Junction Pool, Roscoe, Catskills

Junction Pool in Roscoe is where the 27-mile long Willowemoc Creek and the 44-mile long Beaverkill River join forces for its run to the East Branch of the Delaware River. It is one of the most important locations in American fly-fishing history and continues to this day as a premier destination for anglers, frequently being listed on top-10 lists as one of the best fly-fishing spots in the United States. There is rarely a time when an angler is not fishing this historic pool.

The plaque at Junction Pool states: “One of the most famous pools in angling literature. Formed by the waters of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. It is a pool with strange and mystifying currents and eddies. Legend says that the confusing flows caused migrating trout to linger for days trying to decide which stream to enter. This indecisiveness causes delay which, in itself, is the reason many of the largest trout in the Beaverkill are taken from this pool.”