Boulder ledge south-west of Sturgeon Point (Sturgeon Point West)
Ranked plans for Lake Erie (eastern basin) are not available yet: its tournament record has 2 events with a known winning area, too few to test the ranking. The areas are listed without a rank.
WaterNew York
Depth12-35 ft
BottomBoulder ledge, least depth 3 ft (Coast Pilot); rock and sand/gravel (GLAHF)
CurrentNo
River plumeNo
Well-known spotNo
Position42.649, -79.092 (approximate center)
Unmarked boulder ledge extending 2 mi offshore: a navigation hazard (Coast Pilot); closest launch Sturgeon Point
Run from each launch
| Launch | Run | Open water | Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Harbor State Park boat launch (New York) | 18.1 mi | 10.7 mi | Yes |
| Erie Basin Marina boat launch (New York) | 19.0 mi | 13.7 mi | Yes |
| Sturgeon Point Marina (New York) | 3.7 mi | 0.4 mi | No |
| Sunset Bay State Marine Park (New York) | 6.0 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Dunkirk Harbor boat launch (New York) | 16.6 mi | 9.0 mi | Yes |
| Barcelona Harbor boat launch (New York) | 33.2 mi | 12.8 mi | Yes |
| Presque Isle State Park, Niagara Boat Launch (Pennsylvania) | 63.4 mi | 60.1 mi | Yes |
| Presque Isle State Park, Lagoon Launch (Pennsylvania) | 61.3 mi | 59.7 mi | Yes |
| Presque Isle State Park, West Pier Launch (Pennsylvania) | 62.4 mi | 59.2 mi | Yes |
| Lampe Marina public launch ramps (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 mi | 51.6 mi | Yes |
| East Avenue Boat Launch (Port Erie) (Pennsylvania) | 60.6 mi | 48.2 mi | Yes |
| Shades Beach Park boat launch (Krupinski Launch Facility), Harborcreek (Pennsylvania) | 54.5 mi | 47.5 mi | Yes |
| North East Marina public launch (Pennsylvania) | 44.9 mi | 36.8 mi | Yes |
| Walnut Creek access (PFBC) (Pennsylvania) | 70.8 mi | 59.9 mi | Yes |
| Sugarloaf Marina public boat ramp, Port Colborne (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 17.9 mi | 16.1 mi | Yes |
| Esplanade Park boat ramp, Port Maitland (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 28.4 mi | 24.8 mi | Yes |
| Port Dover Harbour Marina boat ramps (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 57.5 mi | 51.6 mi | Yes |
| Port Rowan Harbour Marina public ramp (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 69.2 mi | 69.2 mi | Yes |
Run: the distance along the water route. A crossing (the open lake, the border or a long stretch of open water) needs over-water wind under your crossing wind limit (default 15 mph), waves on the route within your wave limit and no small craft advisory.
Evidence
- EverStart Series Northern Division 2011 Thu, Aug 18 2011Lawrence Mazur: A deep shelf of chunk rock and boulders off Angola, N.Y.; day 2 rocks at 40-48 ft "south around Angola", day 3 about a quarter mile from the day-2 fish at 52-75 ft, 40-75 ft; Drop shot (Poor Boys Erie Darter, goby colors).Source
- NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 6, chapter 6 (Lake Erie), edition of 27 Sep 2026, paragraph 199 West of Big Sister Creek, about 2 mi from Sturgeon Point (42 deg 41.4 min N, 79 deg 02.9 min W), an unmarked boulder ledge with a least depth of 3 ft extends 2 mi offshoreSource
- GLAHF fish spawning and nursery sites (after Goodyear et al. 1982), smallmouth bass records in the eastern basin Smallmouth spawning or nursery records within about 5 km of the areas: Eighteenmile Creek (gravel and stone, 1-2 m), Big Sister Creek (gravel, rock, bedrock), Silver Creek and Cattaraugus Creek (early June), Dunkirk Harbor (prime spawning and nursery ground), Van Buren Bay, Point Gratiot (nursery, 9-18 m), Canadaway Creek and Chautauqua Creek (June, rock and gravel, 1 m), Sixmile, Twelvemile and Sixteenmile creeks (PA), Fort Erie, Abino Bay, Gravelly Bay, Rock Island and the Grand River shore (sandy beaches), Long Point Bay and Long PointSource
- New York Sea Grant: Angling for Smallmouth Bass in Lake Erie (M. Malchoff, 1984, NYEXT-H-84-001; public domain) Eight New York sites near the launches: Seneca Shoal (12 ft, water to 30 ft around it, bedrock common; state sampling found abundant 1-4 lb bass in the deeper water toward Athol Springs), Sturgeon Point east (bedrock) and west (reefs 1.5 and 3 mi south-west of the breakwall, 12-30 ft), Cattaraugus Creek, Dunkirk Harbor (the power plant discharge draws forage and bass; bedrock at Battery Point), reef-type structures about 1 mi north-east of Van Buren Point and peaks and valleys in 20-45 ft west of it, and Barcelona east and west (rock bottom). Bass move to shoals of 10-45 ft in early summer and are most concentrated there from late July through SeptemberSource