Yes, Crocus Creek is a great place to wade providing the water is low enough. Parking on the other side of the small bridge over Crocus Creek. I had a great outing here in October back in the 90s. Large gravel bar. Not sure what it's like now, because things change, but the current was too deep and swift on the far side for wading, but fishing right from the gravel bar on the west side was just fine. I was able to wade just above the bar and hooked some really nice browns. Below the bar can be good also.
Another place is called Big Rennox Creek. It's on the way to Crocus out of Burkesville. You pull in a picnic area and park. Take a the path through the woods or wade/follow the creek bed back to the river. Be careful on the path. Some steep and slippery and hard to navigate places. Another gravel bar here at low water. Had to wade out quite a ways here because it was shallow, but there's fish even in the shallows. Deep, swift channel on far bank. Good fishing below bar as well.
I'm not an expert fly fisherman by any means, but the Cumberland is known as mostly a nymph river. Princes, Copper Johns, Brassies and Zebra midges work well. You might try combinations with a midge dropper. Brandon Wade is a nice guy and could offer more advice.
I have waded at Winfreys and an area above Winfrey's Rocks that was shallow, and I hear they have a new area open around Snow Island, but I really don't have much info on those. They are near the Rainbow Run area I think, where a lot of big fish have been caught. There can be some limited wading at the Rock House as well at low water. Of course, there's Helm's Landing as well, but that place is a bit too popular and crowded at times. There is some wading at the 2cd gravel ramp downstream from the campground at the dam also. Not sure about the areas below Burkesville. My best day on the river was fishing off the gravel bars just upstream from Helm's Landing at Swan's Bottom in July just after they started working on the dam. I accessed these bars by paddling upstream from Helms in a kayak. I hooked my biggest rainbow ever here, but lost him in the shallows. He was a true "monster". I'll probably never hook one that big again in my lifetime. As you may already know, wading is limited on the Cumberland and the levels depend totally on how much water is being released, so I hope this helps. These are just my experiences, not the gospel.
I see you are in Utah now. Have you fished below Powell Dam in Southern Utah? I hear it has more trout per mile than any water in America. I was in Kanab, Utah back around 2000 and wanted to check it out, but there just wasn't enough time.
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