New York Freestone
Beaverkill River Fishing Report, Flows and Hatches
Hallowed Catskill dry-fly water and one of the birthplaces of American fly fishing, with the legendary Junction Pool right at Roscoe. Classic freestone hatches on a season that opens the first of April.
Freestone
New York
1,200 ft
Gauge 01420500
Right now
Live conditions
The hatch chart
Beaverkill River hatch chart
The emergences that come off the Beaverkill by month, straight from the Rivus hatch model.
| Hatch | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midge Midge, #20-24 | ||||||||||||
Quill Gordon Mayfly, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Hendrickson Mayfly, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Grannom / Mother's Day Caddis Caddis, #14-16 | ||||||||||||
Blue Winged Olive Mayfly, #16-20 | ||||||||||||
March Brown Mayfly, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Grey Drake Mayfly, #10-12 | ||||||||||||
Caddisfly Caddis, #14-16 | ||||||||||||
Light Cahill Mayfly, #12-16 | ||||||||||||
Sulphur Mayfly, #14-18 | ||||||||||||
Green Drake (Eastern) Mayfly, #8-12 | ||||||||||||
Flying Ant / Carpenter Ant Ant, #14-18 | ||||||||||||
Isonychia / Slate Drake Mayfly, #10-14 | ||||||||||||
Trico Mayfly, #22-24 | ||||||||||||
Grasshopper / Terrestrial Hopper, #10-12 |
How it fishes
A New York freestone
A freestone river runs free off snowmelt and rain, so it swings hard with the seasons. It blows out and browns up in spring runoff, then drops and warms into summer. The hatches track the water temperature more than the calendar, so you time your trip to the flow and the thermometer.
Flow and gauge
Reading the flows
The Beaverkill is metered at USGS gauge 01420500. Watch the trend as much as the number: a river that is dropping and clearing fishes very differently from one that is coming up.
Access and regulations
Before you fish
Access and the right to fish are the angler’s responsibility, every time. Public access, private water, and seasonal closures vary along the river, so confirm where you can legally stand and wade before you go. We do not point you to a specific spot.
Read the current rules, license requirements, and any special-regulation water before you go. Regulations change season to season, so check them fresh.
Flow and water temperature from USGS, weather from NWS and NOAA, refreshed hourly. Real-time USGS readings are provisional and subject to revision. The hatch chart and river read are Rivus model output.