freestone river · smallmouth bass · steelhead
John Day River (Service Creek)
Live conditions for John Day River (Service Creek): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
163cfs→ lowfishable
Inside the wade band, stable low · +1.9% over the last 6 hours.
Water temp—
Stage1.84 ft
Engine callGO 163 cfs in the wade band
The water
John Day River (Service Creek) is a freestone river in Oregon, fished for smallmouth bass, steelhead. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
smallmouth basssteelhead
Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Muleshoe Boat Launchramp
- Service Creek (Donnelly) River Access Park Boat Launchramp
- Twickenham Boat Launchramp
- Priest Hole Recreation Site Boat Launchramp
- Lower Burnt Ranch Boat Launchramp
- Clarno Boat Rampramp
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.