Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
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- Guide, per angler
- $225–263
- Public access
- Good
- Crowding
- Medium
Neversink River
Claryville and Neversink to Bridgeville, New York · USA
Right now
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Flow, last 7 days (cfs)Normal range for these dates
Dam-controlled river. Flow here follows releases upstream, so it can change within hours. Check the release schedule before you drive.
Weather forecast
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Day ratings weigh rain first (it raises and colors the river), then wind.
Flow: USGS Neversink River at Neversink, USGS Neversink River at Bridgeville, USGS Neversink River near Claryville. Recent readings are provisional. Normal range: the middle half of past flows for these dates. Forecast: National Weather Service.
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Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct; tailwater runs cold all year Wrong?
The water
Bottom releases from Neversink Reservoir keep the river below the dam cold all year, and the catch-and-release Neversink River Unique Area holds wild browns in an unstocked gorge. Reaching the gorge means a hike over rough terrain with no road access or cell service.
- Target species
- Wild browns; brook trout and browns above the reservoir
- Trip style
- Guide recommended
- Access
- Wade Wrong?
- Public access
- Moderate Wrong?
- Crowding
- Low Wrong?
- Difficulty
- Advanced Wrong?
- License and rules
- Fishing licenseRegulationsWrong?
What a trip costs
You came from a self-guided day-trip search. The calculator starts with one fishing day and no guide. Licence, permit, travel and any other costs still apply.
Flies by month
April
- Quill Gordon dry
- Hendrickson dry
- Soft-hackle wet fly or emerger (Quill Gordon)
- Blue-Winged Olive (early April)
- Beadhead Hare's Ear or Pheasant Tail #12–18
May
- March Brown dry #8–12
- Gray Fox dry #10–14
- Hendrickson (early May)
- Tan or cinnamon caddis, plus caddis nymphs
- Cripple patterns
June
- Sulphur #12–18 (yellow) or #14–18 (orange)
- Caddis (black caddis #12–16)
- March Brown or Gray Fox (sporadic)
- Cripple patterns
- Terrestrials
September
- Trico #22 and smaller (morning spinners)
- Blue-Winged Olive #20 and smaller
- Isonychia parachute #14
- Light Cahill #14–16
- Bead Head Pheasant Tail #16–18 (dry-dropper)
October
- Elk Hair Caddis #14–16 (tan or gray)
- October caddis #8–12 (cinnamon)
- Blue-Winged Olive #20 and smaller
- Bead Head Pheasant Tail #16–18, or caddis larva/pupa
- Small black or olive Woolly Bugger (pre-spawn)
Source notes
The Neversink-specific article covers spring; the June sizes and the fall picks come from Beaverkill Angler's Catskill reports for nearby rivers (Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Delaware).
From local shops and guides: darkskiesflyfishing.com · beaverkillangler.com (3 pages). Ask the nearest shop what's working this week.
What to bring
- Rod
- 9 ft 5 wt
- Line
- WF floating
- Leader and tippet
- Long, fine leaders for the tailwater flats
- Wading
- Waders
- Also pack
- Rain jacket + fleece
- Polarized glasses, hat
From fishingreports.orvis.com, orvis.com. Guides usually supply rods and flies on a guided day; ask when you book.
Guides and fly shops
- ccoutfitting.com · guide rates
- Dark Skies Fly Fishing · hatch chart or reports
- Beaverkill Angler · hatch chart or reports
These are the businesses this page's prices and fly lists come from. A listing isn't an endorsement, and nobody pays to be here.
Getting there
Getting there
Fly into SWF Newburgh, then 1 hr. About 50 miles (80 km) by road. Marker at the tailwater below Neversink Dam; the Neversink River Unique Area gorge is downstream near Bridgeville.
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Driving from Scranton about 2 hr 10 min, Albany about 2 hr 10 min, New York City about 2 hr 30 min, New Haven about 3 hr.
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- Guide, per angler
- $225
- Public access
- Good
- Crowding
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JFMAMJJASOND
- Guide, per angler
- $250
- Public access
- Good
- Crowding
- Medium