Middle Fork John Day River

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Catch record code 146

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About the Middle Fork John Day River

The Middle Fork John Day River is in Oregon, near Galena. It flows into the North Fork John Day River.

Steelhead are the main catch here. Anglers reported an average of about 7 harvested steelhead a year from 2007 to 2024. The best months are October and November, and the catch peaks in November. Smaller numbers of Chinook and coho are also reported. These figures count harvested fish only, not fish caught and released.

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North Fork John Day River
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Middle Fork John Day River

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    About this data

    River levels, weather, tides and catch statistics shown here are gathered from public sources and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We cannot guarantee that any figure is current, complete or error-free.

    Always confirm current regulations with ODFW or WDFW before you fish. Seasons, bag limits, gear rules and emergency closures change without notice and are not reflected on this site.

    Forecasts and gauge readings are for general planning only, not for navigation or any safety-critical decision. Catch statistics are historical harvest records, not a prediction of what is running now.

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    Sources: river gauge and weather data from NOAA and the National Weather Service; tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS; sun and moon times from the U.S. Naval Observatory and sunrise-sunset.org; forecast data from Visual Crossing; catch statistics published by ODFW and WDFW; maps by Google. River paths, boat launches and landmarks are derived from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. Geocoding by Geoapify.