Small Streams, July 17th, 2021

Presently Warm River is likely the top small stream in our area for fishing success. It’s best waters for finding this begin at Warm River Spring and continue on downstream to the head of the cascades. This quality resumes from the base of the cascades down to Warm River campground. Caddis flies are the predominant the aquatic insect throughout with scattered PMDs, but terrestrial insect are becoming more important for trout every day. Brown, brook and rainbow trout are hosted. Traditional attractor patterns (renegade, Wulff series, humpy, stimulator) also work well. The best route to the portion below the spring is the Warm River Spring Road that heads east from the Mesa Falls Scenic Highway near the Upper Mesa Falls access. Parking places are nearby the spring but a way to find fewer anglers is to walk or bike the old railroad grade downstream from where it crosses the road. Access is off the railroad grade for the section below the cascades.