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Beaverkill Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The birthplace of American dry-fly fishing: the Beaverkill still runs wild browns through the pools that named the sport.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
1,810 cfs
Air / High
75 / 74 F
Wind
WNW 9 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 01420500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Beaverkill is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. The river is running 1,810 cfs, on the rise. Today brings clear skies, wind WNW around 9 mph, rising pressure near 1012 hPa and a high of 74. Water sits around 54 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutGood

Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown troutGood

Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

Tomorrow: Similar at 70 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 01420500.

4861,0081,5291,810 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp75 F
High / Low74 / 62 F
WindWNW 9-18 mph
Pressure1011.7 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain7% cloud, 71%
Sunrise / Sunset06:28 / 19:28
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~54 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Rain, 74/62 F, wind 10 mph, rain 71%

Slow. High rain chance; fish the front edge before it arrives.

Species guide

The species that matter on Beaverkill: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Best: Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

The workhorse of western rivers: riffles, seams and dry-fly eats. Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

When to come: the Beaverkill calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 54 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~54 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 79 F, wind to 9 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 70 F, wind to 8 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 77 F, wind to 6 mph.

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Before you go

License

New York requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

No-kill artificial-only water from Cairns Pool downstream and on designated upper reaches; standard trout regulations elsewhere. New York license required: check current DEC Region 4 rules.

Access

Public fishing rights easements and parking along Old Route 17 in Roscoe, Beaverkill and Little Pond state campgrounds upstream.

About this water

A 44-mile Catskills trout river through Sullivan and Delaware counties, New York, joining the East Branch Delaware at East Branch.

Fishing Beaverkill: the full guide

Where the sport began

The Beaverkill drains the western Catskills through Roscoe: Trout Town USA: and every pool on its lower river carries a name older than most fishing clubs: Junction, Barnhart’s, Hendrickson’s, Cairns, Wagon Tracks. This is where Theodore Gordon adapted English dry flies to American water in the 1890s, where the Hendrickson and the Quill Gordon were tied, and where a century of fly-fishing literature was written from the bank. It still fishes: wild browns and stocked holdovers in classic riffle-pool water that reads like a textbook because the textbooks were written here.

A hatch-driven calendar

The season opens with Hendricksons in mid-April, the hatch that gave the river its most famous fly: afternoon emergences with fish rising in the flats below Roscoe. May brings March browns and Gray Fox; late May the Green Drake on the upper river. Sulphurs carry June evenings, tricos and terrestrials dominate July and August mornings, and September olives close the season. Between hatches, nymph the deep pool heads with pheasant tails and stoneflies.

The two rivers

The upper Beaverkill above Roscoe is a small, cold, wild-trout stream through private and posted club water with public access at the state campgrounds: intimate, technical, and full of wild browns and brookies. The lower river from Junction Pool to the East Branch runs bigger and warmer, holds the No-Kill mile at Cairns Pool, and gets the crowds. Summer heat pushes the lower river past safe temperatures: carry a thermometer and move upstream or to the East Branch tailwater when it climbs.

Access in Roscoe

Public fishing rights easements line much of the lower river with parking at the Cairns and Hendrickson pool pulloffs along Old Route 17. The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor holds the history; Roscoe’s fly shops hold the current intelligence. Junction Pool, where the Willowemoc meets the Beaverkill, is the single most photographed confluence in American fly fishing: fish it at dawn before the pilgrims arrive.

Common questions

Why is the Beaverkill so famous?

It is the cradle of American dry-fly fishing: Gordon, the Hendrickson, Junction Pool and a century of angling literature all came from these pools. The fishing is good; the history is unmatched.

When should I fish it?

Mid-April through mid-June for the classic hatches, and September for olives and solitude. July and August warm the lower river: fish the upper reaches early.

Are the trout wild?

The upper river holds wild browns and brookies; the lower river mixes wild fish with stocked holdovers. Both fish honestly and rise to a good drift.

Is fishing good at Beaverkill right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Willowemoc Creek8 miDelaware River14 miWest Branch Delaware River21 miEsopus Creek35 miLake Wallenpaupack40 miOtsego Lake58 mi
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