73 public boat ramps on published waters near Cleveland.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Cleveland; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Lake Erie
Recorded in Lake Erie: White Perch, Orangespotted Sunfish, Western Mosquitofish, and Goldfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Erie reach 207 ft.
- 1Cleveland Lakefront - Edgewater Park Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 1.8 mi from downtown.
- 2Cleveland Lakefront - Gordon Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 4.2 mi from downtown.
- 3Cleveland Lakefront - Wildwood Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 9 mi from downtown.
- 4Bay Boat Club: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 12 mi from downtown.
- 5Miller Road Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 19 mi from downtown.
- 6Sheffield Lake Community Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 21.7 mi from downtown.
- 7Mentor Lagoons Marina: boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 24.1 mi from downtown.
- 9Lakeside Launch (aka- Eastside ramp): boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 25.1 mi from downtown.
- 10Lorain City Park & Launch (Hot Waters): boat ramp on Lake Erie, ≈ 25.6 mi from downtown.
LaDue Reservoir
Recorded in LaDue Reservoir: Channel Catfish, White Perch, Walleye, and Redear.
Surveyed depths in LaDue Reservoir reach 25 ft.
- 8Auburn Launch Ramp: boat ramp on LaDue Reservoir, ≈ 24.9 mi from downtown.
- 11Route 44 Launch Ramp: boat ramp on LaDue Reservoir, ≈ 26 mi from downtown.
- 12La Due Reservoir - Boat House: boat ramp on LaDue Reservoir, ≈ 26.4 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Goldfish is at peak around Cleveland in November. White Bass bites well.
BrackishSlowWhite Perch
Morone americana
Moronidae
12 in2 lb8 yr34 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakGoldfish
Carassius auratus
Cyprinidae
18 in4 lb10 yr58 waters
FreshwaterGoodWhite Bass
Morone chrysops
Moronidae
20 in6 lb6 yr160 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowCommon Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
48 in80 lb20 yr449 waters
FreshwaterSlowFlathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae
48 in120 lb20 yr90 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowGrass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Xenocyprididae
48 in80 lb10 yr65 waters









