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White River Report
White river
The White river has been a VERY fickle little stream this fall and early winter. Resident trout and steelhead are available in the first 10-15 miles below the Hesperia dam. When the White has water, it has fished well and when levels drop to/below normal, it fishes comparatively poor. Being a rather small stream, it's suspect to "anchor ice" and slushy flows.
A small and intimate river, the White is best known for its migratory salmon, steelhead and walleye. It also produces respectable trout given its size and in recent years has yielded 15+" brown trout. With water temps in the White climbing fast during spring and early summer, hatches are sporadic, but can be significant at times. With the river running more narrow and swift above the dam in the town of Hesperia, water temps stay cooler and insect hatches can be a bit more reliable. Weather and related precipitation can and does affect flows and related insect activity both above and below the Hesperia dam.
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