JOHN DAY R AT BLUE MTN HOT SPGS NR PRAIRIE CITY,OR
JOHN DAY RIVER OR USGS
JOHN DAY R AT BLUE MTN HOT SPGS NR PRAIRIE CITY,OR (14036860) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the JOHN DAY RIVER in OR, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 14036860
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- OR
- Coordinates
- 44.3579, -118.5761
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Fishing regulations
Northeast Zone zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Gear
- Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be immediately released unharmed. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon.
- Notes
- Zone table — Streams
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Trout Open · Catch & release only May 22 – Oct 31 Details
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May 22 – Oct 31
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- >8"
- Gear
- Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. 8 inch minimum length. Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day in lakes. Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead in streams. No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout. Closed to angling for bull trout. See exceptions for catch-and-release angling under Exceptions for Imnaha and Wenaha rivers.
- Notes
- Zone table — Streams
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Size rule
- no minimum
- Notes
- Zone table — Streams
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Sucker, Carp, Chub, Northern Pikeminnow, Sculpin, Whitefish, Shad, and other Nongame Fish No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Salmon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Steelhead No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 3
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Los_Angeles
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedJohn Day R At Blue Mtn Hot Spgs Nr Prairie City, OR has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17070201 containing this station. The dataset includes 8 species with recorded observations.
Species include: paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingii), torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and 3 others.
- Paiute Sculpin Cottus beldingii
- Torrent Sculpin Cottus rhotheus
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 8 species
- from 8 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 14, 2000 – Jul 23, 2008
- 6 dated records
Sources
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