19 public boat ramps on published waters near Wheeling.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Wheeling; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Piedmont Lake
Recorded in Piedmont Lake: Sauger, Common Carp, Banded Killifish, and Muskellunge.
Surveyed depths in Piedmont Lake reach 32 ft.
- 1Kirkwood Ramp: boat ramp on Piedmont Lake, ≈ 23.4 mi from downtown.
- 2Reynolds Road Launch Ramp: boat ramp on Piedmont Lake, ≈ 24.3 mi from downtown.
- 3Piedmont Marina: boat ramp on Piedmont Lake, ≈ 27.6 mi from downtown.
Clendening Lake
Recorded in Clendening Lake: Sauger, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, and Flathead Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Clendening Lake reach 36 ft.
- 4Clendening Ramp: boat ramp on Clendening Lake, ≈ 28.6 mi from downtown.
- 5Clendening Marina: boat ramp on Clendening Lake, ≈ 29.2 mi from downtown.
- 9County Rd 6 Ramp: boat ramp on Clendening Lake, ≈ 32.5 mi from downtown.
Tappan Lake
Recorded in Tappan Lake: Sauger, Goldfish, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Tappan Lake reach 28 ft.
- 6Tappan Lake Park Launch Ramp: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 30.3 mi from downtown.
- 7Tappan Marina: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 31.5 mi from downtown.
- 8Tappan Fire Station Ramps: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 31.6 mi from downtown.
- 10Tappan Route 250 Launch Ramp: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 32.7 mi from downtown.
Salt Fork Lake
Recorded in Salt Fork Lake: Redear, Walleye, Channel Catfish, and Muskellunge.
Surveyed depths in Salt Fork Lake reach 36 ft.
- 11Salt Fork State Park - Park Office Ramp: boat ramp on Salt Fork Lake, ≈ 39.4 mi from downtown.
- 12US 22 Wildlife Access Ramp: boat ramp on Salt Fork Lake, ≈ 40.5 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Wheeling for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowFlathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae
48 in120 lb20 yr90 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowSauger
Sander canadensis
Percidae
30 in10 lb10 yr45 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr347 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr934 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowMuskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Esocidae
60 in80 lb20 yr144 watersGame fish











