink.net

Great company, great food and great fishing equal a great day!

Photos:Skip Nault and Randy Rowe with a nice brown trout. Randy, Skip, Tim Sheldon and Tom Allen won the group award for most fish caught. They landed 13 trout between them.
Photo: Tom Allen with a nice brown.
Photos: Everyone enjoying lunch.

Mad River Watershed In-Stream/Riparian Habitat Improvement Project Summary