Coldfeet

It's typicle. They don't want to hire PT help to watch the marina. I do understand if weather didn't allow safe boating. Such as ice or extreme high waters to launch safely then keep it closed. But this winter was beyond mild. No reason not to adjust accordingly. There is no reason not to have at least one launch ramp In place. I know I would use it when weather permits to be out on the lake. Funny how Ohio is taking in thousands of dollars this time of year from sportsman utilizing Eries waters

Taking fish is fine. Over harvesting is another. Selling is greed. With the internet and fishing sites. It's become a norm for guys to brag about their success. All you need to do is post you boxed out at any given area and you can bet the next day you'd have 50 guys there. I've seen it on lakes where species get wiped out or numbers decline so bad that catching a species which was holding it's own are almost non existent. I'm surely not against those who go out and catch fish take them home and share them or eat them themselves. It's what I do. But within reason too. We all know most species now are egg laiden. So simply return some of them if possible to keep the lakes self sustaining.

NY could care less. It's always been that way. With the talk of putting turbines in eries waters to planting those things all across the country sides. The management of a panfish limit by my thoughts hasn't produced more fish. Some inland lakes are void of some species because limit fishing through the ice has stripped out egg laiden fish. Erie is a vast body of water it's sustained itself for the most but still market fishing isn't a smart idea. If your idea of bragging about boxing out is what gets you off nothing anyone would say will change your mind. All I know is having that sandbar year in year out has pretty much screwed with my enjoyment. Same as on a mild year like we had over winter why couldn't a single launch dock be left in for those diehard who would use them.

The whole deal is a joke. If they aren't going to hire a responsible architect to design a inlet that won't sand in monthly then contract a company to keep it cleared. All the work they did last spring obviously didn't help matters. And million plus waisted money is gone. On top of that the state will simply move on using money elsewhere. Sturgeon Pt had it chance to make it right and blew it.

Too much false information has been given. The dredging of the harbor mouth will be complete and I guess if you need safe harbor in emergency it could be used. But launching won't be allowed till at least the 15th.

July 15th is the date. Not the 1st.

Understood dredging will start. Union concrete won the bid to repair the wall. Does anyone have knowledge to what repairs are to be made? What will be done if anything to keep the sand out of the gap? Simple dredging is pretty much useless as we all know

Bottom line. Those incharge of this region only get concerned when tax dollars fall. Queen Hochul is directly tied to this area and her only concern was to plant windmills on spawning grounds. What is needed is to first go after businesses getting the on board showing them revenue that is lost. My lord just look at simple things we use. Bait shops!! We keep losing them and once gone no one replaces them. Buy local guys frig going to Cabelas Dicks or internet. These guys run on a shoestring. Give them some reasons to stay open.. this is a drop in the hat. This will never happen in my lifetime but the future of acess to erie for the future depends on more than just us fishermen

Totally agree that the lake is 100% unutilized by the state or whoever has any control of access points. This state is a waste of time talking to. The repair of sturgeon point is nothing more than a bandaid. I worked on the dredging of Buffalo river. The company dredging was from Michigan. The Scow they used was over 100ft long and easily 10 ft deep and approx 15ft width. The dredge clam held close to 12 yards material per dip. The Sturgeon Pt sand problem needs to be addressed to remove all the sand to the east of the wall where fuel pump sits it should be dredged at least 15 ft deep and placed in a bottom drop scow and taken 2 miles out and east of the harbor and dropped on the move. We all know a wing wall of tight sheet piles would deflect sand but I can guess we will never see this in my lifetime. I took a ride yesterday to obviously look for launch sites. NY is a joke. I'm seriously thinking of heading to the west. Ohio, PA at least has launch sites capable of handling more than 50 vehicles each.

Understand what your saying but does this condition run through summer?? Obviously not looking to launch this time of year. Looking for summer options.

So as expected construction of new wall or repair of old will begin this spring. Woth it the marina will be closed. This will leave us with few launch sites to hit the lake. We already know of all the launches and most we know have very limited parking. My question is because I've never had to use it. How's Barcelona ? Anything needed to know? Hazards? Parking limitations and fishing areas? No need for numbers or "secret" spots. But what's the basic travel distance to decent fish able water. Thanks in advance.

Just a FYI if your stick baits don't have split rings you can add one or I prefer using a small cross lock snap. Not a swivel mind you but just a snap run the swivel like 2 ft up line or because I use Lite Bite divers I run off my braid a tiny spro swivel (which goes through all the eyes )tied to braid Palomar knot then tie 20lb floro (Palomar knot) to swivel rig the lite bite and put a snap swivel at the end. It stays clean and never a breakoff.

Went out yesterday out of SP. Found perch from 56 to 60 for everywhere we went quit a few shorts but still manage 38 with a dozen or so 14" empty females. Many more 10+ inches. They are not really schooled up and for sure your not going to see them on your Graff. They're belly to the bottom and loaded with baifish. Did manage one decent eye too. Only fished 4 hrs so not a bad day at all. Beware of tree out straight from the entrance of harbor sticking up like 18" out of water. In about 30fow.

Perch are west at least that's the word. Out in front of Chaut creek Silver creek area