willowemoc

Willowemoc is a river in New York.

It ranks #4 among the 12 waters of New York in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Its official name is Willowemoc Creek.

Also called Willowemoc River, the Willow, Willowemac and Whelenaughwemack.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout and brook trout.

USGS GNIS record: 971381.

Access points: Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum and Hazel Bridge.

Confluences: Junction Pool.

Holes: Buck Eddy.

Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park (access). It is fishable. On Covered Bridge Road. Not the Beaverkill's Covered Bridge Pool.

It is upstream of Decker Town.

It is downstream of Renascence Park.

Powerline Pool (hole). It is fishable.

It is upstream of Rose Pool.

It is downstream of Lower CFFCM.

Renascence Park (access). It is fishable. At the traffic light in Livingston Manor; also reaches the Little Beaverkill and Cattail Brook.

It is upstream of Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park.

It is downstream of Fulton's Run.

Rest Stop Pool (hole). It is fishable. Reached from the Route 17 rest stop.

It is upstream of Lower Rest Stop.

It is downstream of Rose Pool.

Rose Pool (hole). It is fishable. Creamery Road lot.

It is upstream of Rest Stop Pool.

It is downstream of Powerline Pool.

The Swimming Hole (hole). It is fishable. Cottage Street, Roscoe. Also called Swimming Hole.

It is upstream of Roscoe Riverside Park.

It is downstream of Buck Eddy.

Decker Town (access). It is fishable.

It is upstream of Upper CFFCM.

It is downstream of Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park.

Fulton's Run (hole). It is fishable. Dette: directly across from the fly shop in Livingston Manor. Order follows Dette's Livingston Manor to Roscoe access list.

It is upstream of Renascence Park.

Lower CFFCM (access). It is fishable.

It is upstream of Powerline Pool.

It is downstream of Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.

Lower Rest Stop (access). It is fishable.

It is upstream of Hazel Bridge.

It is downstream of Rest Stop Pool.

Roscoe Riverside Park (access). It is fishable. Stewart Ave, Roscoe.

It is upstream of Junction Pool.

It is downstream of The Swimming Hole.

Sherwood Flats (hole). It is fishable. CFFCM (Francis, Catskill Rivers): 'the Sherwood Flats pool', fifteen feet deep, dug out by an ice jam, on the lower Willowemoc. Not ordered against the Dette list.

Upper CFFCM (access). It is fishable. CFFCM is the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.

It is upstream of Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.

It is downstream of Decker Town.

Sourced from 5 independent fly sites.

Sources: cffcm.com, cnytroutfitter.com, cnytroutfitter.com (2), Dark Skies Fly Fishing (retrieved 2026-10-20), detteflies.com, fishingreports.orvis.com and The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-20).

Hatches

Slate Drake

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Hatches intermittently.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Dark Blue Sedge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Mid-May to mid-June.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Hendrickson and Red Quill

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Just past mid-April to about mid-May.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Trico

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Slower parts of the creek.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Quill Gordon

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

From mid-April; under a month.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Cinnamon Caddis and Spotted Sedge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

About mid-May to mid-July.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Blue-Winged Olive

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov hatching
  12. Dec

Mid-March to the end of May, then again from about July 1 to November.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Green Sedge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

May to about July 1.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Little Sister Sedge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Lasts a couple of weeks.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Grasshoppers, ants, beetles

Stage: adult. Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

From about October 1.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

March Brown and Eastern Pale Evening Dun

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Both are clinger mayflies.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Little Brown Stonefly

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

April 1 to about mid-May.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Light Cahill

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Midge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan hatching
  2. Feb hatching
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov hatching
  12. Dec hatching

Especially in the cold months.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Sulphur

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

From about mid-May through June.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Blue Quill

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

From mid-April for about six weeks.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Little Black Caddis (Grannom)

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

From about April 1; three weeks to a month.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Gray Drake

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

About three weeks from late April.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Also named, timing not yet researched: Hendrickson, Quill Gordon, March Brown, Green Drake, Gray Fox, Isonychia (general).

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.