Catawba Fishing Brief - 2026-07-01
Western Basin Lake Erie waypoints. Verified against Coe Vanna Charters + Natural Atlas. Mouse Island Reef is the structure ~0.94 nm N of the island itself. 7/1 brief is a CAUTION day for HEAT, not wind: Extreme Heat Warning through 8 PM Thu, heat index to 106F today / 110F Thursday. Wind is friendly light SW/W (lee-shore quadrant), waves 2 ft or less, so the WNW run to Niagara/Round is open. Water 76.1F, full summer scatter. Launch at sunrise, fish the cool hours, off the water before the heat peak.
Reel Quest

Catawba Pt Assoc Launch
APPROXIMATE. Private community ramp at the tip of Catawba near Mouse Island. Verify exact location.
Launch

Mouse Island REEF
VERIFIED. Actual fishing reef, NOT the island. ~1.2 nm NNE of launch. Limestone shoal, 0.33 sq mi, least depth 9 ft. At 76F troll the perimeter to find scattered pods, jig back through them. Closest reef, start here.
Fishing

Niagara Reef (buoy 5)
VERIFIED. Lighted buoy 5 marks the reef. ~6 nm WNW of launch. Flat-water run on today's SW lee, good today. Troll 18-22 ft edges, jig rocky outskirts 12-16 FOW.
Fishing

Round Reef
VERIFIED (Coe Vanna). Named in lakeeriefish for jigging, 10-16 FOW. ~5 nm WNW of launch, part of the Niagara/Round reef complex.
Fishing

Toussaint Reef
VERIFIED. Named in lakeeriefish for jigging. ~9 nm W of launch.

Crib Reef (buoy 7)
VERIFIED. Buoy 7 marks it. ~10 nm NE of launch. Less crowded than Niagara, similar patterns. Longest run on the list, go early and mind fuel in the heat.

Marblehead Current
APPROXIMATE. Just E of Marblehead Lighthouse in current break. High-current walleye zone named in lakeeriefish for the warm-water troll. Reef Runner / Husky Jerk 18-28 FOW @ 1.5 mph, bottom third. Verify exact current break with fish finder.