Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Hosmer Brook is a freestone river in New York, listed as Wild Trout Water by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries.
2 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Hosmer Brook is a freestone river in New York.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Hosmer Brook or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Hosmer Brook
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Hosmer Brook: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Hosmer Brook, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Hosmer Brook in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lime Lake OutletOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lime Lake Outlet.
New York · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not McKinstry CreekAnglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not McKinstry Creek.
New York · about 7 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not East Branch Cazenovia CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Cazenovia Creek.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Elton CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elton Creek.
New York · about 9 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Connoisarauley CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Connoisarauley Creek.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Wiscoy CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Wiscoy Creek.
New York · about 13 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trout Stream Management Plan — Wild-Quality reaches (daily limit 3, 1 over 12 inches) list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Hosmer Brook.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Hosmer Brook”, halfway along its length in New York, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lime Lake OutletOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lime Lake Outlet.
New York · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not McKinstry CreekAnglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not McKinstry Creek.
New York · about 7 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not East Branch Cazenovia CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Cazenovia Creek.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Elton CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elton Creek.
New York · about 9 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Connoisarauley CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Connoisarauley Creek.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Wiscoy CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Wiscoy Creek.
New York · about 13 mi
