Ausable River, West Branch
Battenkill
Beaverkill
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua Creek
Delaware River, East Branch
Delaware River, Main Stem
Delaware River, West Branch
Gardiners Bay
Long Island South Shore
Montauk, Eastern Long Island To Rhode Island
Neversink River
New York Harbor
Salmon River
Saranac Lakes Region, St. Regis Canoe Wilderness
Saranac River
Schoharie Creek
Willowemoc Creek
Water flow: CFS 388
Visibility: 24 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 42 Degrees F
Water condition: Stained
Best time of day to fish: Late mornings or early evenings
Best stretch: Stretch of river behind the Emerson Resort
Best access point: Public parking area east side of the resort
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Small Black Stoneflies Blue Winged Olives Caddis
Fish species: Trout
Fishing season: April 1 through November 30
Nearest airport: Stewart International
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 4X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 5 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Class V Sink Tip Fly Line
The Esopus Creek is located in the north eastern Catskills and is one of many tailwater streams that link together the extensive reservoir system which supplies New York City with some of the purest drinking water on the planet.The main source of water comes from the Schoharie Reservoir and the stream travels several miles to flow directly into the Ashocan Reservoir. The flow of water from the Schoharie Reservoir ...
Current conditions are going to require slow patient fishing. Allow your streamer or heavy nymph to sink totally to the bottom before slowly stripping it along the bottom. Completely stop your fly occasionally before starting your strips again. The fish are not going to move much right now so you have to put the fly in their mouths.
This week will be fairly mild with daily temperatures rising into the middle fifties. Mornings will still be a little cool starting out in the upper thirties. The best fishing will be in the afternoon as temperatures slowly rise. Small Black Stoneflies and Blue Winged Olives will be the prominent insects this week.