John Day River, Oregon
Smallmouth Bass photos
All images are by Dave McCoy unless otherwise noted and are all under copyright protection.


Cathedral Rock on the upper bass float.


A leisurely walk in the green.


Jim Wentzel with a nice 20 incher taken on a Blue Winged Olive.

Mia Sheppard showing she can't wait for the boats to be launched.


Sunset at camp on the upper float.

One of 200 plus fish caught today, tomorrow and the next day!


Native American petroglyph.


Jim Wentzel rowing through the last run before camp, again.


Tents at camp on upper float.


After lunch snooze at Burnt Canyon.


Another amazing sunset.


Another resident of the river.


Chip Lenihan and gang from Telluride, Aspen and Durango, Colorado on lower float.


Chip fishing against the wall on the lower float from 30 Mile Creek to Cottonwood.


Camp from spire on upper float.


Shannon Bennett putting on clinic before lunch.


Old homestead just down stream of Ferry Canyon.


Shannon with another fish on. Todays competition saw over 300 fish landed per boat.


All those fish on and this was the only one Shannon could land! Just kidding buddy.

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