Lake Erie

Huntington Reservation is located along the Lake Erie shoreline approximately six miles west of the Rocky River. The reservation is located off Lake Road (Routes 2 and 6) in Bay Village. Four fishing piers extend out into Lake Erie and adjoin the swimming beach. During the swimming season (Memorial Day through Labor Day), fishing is permitted from the outer two piers only. All the piers are open to fishing during the remainder of the year.

Shore fishing opportunities are available for all fish species in Lake Erie. Popular fish species caught include: yellow perch, white perch, white bass, channel catfish, yellow/black bullheads, walleye, and steelhead.

Most fishermen will still fish live bait such as lake shiners, red worms or night crawlers at or near the bottom to catch fish. Casting small white jigs and weighted white bass rigs is popular during July and August for surface feeding white bass. In recent years, fishermen have been successful with diving plugs, spinners, and spoons casting the pier heads for larger game fish such as walleye and steelhead. For walleye from mid-May until late June, try pier or surf casting large spoons and rapala-type plugs in late evening or after dark. For spring and fall steelhead, try casting spinners and spoons, or try drifting large spawn bags around the piers during October, November, April and May.