Freestone · Sandstone Shale · New York

Esopus Creek

Esopus Creek flowing over a rocky streambed with forested mountains in the background, Catskills, New York.
Prime · Rainbow Trout
Slate Drake · 10-14
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.25 mLast reading 11h ago
  • Water temp17.3°C
  • ClarityClearPortal can colour it without rain
Today's fly
SD
Slate Drake10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.25 m
Last reading 11h ago
Water temp17.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindSW 23 km/h
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent4.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
17.3°Cideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Quill GordonHatch
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Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Local fly shops: Dette Flies·Beaverkill Angler
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General season plus artificial-only extension
  • Verify NY DEC.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Neversink River
31 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Brook trout
Willowemoc Creek
47 km
80
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Beaverkill
53 km
31
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Wappinger Creek
55 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Brook trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Esopus Creek flowing over a rocky streambed with forested mountains in the background, Catskills, New York.
    Esopus Creek
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Not assessed
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Esopus Creek, Upper, and minor tribs' (NY1307-0007), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Insufficient Information. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY1307-0007

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 82 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts