Freestone · Sandstone Shale · New York

Beaverkill

The Beaverkill stream running over cobblestones in fall foliage, with a wooden footbridge in the background, Catskills, New York.
Marginal · Rainbow Trout
Slate Drake · 10-14
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River lifting fast on the rain. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.44 mLifting fast
  • Water temp19.4°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
SD
Slate Drake10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.44 m
Lifting fast
Water temp19.4°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather21°C
WindW 19 km/h
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent2.4 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Warm — slow
19.4°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
Water at 19.4°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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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Blue QuillHatch
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HendricksonHatch
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Eastern March BrownHatch
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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
Beats · 3 · 1 reaches

The Beaverkill is public water for most of its length, but public water is not the same as a public bank — a lot of the frontage is private, and New York's Public Fishing Rights are narrow 33-foot easements bought from landowners, not a general right to cross. Fish the signed access points, the PFR corridors and the NY DEC no-kill stretches, and confirm the reach regulations before you go. This is a freestone, not a tailwater: it warms hard by July, so the honest move in high summer is to rest it and fish the cold branch releases instead.

Beaverkill · 3 beatsDay rods
Upper Beaverkill, Roscoe / Junction Pool, Lower Beaverkill
The 3 beats
Upper BeaverkillPublic
NY DEC public access + private frontage
The cold, intimate upper river above Roscoe — classic Catskill freestone with wild browns and headwater brook trout. There's good public access and PFR water in stretches, but plenty of private frontage between, so use the marked easements and don't assume the bank is open.
Much of the frontage is private; NY Public Fishing Rights are 33-ft bank easements only. Confirm current NY DEC no-kill / artificial-only reach boundaries before fishing.
Roscoe / Junction PoolPublic
NY DEC public access + private frontage
The historic heart of American fly fishing — Junction Pool at Roscoe, 'Trout Town USA', where the Willowemoc meets the Beaverkill, and the named pools below carry a century of fly-fishing history. High-recognition water, heavily fished, with a mix of public access and private frontage around the village.
Public-access node but expect crowds and private bank between access points. Use signed access and PFR corridors; verify reach regulations.
Lower BeaverkillPublic
NY DEC public access + private frontage
The bigger, warmer water down toward the East Branch confluence — broad pools and a freestone river that takes on real heat by midsummer. A useful temperature contrast to the cold branch tailwaters, but the reach to fish in spring and autumn, not in the July heat.
Strong summer thermal-welfare reach — water can climb into stressful temperatures; rest the fish when it warms. Public water with private bank between access points; verify reach regulations.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • No-kill / artificial-only sections plus general season
  • Verify NY DEC.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here at 19.4°C — the fishing's alive, but these are cooler if you'd rather rest the warm water.
Willowemoc Creek
9.0 km
17.9°C
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The Beaverkill stream running over cobblestones in fall foliage, with a wooden footbridge in the background, Catskills, New York.
    Beaverkill stream
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 80%
How the 31 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature59 × 28%16.5
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 53
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
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