Size
NA
Boat Launch
Carry-in Launch
Toilet
No
Boat Dock
Overview
Walleye are the main attraction as the population has rebounded yet again in recent years. Smallmouth bass and yellow perch offer additional angling opportunities.
Cowles Creek Map
Features
Lake Erie is the 4th largest out of the 5 Great Lakes. Just like its sister lakes, Lake Erie was carved out by the glaciers. It is also the 13th largest freshwater lake in the world. Compared to the other Great Lakes, it is the shallowest and the most southern Great Lake. Lake Erie has many busy ports and provides drinking water to many people in 3 states. Erie is one of the busiest fishing lakes in the entire Great Lakes System. Lake Erie is considered to be one of the best walleye fisheries in the northern part of the country.
Forage
Emerald shiner, spottail shiner, gobies and gizzard shad are abundant. Young of the year yellow perch are also important food sources for walleye and smallmouth bass.
Seasonal Movements
In early spring, walleye migrate towards the Western Basin to spawn. As the shallow water warms during the late spring and early summer, walleye migrate towards the Central Basin of Lake Erie, to find cooler water. White bass, white perch and yellow perch have similar spawning movements as walleye. In the fall and winter time, majority of the walleye make their migration back to the western basin of the lake around the many islands. Ice fishing around these islands is extremely popular. During the spring time, spawning smallmouth and largemouth bass will move to shallow water to spawn. Look for pea gravel or holes in the weeds for bedded bass. Post spawn, the bass will start to move to their summer areas near deep water.
Weather
73°Feels like 73°
2 mph
West
0 in
Rain
29.95 inHg
Rising
ThursdayTh
77° / 57°
FridayFr
76° / 58°
SaturdaySa
81° / 65°
SundaySu
79° / 60°
MondayMo
79° / 65°
TuesdayTu
83° / 63°
Moon Phase
September 10, 2026
1% Illumination
waning crescent, getting dimmer
ThursdayTh09/10
FridayFr09/11
SaturdaySa09/12
SundaySu09/13
MondayMo09/14
TuesdayTu09/15
WednesdayWe09/16

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