Willowemoc Creek is a freestone river in New York, listed as Catch and release by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 4 guides and 4 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Roscoe & the Catskills.
Willowemoc Creek east of Livingston Manor, New York. Photo: Donald B. Siano, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Willowemoc Creek is a freestone river in New York. Our destination hub Roscoe & the Catskills is 1 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
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.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Willowemoc Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Willowemoc Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Willowemoc Creek 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.
Catch and releaseThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterThe 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
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Mongaup CreekThe Neversink River at Oakland Valley, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mongaup Creek.
New York · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Russell BrookA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Russell Brook.
New York · about 9 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Callicoon 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 North Branch Callicoon Creek.
New York · about 11 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not West Branch Beer KillEsopus Creek at Big Indian, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Branch Beer Kill.
New York · about 20 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 Catch and release trout stream reaches (all year, artificial lures only) list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Trout Stream Management Plan — Stocked-Extended 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
Quoted word for word from the agency page on the date shown. Many quotes name the reach they cover and apply only to that part of the water. Rules change; the linked page is the authority.
“From the second Route 17 Quickway Bridge east of Roscoe upstream 3.5 miles to 1200 feet upstream of the confluence with Elm Hollow Brook (Catch and Release) All year, Catch and Release only, Artificial lures only”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · read 2026-10-14
“From 1200 feet upstream of the confluence with Elm Hollow Brook upstream to Parkston Road Bridge (Stocked-Extended) April 1-October 15, Daily Limit-3 with no more than 1 longer than 12"”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · read 2026-10-14
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
8.6 of 26.6 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
From Public Fishing Rights Parking Areas (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), via data.ny.gov, read 2026-11-04); each site’s own point lies on the mapped water. Trout as the agency lists them for the site. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Hazel Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Hazel Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Hazel Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Old Route 17 · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Old Route 17 · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Debruce Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Debruce Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Debruce Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Debruce Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
Willowemoc Rd · Rockland · stocked: Brown Trout
+2 more on the agency’s list
From the agency’s own records (Fish Stocking Lists (Actual): Beginning 2011, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), via data.ny.gov, read 2026-11-04), listed as Willowemoc Creek (Sullivan County). Check the agency for this season.
Past stockings, not a schedule
2025: Brown Trout in Apr, May (40 stockings, 16,580 fish).
2024: Brown Trout in Apr, May, Jul (41 stockings, 15,673 fish).
2023: Brown Trout in Apr, May, Nov (41 stockings, 15,668 fish).
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
2 guides name it on their website
Roscoe, NY · 6 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · Upper Delaware & Beaverkill
Names this water
Hancock, NY · 19 mi
Drift boat · Beginners & lessons · Beaverkill & Willowemoc
Names this water
Livingston Manor, NY · 1 mi
Walk-and-wade · Spey & two-handed · Beaverkill & Upper Delaware
Nearby
Phoenicia, NY · 28 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · Esopus Creek
Nearby
What 4 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 4 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
Roscoe sits where the Willowemoc joins the Beaverkill in the western Catskills, with the East and West branches of the Delaware, the Esopus and the Neversink in the surrounding Catskills.
Destination hub · 1 mi away in a straight line
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 Willowemoc Creek.
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: the USGS gauge WILLOWEMOC CREEK NR LIVINGSTON MANOR NY. Water type is our own classification.
Warning: Rising fast: be careful, conditions are changing
At WILLOWEMOC CREEK NR LIVINGSTON MANOR NY (USGS 01419500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01419500 · NWS WWMN6
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Wading and boating should be avoided if waters are running high and muddy and the streambed is not visiblePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDT to Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST; ranging 37.9 to 62.2 ft³/s; latest 62.2 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST | 62.2 | 2.06 | 52.2 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST | 60.6 | 2.05 | 52.3 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST | 57.4 | 2.03 | 52.3 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 55.9 | 2.02 | 52.3 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 51.4 | 1.99 | 52.2 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 48.5 | 1.97 | 52 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 47.1 | 1.96 | 51.6 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 45.7 | 1.95 | 51.3 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 44.3 | 1.94 | 50.9 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 43 | 1.93 | 50.7 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 50.2 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 37.9 | 1.89 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.6 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.5 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.3 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.3 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.3 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.5 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.8 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 50 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 50.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 50.5 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 50.9 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 51.3 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 51.6 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 51.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 52 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 51.6 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 51.1 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.8 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.3 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.4 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.8 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.9 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.3 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.5 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.8 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48.4 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48.6 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 48.9 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 49.1 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 49.1 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 48.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 48.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.5 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.9 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.2 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.5 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.5 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.9 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 43 | 1.93 | 46 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 41.7 | 1.92 | 46.2 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.4 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.8 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 46.9 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.9 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.5 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 48 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 48 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.7 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 44.4 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 43.2 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 42.4 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 42.3 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 42.4 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 42.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 43 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 43.3 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 43.5 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 43.9 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 44.2 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 44.6 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 39.1 | 1.9 | 45 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.3 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.7 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.9 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.6 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.9 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.1 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 47.1 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 46.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 45.5 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 44.1 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 42.8 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 42.1 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 41.9 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 42.3 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 42.6 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 43 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 43.3 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 43.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 40.4 | 1.91 | 44.2 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 44.6 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.1 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.5 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 46 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 46.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 46.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 47.1 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 47.7 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 48.9 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 49.1 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 48.9 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 47.1 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.2 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.5 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 41.7 | 1.92 | 45.5 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 45.9 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 45.9 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.2 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.4 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.6 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 43 | 1.93 | 46.6 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 46.8 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 46.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 47.3 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 47.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 48.2 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.9 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 49.3 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 49.5 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 49.6 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 49.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 49.6 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.4 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 47.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 46.6 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 46.4 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 46.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 46.6 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 46.8 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 47.1 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 47.1 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 47.3 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 47.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 47.7 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.4 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.6 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 45.7 | 1.95 | 48.7 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDT | 44.3 | 1.94 | 48.9 |
Normal for Nov 5: 38–187 ft³/s (middle half of 41 years of record). Now: 62.2 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 62.2 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 41 years of record (1938–2026): 10th 18, 25th 38, median 93, 75th 187, 90th 318 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 9.2 ft³/s, highest 390 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 59.1%, from 39.1 to 62.2 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
NWS observed 2.05 ft stage at Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST (NWS gauge WWMN6; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Under New York DEC's 70°F line. Water 52.2°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 52.3°F. That is not over the 70°F above which New York DEC says “trout and salmon can experience physical stress”. “Fish early in the day. Stream temperatures are at their coolest in the early morning hours.”
DEC Asks Anglers to Help Heat-Stressed Trout and Salmon (28 June 2019) (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)This gauge is on our page for Willowemoc Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 59.1%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Cold water. Water 52.2°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:51 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterThe 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
New York · about 15 mi
Rainbow & brown trout
79.2cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Mongaup CreekThe Neversink River at Oakland Valley, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mongaup Creek.
New York · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Russell BrookA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Russell Brook.
New York · about 9 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Callicoon 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 North Branch Callicoon Creek.
New York · about 11 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not West Branch Beer KillEsopus Creek at Big Indian, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Branch Beer Kill.
New York · about 20 mi
Livingston Manor, New York
River cabins · 3.4 mi
Livingston Manor, New York
River cabins · 4.5 mi
Roscoe, New York
Campground · 9.6 mi
Downsville, New York
River cabins · 15 mi
