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Willowemoc Creek Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Willowemoc Creek: the Beaverkill's largest tributary, with a year-round catch-and-release reach between Livingston Manor and Roscoe.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
53 cfs
Air / High
57 / 58 F
Wind
NNE 6 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 01419500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 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.

Willowemoc Creek is in its winter mode: slow, deep and deliberate. The river is running 53 cfs, dropping and clearing. Today brings clear skies, wind NNE around 6 mph, rising pressure near 1027 hPa and a high of 58. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:33 AM-11:33 AM and 10:02 PM-12:02 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Brown troutExcellent

Below 50°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Brook troutExcellent

Below 50°F is the fall spawning band (40-50°F in Vermont), so stay off spawning gravel. In winter Maine IFW finds pond fish close to shore in 4 to 12 feet of water under the ice.

Tomorrow: Similar at 57 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Before you go

New York requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $25.00 for residents. What a New York licence costs and where to buy it →

Chasing brown trout here? Check the size and bag limits with DEC before you keep anything. The season dates for New York, read off the agency, are on the New York seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 01419500.

488111453 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 41 years of October 23

At 53 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 01419500 (Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor) is at the 53rd percentile for the date: normal. In half of the 41 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 46 cfs; the highest was 2,700 cfs and the lowest 11 cfs.

p10 13median 46p90 200

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 01419500; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp57 F
High / Low58 / 36 F
WindNNE 6-8 mph
Pressure1026.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:21 / 18:05
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (gauge)50 F USGS
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

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

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Willowemoc Creek this week

The best day on Willowemoc Creek this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 — Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
9:33 AM-11:33 AM and 10:02 PM-12:02 AM
Minor period
3:55 AM-4:55 AM
Sun
07:21 to 18:05
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 8 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

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

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Brook trout illustration

Brook trout

Spring and fall in ponds and lakes, when fish come shallow; summer in the coldest headwater streams

The brook trout is a char native to eastern North America, a fish of cold, clean streams and ponds, and the state fish of Michigan. Below 50°F is the fall spawning band (40-50°F in Vermont), so stay off spawning gravel. In winter Maine IFW finds pond fish close to shore in 4 to 12 feet of water under the ice.

When to come: the Willowemoc Creek 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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Brown trout
Brook trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

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

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Willowemoc Creek today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 62 F, wind to 13 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 63 F, wind to 7 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 65 F, wind to 9 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

New York fishing license. DEC Stocked-Extended reaches: April 1 to October 15, 3 trout a day with no more than 1 longer than 12 inches; October 16 to March 31, catch-and-release with artificial lures only. Catch-and-release reach (second Quickway bridge east of Roscoe to 1,200 feet above Elm Hollow Brook): all year, artificial lures, no harvest.

Access

Find posted public fishing rights and parking on DEC's DECinfo Locator trout stream map; the Willowemoc Wild Forest covers headwater reaches.

About this water

A 26-mile Catskill trout stream in Sullivan County, New York, and the largest tributary of the Beaverkill (DEC); gauge USGS 01419500 near Livingston Manor.

Fishing Willowemoc Creek: the full guide

The creek

DEC describes the Willowemoc as the 26-mile-long, largest tributary of the Beaverkill: dominated by brown trout, with brook trout in abundance along its Forest Preserve headwaters. DEC counts it among the Catskill rivers pivotal to the history of American fly fishing.

The lower seven miles

Most anglers fish the lower seven miles between Livingston Manor and Roscoe, which DEC compares with the lower Beaverkill: large pools and long riffles with mayflies, caddis and stoneflies. DEC's Catskills guide singles out Hazel Bridge Pool in the catch-and-release water, where trout often take midges at the surface.

Four reaches, two rules

DEC's trout stream regulations split the creek into four reaches. Three are Stocked-Extended: from the Beaverkill up to the second Route 17 Quickway bridge east of Roscoe, from 1,200 feet above Elm Hollow Brook up to the Parkston Road bridge, and from the downstream end of the Willowemoc Wild Forest up to Fir Brook. The 3.5 miles between that Quickway bridge and the point 1,200 feet above Elm Hollow Brook are catch-and-release with artificial lures all year.

Common questions

Where is the no-kill water?

From the second Route 17 Quickway bridge east of Roscoe upstream 3.5 miles to 1,200 feet above Elm Hollow Brook: catch-and-release, artificial lures, all year.

Where are the brook trout?

In the Forest Preserve headwaters, according to DEC; the lower creek is mostly brown trout.

Can I keep trout anywhere?

In the Stocked-Extended reaches, 3 a day from April 1 to October 15, only one longer than 12 inches; the rest of the year is catch-and-release.

Is fishing good at Willowemoc Creek 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

Beaverkill8 miDelaware River15 miEsopus Creek29 miWest Branch Delaware River29 miLake Wallenpaupack39 miGreenwood Lake57 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 01419500 — Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:15 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 41.9000, -74.8300 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 5, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 5, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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