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Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creeks Fly Fishing Report
Latest Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creeks conditions, hatch notes, wadeability, best fishing windows, and recommended flies. Reports are updated from current official gauge and weather data when useful, with dated archive links below.
Latest report: October 19, 2026
Beaverkill-Willowemoc Fishing Report: October 19, 2026
The Beaverkill is falling through 289 cfs at Cooks Falls with 46 F water, while the Willowemoc is near 74 cfs and calls for a careful low-water approach.
- Status
- good
- Best window
- Midday through late afternoon
- Best methods
- nymphs, wet flies, dry flies
- Wadeability
- good
Latest official sources checked: USGS Water Data, National Weather Service.
Recent reports
151 dated Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creeks reports, newest first.
October 19, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreeksCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill is falling through 289 cfs at Cooks Falls with 46 F water, while the Willowemoc is near 74 cfs and calls for a careful low-water approach. | Midday through late afternoon | nymphs, wet flies, dry flies | good | good | Read report |
October 18, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreeksCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill is falling through 356 cfs at Cooks Falls with 46 F water, light wind, and a better midday-to-afternoon window after a cold start. | Midday through late afternoon | nymphs, wet flies, dry flies | good | good | Read report |
October 17, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreeksCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill sits at 548 cfs with water at 53 F, but cold 40 F temperatures and 12-15 mph northwest winds from a passing cold front make today a tough day on the Upper Delaware freestone. | Late morning when wind drops | nymphs, wet flies, streamers | limited | tough | Read report |
October 16, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill at Cooks Falls drops to 197 cfs with improving clarity and steady BWO and Sulphur hatches, but today's rain and thunderstorms and an approaching cold front narrow the window for safe, comfortable fishing. | Morning through midday | nymphs, wet flies, dry flies | good | fair | Read report |
October 15, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill and Willowemoc are falling into comfortable fishing shape with improving clarity and steady BWO and Sulphur hatches for late afternoon dry-fly opportunities. | Late afternoon | nymphs, wet flies, dry flies | good | good | Read report |