john-day-river
John Day River is a river in Oregon.
It ranks #9 among the 10 waters of Oregon in the registry, and is of regional prominence.
Fished for steelhead.
Species: steelhead and smallmouth bass.
USGS GNIS record: 1144304.
Access points: Clarno and Cottonwood Bridge.
McDonald's Ferry (access). It is launchable. Lowest boating take-out; Tumwater Falls below is unrunnable. Also called McDonald's Crossing.
Service Creek (access). It is fishable and launchable.
It is upstream of Clarno.
Thirtymile (access). It is launchable. Rugged six-mile 4WD road.
It is upstream of Cottonwood Bridge.
Rock Creek (access). It is fishable.
Starvation Lane (access). It is launchable.
It is upstream of McDonald's Ferry.
Tumwater Falls (feature). It is fishable. About 10 roadless miles below McDonald's Ferry.
Float: Clarno to Thirtymile, from Clarno to Thirtymile, 25 miles.
Float: Thirtymile to Cottonwood Bridge, from Thirtymile to Cottonwood Bridge, 44 miles.
Float: Starvation Lane to McDonald's Ferry, from Starvation Lane to McDonald's Ferry, 10 miles.
Float: Cottonwood Bridge to Starvation Lane, from Cottonwood Bridge to Starvation Lane, 10 miles.
Sourced from 1 independent fly site.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store and westernrivers.org.
Hatches
Hatch timing not yet researched.
Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.