John Day River 2014

I did a 4 day 3 night float down the John Day from 30 mile to Cottonwood. Went with 10 others for a bachelor party. Weather was perfect, fishing and catching was excellent, no mosquitos, Outback stayed upright even after a few beers, and we saw a lot of wildlife. Great part of the state.

Not sure how to get the picture to be upright. Sry

Looks awesome. I keep hoping to make a John Day trip happen before they start restricting it more, and every year it gets away from me. I still may make it later this year for a short trip.

What kind of fish/day were you hitting?

I was targeting small mouth bass. The trip was June 29th thru the 2nd. Fishing was good from 5am thru 9pm. It was just a little more difficult to fish when the wind picked up. I did see steelhead, catfish, carp, and maybe a spawned out salmon. The water was murky though so it was difficult to be sure.

Sorry, I meant quantity (fish/day)... I've heard of guys doing triple digits in a single day up there. I'd be happy with a dozen!

Dbaum, awesome post!  That's a great float.

Sorry, I meant quantity (fish/day)... I've heard of guys doing triple digits in a single day up there. I'd be happy with a dozen!

When the Predator crew hit it last year we had multiple 300 fish days.

-Spot-