Freestone · Sandstone Shale · New York, US

Esopus Creek

Esopus Creek flowing over a rocky streambed with forested mountains in the background, Catskills, New York.
Prime · Brown Trout
Blue Winged Olive · 18-22
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
  • Level1.61 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp11.9°C
  • ClarityClearPortal can colour it without rain
Today's fly
Blue Winged Olive
Blue Winged Olive18-22
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.61 m
Last reading 2h ago
Water temp11.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather1°C
WindNW 13 km/h
Pressure1033 hPa
Rain · recent6.4 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11.9°Cideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
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Quill GordonHatch
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Blue QuillHatch
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HendricksonHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
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
77
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Brook trout
Willowemoc Creek
47 km
75
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Beaverkill
53 km
81
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Wappinger Creek
55 km
0
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 Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 85 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts