Last modified: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Logan River

(third dam to Idaho state line)

Location:: Ten miles northeast of Logan, Utah, and continuing upstream to the Idaho border.

Game fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout, brown trout, mountain whitefish.

Logan River Photo by Tom Pettengill

Stream length: 23.5 miles

Elevation: Approximately 6,000 feet

Average Flow (minimum flow): None. The mean annual flow is 217 cfs.

Maximum water temperature: Mid 60s F

Productivity: The Logan River is very productive and is maintained by natural

reproduction.

Type of fishing available: Artificial fly and lure only from Card Canyon Bridge to Red Banks campground, bait allowed upstream from Red Banks.

Angler pressure: Receives high of angler pressure but is able to sustain the pressure and maintain a good fishery. Special regulations for this water help the quality of the fishery.

Accommodations: Motels in Logan and Garden City, Forest Service campgrounds.

Food: Logan, Garden City

Fish food: Aquatic insects and small fish

Land ownership: 69 percent U.S. Forest Service and 31 percent private

Access: Good, highway parallels stream throughout canyon

Unique attraction: The Logan River is a beautiful river unregulated by dams, maintaining a natural flow regime. It has good to excellent riparian habitat.