Barcelona East: rocky shore north-east of Barcelona Harbor
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
Depth12-30 ft
Bottomrock and sand/gravel (GLAHF)
CurrentNo
River plumeNo
Well-known spotNo
Position42.386, -79.523 (approximate center)
Barcelona Harbor's entrance between the breakwaters was reported impassable from the lake in 2022 (Coast Pilot)
Run from each launch
| Launch | Run | Open water | Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Harbor State Park boat launch (New York) | 46.4 mi | 35.7 mi | Yes |
| Erie Basin Marina boat launch (New York) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 47.0 mi | 42.2 mi | Yes |
| Sturgeon Point Marina (New York) | 32.2 mi | 15.7 mi | Yes |
| Sunset Bay State Marine Park (New York) | 23.4 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Dunkirk Harbor boat launch (New York) | 11.9 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Barcelona Harbor boat launch (New York) | 4.7 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Presque Isle State Park, Niagara Boat Launch (Pennsylvania) | 35.2 mi | 24.4 mi | Yes |
| Presque Isle State Park, Lagoon Launch (Pennsylvania) | 33.1 mi | 23.8 mi | Yes |
| Presque Isle State Park, West Pier Launch (Pennsylvania) | 34.2 mi | 25.5 mi | Yes |
| Lampe Marina public launch ramps (Pennsylvania) | 32.7 mi | 5.0 mi | No |
| East Avenue Boat Launch (Port Erie) (Pennsylvania) | 32.4 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Shades Beach Park boat launch (Krupinski Launch Facility), Harborcreek (Pennsylvania) | 26.2 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| North East Marina public launch (Pennsylvania) | 16.5 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Walnut Creek access (PFBC) (Pennsylvania) | 42.5 mi | 4.4 mi | No |
| Sugarloaf Marina public boat ramp, Port Colborne (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 36.6 mi | 35.7 mi | Yes |
| Esplanade Park boat ramp, Port Maitland (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 32.6 mi | 31.8 mi | Yes |
| Port Dover Harbour Marina boat ramps (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 44.7 mi | 43.5 mi | Yes |
| Port Rowan Harbour Marina public ramp (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 50.2 mi | 32.2 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
- Nation: New Hampshire's Low lands the win on Erie (Wolfenden, 3rd) Sun, Jun 27 2021Mike Wolfenden (3rd, 43-2; 18-2 on the final day) fished the New York side, sweeping a 3-mi stretch of scattered rock and grass at 25-30 ft with forward-facing sonar and dragging a drop shot (MaxScent Flat Worm). EE-NY10 is the nearest New York area to the takeoff (assumption).Source
- Nation: Williams leads Day 2 (2021 Northeast Regional) Fri, Jun 25 2021Tyler Williams (2nd, 47-3) ran 18 mi from Presque Isle to the New York end of the lake and fished isolated rock piles at 20-40 ft with a drop shot (MaxScent Flat Worm), tube and Ned rig. On the final day he worked toward Pennsylvania, weighed 13-11, and said the fish had gone toward New York.Source
- TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northeast Regional 2021 Wed, Jun 23 2021Eric Low: Day 1 a spot on the lake plus the last hour in Presque Isle Bay; days 2-3 a football-field-size area found by dragging a jig "toward New York"; Football jig (Keitech Swing Impact trailer); drop shot (Berkley MaxScent Flat Worm).Source
- EverStart Northern Division to host event on Lake Erie (Lefebre preview) Thu, Aug 4 2011Preview, not a catch report. Dave Lefebre: long runs toward Pennsylvania, Dunkirk or Barcelona have won many tournaments; Canadian water usually puts one or two anglers in the top 10; humps at the mouth of the Niagara River are a fall-back; bass suspended at 20-60 ft; drop shots with small worms and goby imitations.Source
- 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