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Spring creek · Eastern West Virginia, Morgan County, the Potomac highlands at Berkeley Springs in the eastern panhandle · West Virginia

Warm Springs Run Fishing Guides

A short limestone spring run at Berkeley Springs, fed by the warm mineral springs the town was built around, carrying stocked and holdover trout down to the Potomac River.

A quiet river reach walled by hardwood forest in the Appalachians
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About the Warm Springs Run

Warm Springs Run is a short stream in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, fed by the mineral springs at Berkeley Springs that gave the town its name and its long history as a spa destination. The springs discharge at a notably constant temperature, warmer than the surrounding groundwater, and the run they form drops east through town and the surrounding valley to join the Potomac River near Hancock.

The spring source does what spring sources always do, which is to flatten out the extremes. The run holds steadier flow than a comparable rain fed stream of the same size, stays open through cold snaps that freeze its neighbours, and does not warm as sharply in July as the shallow limestone country around it otherwise would. That makes it capable of holding trout through periods when a great deal of West Virginia’s put and take water has gone too warm.

This is small, intimate water. It is a run rather than a river, narrow enough in places to step across without wetting a boot, and fishing it means short casts, careful approaches and a willingness to work upstream through brush. West Virginia stocks trout here, and some carry over and grow on the stable conditions. Smallmouth bass, rock bass and bluegill move up from the Potomac into the lower reach, so the fishery is genuinely mixed as you work downstream.

Berkeley Springs is a pleasant base with the state park and its historic spring house in the middle of town, and the run is easy to reach on foot from several points.

Anglers should note that the stocking schedule drives much of the fishing pressure here through spring, and that the run fishes far better on a quiet weekday than on the weekend after a stocking truck has visited.

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Now: 2.5 cfs, read 5:30 pm CDT, Sun Oct 18, 2026 (USGS 01613030, WARM SPRINGS RUN NEAR BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV).

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Access

Berkeley Springs - the town on the run, with lodging, food and the historic spring house.
Berkeley Springs State Park - public access at the spring source in the town centre.
Cacapon Resort State Park - a large state park south with lodging and its own waters.
Potomac River - the mainstem east near Hancock, with strong smallmouth fishing.
Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area - public land and water east of town.
Cacapon River - a noted smallmouth river a short drive west.
Hancock, Maryland - the nearest town across the Potomac, with services and trail access.

Seasons

Spring: stocking season and the heaviest pressure of the year, with the best trout numbers.
Summer: spring flow keeps the run cooler than neighbouring water, and smallmouth move up low down.
Fall: pressure drops and holdover trout fish well in cooling water.
Winter: the spring source keeps water open when other streams ice, allowing winter trout fishing.

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Questions

What is the current flow on the Warm Springs Run?

As of Oct 18, 5:30 pm, the USGS gauge WARM SPRINGS RUN NEAR BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV reads 3 cfs. Conditions update every 15 minutes.

What species can you catch on the Warm Springs Run?

Anglers target Bluegill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker on the Warm Springs Run in West Virginia.

Where can you access the Warm Springs Run?

Berkeley Springs - the town on the run, with lodging, food and the historic spring house. Berkeley Springs State Park - public access at the spring source in the town centre. Cacapon Resort State Park - a large state park south with lodging and its own waters. Potomac River - the mainstem east near Hancock, with strong smallmouth fishing. Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area - public land and water east of town. Cacapon River - a noted smallmouth river a short drive west. Hancock, Maryland - the nearest town across the Potomac, with services and trail access.

When is the best time to fish the Warm Springs Run?

Spring: stocking season and the heaviest pressure of the year, with the best trout numbers. Summer: spring flow keeps the run cooler than neighbouring water, and smallmouth move up low down. Fall: pressure drops and holdover trout fish well in cooling water. Winter: the spring source keeps water open when other streams ice, allowing winter trout fishing.

Where are the fishing regulations for the Warm Springs Run?

Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the West Virginia agency site: https://wvdnr.gov/fishing/fishing-regulations/