| DATE | # OF DAYS | LOCATION | FLOW | WEATHER | FLOATERS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-20 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1190-948 | 76-90 | David, Chris, Wendy, Angela | Wake up and Watch the Sun Come Down. This was the M*A*S*H trip as Chris and Wendy were hit hard with some bug. Both recovered in time for riverside facials and ice cream cones (thanks Wendy). Camped in new spot 3rd night around corner from the corner camps. |
| 2024-06-13 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1640-1330 | 82-65 | David, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler, Andrew | No Steve or Jon (quitters). Building Cooler Brackets. Tyler arrived late Thurs night. Lost (and found my phone on top of hill). Horseshoes produced first 20/20/20 tie. Group honey hole fishing day 1 produced big fish of trip Andrew is claiming honors. |
| 2024-05-31 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2950-2540 | 78-62 | David, Paul, SteveS, | Traffic Jam on road down to launch. Great weather Fri-Sat. Little rain Sun and Mon night. Very windy Monday. Paul caught in water spout. Left reel handle at camp, random floater returned it on river. New spot in Palisades Opt 5 (Buddha Point) great site. State Police check. Caught 16" on fly rod white popper. Fishing was great 100+ |
| 2023-06-24 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 830-760 | 85 | David, Chris, Paul, SteveS, Angela | Paul brought the Brisket and a 16" bass on a fly rod. Great time soaking in the water, having coffee watching the sun come up. Talking with Guide Marty Hubbard |
| 2023-06-09 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1800-2600 | 82-92 Water 68-72 | David, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler, Andrew, Jon | Steve couldn't go due to work. Great flow and weather. Cory wins big fish 16"...again. Plenty of fish..215 on the counter. Gary wins Horseshoes without Steve as partner. Lots of Sheep and a Eagle. Flat tire on my truck at the take out. |
| 2022-06-23 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2970-2200 | 78-92 | David, Chris, Wendy, Tyler, Andrew, Travis | Finally great flow and weather. Tyler forgot stove-Wasco, Rufus no luck. Borrowed one from Denny/Rita. First trip for Travis. Wendy field surgeon treating all the cuts. Tyler caught catfish. River Guide Dave drags boat around Palisades bend to secure campsite. |
| 2022-06-10 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 5200-12900 | 74-66 | David, SteveE, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler, Andrew, Jon | RECORD FLOW - June 13 12,900 highest ever for that date. Lots of rain, almost lost 4 pontoon boats due to river rise. 3000 overnight. Scott broken oar, I dropped my phone in the river, Tyler and Scott horseshoe horserace champions. Cory big fish 14.5" |
| 2022-06-01 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 5930-6630 | 75-80/52 | David, PaulP, SteveS | High flow 9000 Mon before trip. George cancelled due to uncertainty. Water cold 58-62. Good fishing Thursday green worm and pumpkin with chartreuse tail. Flash flood warning Thursday night. River blown out Friday 6" visibility. 3 Fish for group all day. Headed home early |
| 2021-06-24 | 4 | Twickenham to Clarno | 418-324 | 96-115 | David, SteveS, Brooke, Chris, Wendy, Angela, Nelson, Katie, Kyle | lowest flow, hottest temp, Burnt Ranch rapid excitement, Speed trap, Sitting in water, facials |
| 2021-06-12 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 886-726 | 90-69 | David, SteveE, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler, Andrew, Jon | First two days great weather 85, big thunderstorm last day, hid out in cave. Horseshoe tourney, Gary big fish winner 17" Sexy Shad, Truck Window Bashed in, First Time using OR River Rentals $318, Silverado owners carry a big load, Ford owners... |
| 2021-06-03 | 4 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1430-1320 | 88-68 | David, Chris, SteveS | Great weather and flow. Jet Fly Over. Rattlesnake at camp. Steve lost 30 yr old Shakespear rod |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.5 | Twickenham to Clarno | 1100-800 | 70-83 | David, Chris | Impromptu end of season float due to OKC trip being cancelled due to Coronavirus. Great trip. Chris caught her first fish! Talked with Rangers Cody and Brett. |
| 2020-06-26 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1280-1010 | 96-61 | David, SteveE, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler and Andrew, Jon | Great trip, Jon's first trip. Caught big fish of trip along with Gary. Big wind Saturday. Two camps, one with a rattlesnake. Gary lost oar ,broken chair. Cory broken pole |
