Roscoe

Known as Trout Town, U.S.A., Roscoe is the site of the protected Beaverkill and Willowemoc creeks, some of the most famous angling waters in the Northeast. Fly-fishing enthusiasts make pilgrimages to this Sullivan County community on the western edge of the Catskills to fish for rainbow, brook, and brown trout. Like the early bird after the worm, the early fisherman who awakens first on April Fool's Day is awarded the chance to cast the first line in the fabled waters of Junction Pool, where American dry-fly fishing is said to have gotten its start. You would think that the people of this village breathe as if they have gills—it's all fishing, all the time.