Weekend fishing itinerary near Wheeling

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Wheeling. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Piedmont Lake

Start the day on Piedmont Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Piedmont Lake is a 38-minute drive from downtown Wheeling. Launch at Kirkwood Ramp, the public ramp on Piedmont Lake closest to downtown (≈ 23.4 mi). Public access on Piedmont Lake: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 32 ft. Recorded here: Sauger, Common Carp, Banded Killifish, and Muskellunge.

138 min · 28.6 mi

Lake

Piedmont Lake

Belmont

Kirkwood Ramp8

max 32 ft · surveyed

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From Kirkwood Ramp to Salt Fork State Park - Park Office Ramp: 40 min by road (25 mi).

Evening: Salt Fork Lake

End the day on Salt Fork Lake.

Salt Fork Lake is a 48-minute drive from downtown Wheeling. Launch at Salt Fork State Park - Park Office Ramp, the public ramp on Salt Fork Lake closest to downtown (≈ 39.4 mi). Public access on Salt Fork Lake: 9 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 36 ft. Recorded here: Redear, Walleye, Channel Catfish, and Muskellunge.

248 min · 44.4 mi

Reservoir

Salt Fork Lake

Guernsey

Salt Fork State Park - Park Office Ramp7

max 36 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Clendening Lake

Start the day on Clendening Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Clendening Lake is a 53-minute drive from downtown Wheeling. Launch at Clendening Ramp, the public ramp on Clendening Lake closest to downtown (≈ 28.6 mi). Public access on Clendening Lake: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 36 ft. Recorded here: Sauger, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, and Flathead Catfish.

353 min · 37 mi

Reservoir

Clendening Lake

Harrison

Clendening Ramp7

max 36 ft · surveyed

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From Clendening Ramp to Tappan Lake Park Launch Ramp: 12 min by road (5.5 mi).

Evening: Tappan Lake

End the day on Tappan Lake.

Tappan Lake is a 52-minute drive from downtown Wheeling. Launch at Tappan Lake Park Launch Ramp, the public ramp on Tappan Lake closest to downtown (≈ 30.3 mi). Public access on Tappan Lake: 4 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 28 ft. Recorded here: Sauger, Goldfish, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.

452 min · 37.1 mi

Reservoir

Tappan Lake

Harrison

Tappan Lake Park Launch Ramp6

max 28 ft · surveyed

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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.