North East shore: Sixteenmile Creek to Twentymile Creek
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.
WaterPennsylvania
Depth12-35 ft
Bottomrock and sand/mud (GLAHF)
CurrentNo
River plumeNo
Well-known spotNo
Position42.247, -79.835 (approximate center)
Closest launch: PFBC North East access
Run from each launch
| Launch | Run | Open water | Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Harbor State Park boat launch (New York) | 64.7 mi | 59.7 mi | Yes |
| Erie Basin Marina boat launch (New York) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 65.1 mi | 61.8 mi | Yes |
| Sturgeon Point Marina (New York) | 50.6 mi | 46.7 mi | Yes |
| Sunset Bay State Marine Park (New York) | 42.0 mi | 2.2 mi | No |
| Dunkirk Harbor boat launch (New York) | 30.5 mi | 17.2 mi | Yes |
| Barcelona Harbor boat launch (New York) | 14.0 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Presque Isle State Park, Niagara Boat Launch (Pennsylvania) | 16.6 mi | 2.6 mi | No |
| Presque Isle State Park, Lagoon Launch (Pennsylvania) | 14.5 mi | 3.4 mi | No |
| Presque Isle State Park, West Pier Launch (Pennsylvania) | 15.7 mi | 3.2 mi | No |
| Lampe Marina public launch ramps (Pennsylvania) | 14.0 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| East Avenue Boat Launch (Port Erie) (Pennsylvania) | 13.7 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Shades Beach Park boat launch (Krupinski Launch Facility), Harborcreek (Pennsylvania) | 7.6 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| North East Marina public launch (Pennsylvania) | 2.2 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Walnut Creek access (PFBC) (Pennsylvania) | 23.9 mi | 0.0 mi | No |
| Sugarloaf Marina public boat ramp, Port Colborne (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 52.6 mi | 51.3 mi | Yes |
| Esplanade Park boat ramp, Port Maitland (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 44.2 mi | 43.1 mi | Yes |
| Port Dover Harbour Marina boat ramps (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 42.1 mi | 38.8 mi | Yes |
| Port Rowan Harbour Marina public ramp (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 41.0 mi | 33.6 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: 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
- Nation: Williams leads Day 2 (Poulin, day-1 leader) Fri, Jun 25 2021Keith Poulin (day-1 leader with 18-0; 33-7 after day 2) ran toward the New York end, 12-15 mi from takeoff, and drop-shotted seams, breaks and rock irregularities at 20-35 ft; spent the last hour in Presque Isle Bay.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
- B.A.S.S. Nation Mid-Atlantic Divisional 2013 Wed, Jul 24 2013Jeff Lugar: Day 1 field restricted to Presque Isle Bay (4-12); final day about 10 mi east of the launch, then a second spot nearby (19-13); Drop shot (Jackall Crosstail Shad; Strike King 4-in finesse 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
- Game and Fish: Lake Erie's May Smallmouth Bonanza (Mike Bleech, May 2008 issue, posted 2010-09-28) Tue, Sep 28 2010Best Pennsylvania smallmouth water from Presque Isle Bay east to the New York line, mostly rock bottom; in the bay, the east half between the Marina Lake entrance and the bay mouth; east of Erie, off the mouths of Twentymile and Sixteenmile creeks and along the cliffs west of Sixteenmile Creek; spring depths 5-35 ftSource
- PFBC Lake Erie Fisheries Status and Trends Report 2005 (prepared March 2006), Table S-6: grids with the greatest smallmouth catch in the Lake Erie Cooperative Angler Log Wed, Mar 1 2006Angler diaries (14 participants, 323 trips): smallmouth grids ranked 31, 34, 20, 52. Grid 34 is the shore east of the Erie harbor entrance to just west of the Sixmile Creek mouth (EE-PA06), grid 20 Sixteenmile Creek to the New York line (EE-PA04), grid 52 the east end of Presque Isle Bay by the Marine Terminal and Horseshoe Pond (EE-PA01); grid 31 lies west of Presque Isle. Grid limits read from the PFBC grid map; cited as a link (PFBC states no data licence)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