| 2020-06-21 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1800-1500 | 82-93 | David, PaulO, Christine, Chris, Angela, Nelson, Katie, Kyle | Best weather and flow trip of 2020. First time for Katie and Kyle |
| 2020-06-13 | 3 | Service Creek to Clarno | 1900-2200 | 58-61 | David, SteveS, Cary | worst weather in all the years going. Rained every day, thunderstorm one morning, steady cold rain last day. Fishing was slow. ripple worm in bluegill color worked well. Caught two 16-17". This distance is too far for 3 days. |
| 2020-06-05 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2800-2500 | 61-66 | David, Brad, Tyler | First trip of the Coronavirus era. River was closed until late May. Also first year of permits. Weather was so so. Thunderstorm hit camp but then sunny. fishing was good several biggins. |
| 2019-06-22 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1450-1500 | 80-75 | David, PaulO, Christine, Chris, Angela, Nelson, SteveS | First time for couples. One bad wind event at Jackknife canyon. |
| 2019-06-14 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2100 | 86 | David, SteveE, Gary, Scott, Cory, Tyler and Andrew | Great trip, perfect weather, lots of fish. Steve's pontoon boat blew out a pontoon which made for some excitement. The party barge was a hit. |
| 2019-05-30 | 5 | Clarno to Cottonwood | 6000 | 82 | David, SteveS, George, Bob, Tyler and Andrew 30 mile | Finally did Clarno rapids. Was quite a ride at 6000. Most rocks covered, one big drop to deal with but made it through sideways. Fishing was slow but caught much bigger fish, including a 20". At this flow river is dangerous as a canoe found out that was pinned against the rocks that we had to rescue. Great group of guys to go with. |
| 2019-05-11 | 2 | Cottonwood to Starvation Lane | 7340 | 84 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | Quick overnight trip, this flow is too high, fishing was slow, caught 4, take out was a disaster, downed trees and fast current made landing impossible |
| 2018-06-23 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 826-680-613 | 85/51 Water 72 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | A fire started by lightening went through the canyon from a little before camp 2 all the way up to thirtymile. on River Left. Camp 1 was ok but across river was all burned. Saw lots of spot fires second day. Weather was great. Had nice helping wind last day. |
| 2018-06-15 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 725-650-600 | 75/50 Water 72 | David, PaulP | Low flow but no major scraping. A little rain Saturday night, but little after that. Fishing was good 214 No big fish 1-14". Had big thunderstorm Sat no rain but wind blew us off the river. couldn't make any progress rowing. Saw big horn sheep on sheer wall. |
| 2018-06-08 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1000-910-950 | 80-62/50 Water 70 | David, Brad, SteveS, George | Rained Friday night, but little after that. Fishing was good 178. Brad used Chartreuse grub worked well. Heavier jig 1/4 oz. Had huge wind gust at camp second night. Sent table flying about 50 feet into bushes. Steve's friend from Nebraska, George, joined the trip. |
| 2018-06-01 | 3 | Twickenham to Clarno | 1950-1600 | 72-84/38 Water-62-68 | David, Gary, Scott, SteveE, Tyler, Cory, Andrew | Rented a raft from Service Creek. Worked well. Had some rain but not during camp and wasn't too bad. Fishing was slow on Friday then picked up each day. Great camp sites at bottom of Homestead rapid, and Big Bend canyon. This section not as scenic as thirtymile |
| 2017-06-30 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 872-733 | 91/54 | David, Chris | Last minute trip to retrieve Steve's vest. Didn't fish much. Made notes on the river. Did not drag much at this flow, some spots to watch out for |
| 2017-06-23 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1370-1160 | 86/47 | David, Brad, SteveS | Great weather, Fishing was good 158. Steve flipped his boat this trip also left fishing vest on bank. Was able to retrieve it the following week |
| 2017-06-16 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1760-1980 | 66/56 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | Fishing was ok 125 |
