Catskill fishing report 05/08/2025

Today will be partially cloudy with a high of 63, all rivers we cover are high at the moment but great fishing still can be had.

The Beaverkill and the Willowemoc will have dropped to more fishable flows by this afternoon certain spots fish better in high water and are more easily wadable in these flows, stop by the shop so we can point you to those spots. Streamers and nymphs will be the key to success.

The reservoir that feeds the West Branch spilt over its dam making the West Branch only fishable from boat. 

The upper East Branch (above the junction of the Beaverkill and the East) is wadable and fishing very well I saw tons of Hendrickson spinners last night and even the March Browns were starting to show. But with the East being at a higher flow then normal every boat and kayak in the area seemed to be on the water, expect boat traffic and a lot of wading traffic on the East.

The Main Stem being the river that comes out of the junction of the East and West Branches of the Delaware is high and only fishable by boat.

HATCHES: BEAVERKILL / WILLOWEMOC AND THE DELAWARE RIVER SYSTEM: Apple Caddis, Hendrickson, Red Quill, Blue Quill, BWO, March Brown(Maybe if your lucky)

SHOP RECOMMENDED FLIES:  Wooley Bugger (all colors Sz 8 to 14), Articulated Streamers (variety of colors and sizes), Zonker Patterns (all colors Sz 8 to 12), Hares Ears (Sz 8 to 20), Pheasent Tail (Sz 8 to 20), Perdigons (Sz 14 to 20), Jig Streamers (variety of colors and patterns and sizes), Stone Fly patterns (Black and golden stone Sz 8 to 16)