Northeast
Willowemoc Creek
Live Conditions
Willowemoc Creek — Beaverkill proxy (Cooks Falls — no Willowemoc gauge)
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
28.7 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Partly cloudy
66° / 41°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
66° / 46°
Wed
☁️Overcast
70° / 50°
Thu
🌦️Drizzle
61° / 51°
0.07"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
8.6
Time of Day
Using: 159 CFS · 46°F · Midges
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Willowemoc Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Willowemoc Creek · November · Late Fall
🟢 Active now at 46°F water
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Midges (size 22-26). BWOs (size 22) on mild afternoons. Brown trout spawning — RESPECT REDDS, fish non-spawning water. Streamer fishing for large fish.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About Willowemoc Creek
The Beaverkill's twin sister and the second half of Catskill fly-fishing history. The Willowemoc and Beaverkill meet at the Junction Pool in Roscoe — "Trout Town USA" — making this confluence the most storied piece of trout water in America. Wild browns, holdover rainbows, and native brookies in the upper reaches near Livingston Manor. Hatch progression mirrors the Beaverkill: legendary Hendricksons in late April, Green Drakes in late May.
Regulations
No active USGS gauge on the Willowemoc — the gauge shown is the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, used as a rough directional indicator since the two rivers share the same watershed and meet at the Junction Pool in Roscoe. Check local angler reports for direct Willowemoc conditions. No-kill, artificial-only sections exist along the Willowemoc — consult current NYSDEC regs. Requires NYSDEC license.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Willowemoc Creek with more confidence.
New York Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Licenses (no separate trout stamp), the April 1 – October 15 default season, year-round catch-and-release sections on the Beaverkill, Willowemoc,…
Trout Species of New York
The Catskills wild brown trout fishery (Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Delaware) — the historic Lee Wulff and Art Flick water — plus stocked-and-wild…
The Catskills: Cradle of American Fly Fishing
The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, and Neversink rivers of the Catskill Mountains are where American dry fly fishing was invented — and Theodore Gordon, the…