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Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creek Fly Fishing Report
Latest Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creek 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: September 6, 2026
Beaverkill-Willowemoc Fishing Report: September 6, 2026
The Beaverkill and Willowemoc continue to fall, with cool morning water and improving flows but lingering clarity and crossing concerns.
- Status
- fair
- Best window
- Morning through midday after checking clarity and access
- Best methods
- streamers, nymphs, wet flies
- Wadeability
- limited
Latest official sources checked: USGS Water Data, National Weather Service.
Recent reports
108 dated Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creek reports, newest first.
September 6, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill and Willowemoc continue to fall, with cool morning water and improving flows but lingering clarity and crossing concerns. | Morning through midday after checking clarity and access | streamers, nymphs, wet flies | limited | fair | Read report |
September 5, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill has fallen to about 1,080 cfs but remains high and off-color, while the Willowemoc near 144 cfs offers the more practical section-by-section check. | Wait for more Beaverkill runoff to pass; inspect the Willowemoc first | streamers, nymphs, wet flies | limited | tough | Read report |
September 4, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill was still rising through 2,320 cfs at the 9 AM refresh, making routine wading unsafe; wait for the freestones to crest, fall, and clear. | Wait for the Beaverkill to crest and both streams to clear | streamers, nymphs | unsafe | unsafe | Read report |
September 3, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill is high at 1,740 cfs and the Willowemoc is up to 336 cfs after storms, so treat the freestones as a limited edge-water or wait-it-out option today. | Wait for levels and color to settle; fish only soft edges if storms stay away | streamers, wet flies, nymphs | limited | tough | Read report |
September 2, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverkill and Willowemoc CreekCatskills, New YorkThe Beaverkill and Willowemoc are fishable but cautious, with 409 cfs and 64.0 F at Cooks Falls, 77.9 cfs and 62.1 F on the Willowemoc, and thunderstorms plus heavier overnight rain in the forecast. | Morning into early afternoon cloud cover, then only if thunderstorms and water temperatures stay safe | dry flies, wet flies, nymphs | limited | fair | Read report |