New York · Sullivan Co.
Willowemoc Creek
🏔 Scenic River
Sullivan Co. · 27 mi · Class Riffles
Optimal: 80–400 CFS · USGS #01419500
⚠51°F — Cold water — dress for immersion, not air temperature
135CFS
2.42 ft gauge height
Optimal→Stable
Avg flow: 200 cfsHist. median: 180 cfsUSGS #01419500
Catskill Fly Fishing Heritage · NY State Scenic River · Catskill Park
The Willowemoc is the sister stream to the Beaverkill and the other half of the cradle of American fly fishing. The two streams meet at Junction Pool in Roscoe — ‘Trout Town USA’ — the most famous pool in the country. The Willowemoc flows 27 miles down the Catskill slopes through Livingston Manor, past the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, with classic pool-riffle-run habitat for wild brown trout. Theodore Gordon, the father of American dry fly fishing, fished here regularly in the late 1800s.
Outfitters
Dette Trout Flies
Hand-tied Catskill flies since 1928, Roscoe NY
Beaverkill Angler
Beaverkill and Willowemoc fly fishing guides
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