| 2017-06-09 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2600-2900 | 64-67/45 | David, Gary, Scott, SteveE, Tyler, Andrew | Rained but not during camp and wasn't too bad. Major pontoon fail on Gary's boat, frame rusted (see Fails page). Andrew broke an oar. Bring radios!. Fishing was ok 115 and one 17" higher flow made it tougher to get as many casts in . |
| 2016-06-17 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 700-800 | 66-81/55 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | Weather was bad, rained Sat night and didn't let up until Noon. Stayed in different spot first night due to rain. No morning sun. Fishing was still good caught 200+ one 15" |
| 2016-06-04 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1000-900 | 94-100/60 | David, Gary, Scott, SteveE | Great weather. Fishing was great |
| 2016-05-28 | 2 | Wooden Bridge to Twickenham | 1360-1260 | 73-78/47 | David, Tyler, Andrew | Got nothing |
| 2015-06-20 | 2 | Cottonwood to Starvation Lane | 454-428 | 70 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | My only note on this trip is if go with boys bring bigger bottles of alcohol. |
| 2015-06-06 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 2100-1600 | 92-98/60 | David, Tyler, Andrew | First trip for Andrew. Great weather. Fishing was great 196 on my counter. Ran out of ice second day, rookie guide mistake. |
| 2015-05-23 | 2 | Wooden Bridge to Twickenham | 3600-5400 | 68-75/37 | David, Chris | Flow was very fast second day. Fishing was bad due to high flow. Saw rattlesnake while bank fishing at camp down towards end of island |
| 2015-03-07 | 1 | Cottonwood to Starvation Lane | 1480 | 65-70 | David, PaulP | Day trip. Took about 6 hours at this flow. Water was cold 50. Only caught 3 fish between us |
| 2014-06-28 | 3 | Thirtymile to Cottonwood | 1000-1200 | 78-85/55 | David, SteveS, Greg McCarty (steve's friend), John Durkin, Tyler | The first Thirtymile trip. Spent night in Condon. Fishing was insane 308 on my counter, still the record. Got a long rip in my pontoon second day, didn't discover until got home. Lucky didn't puncture bladder. |
| 2014-06-14 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 1460-1200 | 68-65/33 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | Perfect flow, good fishing 81. Chris flipped in Russo. Very scary, was wearing life jacket. Only lost 1 flipper. Made for a cold night with all of the wet clothes. Also the trip Cory left his clothes at home so Tyler and I were sharing ours. |
| 2014-06-01 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 2200-2000 | 80-82/45 | David, Gary, Scott, SteveE | The first bro trip with Steve Stayed in Fossil at Bowerman house. Fishing was good 64+. What will become a pattern, Scott lost a fishing pole and Gary caught the big fish 22" still the record for the group (see picture on Honor Roll page) |
| 2013-07-06 | 1 | Cottonwood to Starvation Lane | 445 | 88 | David, PaulP | Day trip. Took about 8 hours at this flow. Had to drag about 3 times |
| 2013-06-29 | 2 | Cottonwood to Starvation Lane | 919 | 94/64 | David, Chris, Tyler, Cory | First time doing this float. Family trip, great weather! Cory caught big fish at camp (see picture on Honor Roll page) |
| 2013-06-23 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 865 | 64/55 | David, John Durkin, SteveS, Greg, Luke (Greg's daughter's boyfriend) | First bad weather trip. Had rain one day got pretty cold. Bring rain gear if at all in the forecast. Fishing was good 70-80 |
| 2013-06-09 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 1200-1100 | 85-88/43 | David, Gary, Scott, PaulP, SteveP (Paul's brother in law) | The first bro trip! Played golf in Condon, stayed at Service Creek. Fishing was outstanding 80+. Scott lost the first of what would be many fishing poles :)). Gary also caught the first (of what would become many) of his big fish 18" |
| 2012-07-21 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 360-330 | 89/51 | David and PaulP | Latest and lowest float we have done. This is probably too low. A lot of dragging. Big thunderstorm week before trip ruined river, too silty. Only caught 4 fish |
| 2012-06-10 | 2 | Service Creek to Twickenham | 2310-2030 | 75-80/40 | David and PaulP | Left fishing poles at hotel in Condon |
| 2010-06-13 | 2 | Wooden Bridge to Twickenham | 5800-5000 | 78-83/46 | David, John Durkin, Greg | First trip on this stretch. Fishing was bad due to high flow. |
| 2005-06-18? | 3 | Twickenham to Clarno | 1040 | 73/45 | David, Cory, Mitch and Mark Allen, Mark's friends | My first John Day trip. Did more floating than fishing. Lost Mark on second day and had to row drift boat by myself. Lots of floaters on this section. Two rapids Homestead and Burntranch. |
