River Open — summer low / warm

John Day River (Cottonwood Bridge)

Cottonwood / Roosevelt, OR · about 2 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

Lower river, still public.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season

Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule

License

Oregon angling license (ODFW)

Park

County / BLM at Cottonwood Bridge.

Walk in

Short walk from the public lot.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Friday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky: ☀️ fair
Sun and moon: Rise 9:06 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:01
Next dawn (Saturday): SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 2 mph

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.

Notes

Easy Angling Northeast. Confirm ODFW.

Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

Shops

Deschutes Angler

504 Deschutes Ave, Maupin, OR 97037
Seasonal — call

Lower Deschutes desk. Ask them where you can stand.

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site

Campground · 15 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm Oregon State Parks

On the John Day. Legal camp if you want dawn in the canyon.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Dreamers Lodge

Motel · 20 min to the water · Year-round — call

Indoor bed in John Day. Service Creek is the morning drive.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.