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Fly Fishing On The Schoharie Creek, New York

Schoharie Creek New York Trout

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Type of Stream
Freestone

Species
Brown Trout (Stocked with Holdovers)
Rainbow Trout (Stocked with some
Holdovers)

Size
Medium

Location
Northern Catskills

Nearest Towns
Lexington

Season
April through November

Access:
Good

Non-Resident License
State of New York

Weather
National Weather Service Link

USGS Real-time Stream Data:

Seasons:                 
Fly fishing Schoharie Creek in the early season is best for quantities but the larger browns are usually caught in the Fall.

Spring:
Good hatches help you catch the holdovers and newly stocked trout produce most of the fast action.
Summer:
The fishing can be tough during the hot summer months. Stick with the small tributaries.
Fall:
Autumn is the best time for catching a large brown that moved into the stream from the reservoir as well as those resident trout in the stream. It’s the time the brown trout spawn and the time they may expose themselves.

Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or  6X Nymphing:  
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X

Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X

Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six

Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators

Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.

Copyright 2013 James Marsh


Fly Fishing Schoharie Creek New York
Schoharie Creek is a nice trout stream located in the northern Catskills of New York. It begins on Indian Head Mountain and flows for ninety-three miles but the trout
fishing is only in its upper section.  It is damed by Schoharie Reservoir, one of two lakes in a chain that provides water for large metro areas of New York. It’s a freestone stream consisting of clear, mountain water from rain and melting snow. Fly fishing Schoharie Creek can be a rewarding experience.

The trout are mostly brown trout but there are some rainbows in the lower section of the creek. The water consist mostly of pocket water with lots of large boulders creating plenty of conflicting currents to deal with. The stream can be crystal clear and the brown trout usually stay well hidden. Catching them on bright, clear days can be a challenge but is still very possible provided the right tactics and strategies are used.

The stream is heavily stocked each year. Holdover trout are very common with many browns reaching a large size. Schoharie Reservoir also has plenty of large trout that move up into the creek each year to spawn.  

Schoharie Creek is a beautiful trout stream. The “put n’ take” fishers usually leave shortly after the stream is stocked. It does warm up where it is exposed in the valley. There’s little shade along the banks but it does have several small tributaries that stay cool. It also has some springs along the way that help. Some of the deep holes hold trout and produce the better holdover browns.

There are lots of different species of aquatic insects. Some of the most important ones are various species of Blue-winged Olives, Blue Quills, Quill Gordons, Mahogany Duns, Light Cahills and American March Browns. There are some Little Winter and Little Yellow Stoneflies, There are plenty of caddisflies including Cinnamon Sedges, Little Black Caddis, and Great Autumn Brown sedges. Imitations of ants, beetles and grass hoppers are also important flies to have during the summer months.