Fly Fishing the Willowemoc Creek

A classic Catskill freestone that flows through Livingston Manor to join the Beaverkill at the famous Junction Pool, the Willowemoc carries the same storied dry-fly heritage as its sister rivers and remains one of the most accessible Catskill streams for wade anglers.

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When to fish

April–October

Best months: April–October

Best
Off-peak

Blue-winged Olive: March–May; July–November. Hendrickson: late April–May.

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Where to fish

Along the Willowemoc Creek

Callicoon Center1 shopRoscoe3 shops

Town of Hancock1 shopLivingston Manor1 shop

NY Route 17 / SR 17 and Route 179 parallel most of the creek; the Van Tran Flat Covered Bridge Park near Livingston Manor provides public access with parking. A 2-mile no-kill section from Livingston Manor downstream to the Beaverkill confluence offers the most productive regulated water.

The water

Freestone

Key hatches

Early Brown Stonefly
Hendrickson
Quill Gordon
Brown Drake
Eastern Green Drake

Hatch calendar

Conditions

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Hatch calendar

Months each hatch is active on the Willowemoc Creek, with hook sizes and local timing notes.
Hatch · hook	A	M	J	J	A	S
Early Brown Stonefly(stoneflies)hook #12	April	May
Hendrickson(mayflies)hook #14late April–May	April	May
Quill Gordon(mayflies)hook #14	April	May
Brown Drake(mayflies)hook #12		May	June
Eastern Green Drake(mayflies)hook #10		May	June
Gray Fox(mayflies)hook #12–14		May	June
Green Caddis(caddis)hook #16–18		May	June
Light Cahill(mayflies)hook #14		May	June	July
March Brown(mayflies)hook #12May–June		May	June
Golden Drake(mayflies)hook #12			June	July
Tan Caddis(caddis)hook #14				July	August	September
Trico(mayflies)hook #24July–August				July	August	September