Lake Erie Tournaments
Which hosts fish Lake Erie, when they fish it and who won.
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Every Lake Erie date on this page was taken from the organizer or a local paper; New York permits bass tournaments without posting a public schedule.
The Lake Erie events are described as two-day team event, two-day team, two-day and Big Fish Friday June 12.
DEC black bass tournament permit summary; host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
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| Event | Winner | Weight as printed | Date note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Lake Erie (2026) | Alex Korol (Fairport, N.Y.) | 75 pounds, 9 ounces | Fishing dates not printed; final-day release dated Aug. 23, 2026. |
Dates are left blank where the host or news page did not print the fishing days; nothing is inferred from a release date.
Lake Erie on the New York event calendar
The pages checked list 6 scheduled events on Lake Erie, with 0 in the future and 2 published results on file. On Lake Erie the organizers are Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York, Primitive Patriot Outdoors, FISH716 and Walleye Duel (director Mark Mohr). Printed launch or weigh-in points: Central Avenue Pier weigh station, Dunkirk Harbor, Barcelona Harbor and Bart’s Cove, Dunkirk.
Printed Lake Erie winners
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | Per day (lb) | Big fish | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | Southtowns Walleye Association one-day Walleye Tournament (2026) | Youth Division: Hunter Nati | 13.52 pounds (three fish) | Jason Wieczorek 10.29 lbs (caption) / 10.26 pounds (text) | Erie County | |
| 2026-06-05 | WNY Walleye Classic (6th, 2026) | Team Midnight Express (Capt. Craig Sleeman, Justin Wekenmann, Jeff Maskulinski) | 74.34 pounds | 8.85-pound walleye (Team One More Eye, day 2) | Chautauqua County |
New York winners exactly as the host or news page printed them, one link per row.
The 2026 Lake Erie events behind us
| Date | Event | Organizer | Launch or weigh-in | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | Southtowns Walleye Association one-day Walleye Tournament (2026) | Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York | STWA clubhouse, 5895 Southwestern Boulevard, Hamburg | Erie County |
| 2026-07-31 | Con Club Walleye Tournament (2026) | Con Club | ||
| 2026-06-27 | Walleye Duel in Dunkirk (2026) | Walleye Duel (director Mark Mohr) | Bart's Cove, Dunkirk | Chautauqua County |
| 2026-06-13 | Southtowns Walleye Tournament (42nd annual 9-day, 2026) | Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York | ||
| 2026-06-12 | FISH716 Walleye Classic (2026) | FISH716 | Barcelona Harbor | Chautauqua County |
| 2026-06-05 | WNY Walleye Classic (6th, 2026) | Primitive Patriot Outdoors | Central Avenue Pier weigh station, Dunkirk Harbor | Chautauqua County |
The water behind the Lake Erie calendar
Lake Erie spreads over 9,910 square miles across every jurisdiction, with a mean depth of 62 feet and a deepest point of 210 feet in the EPA physical features table; the New York shore runs through Chautauqua County and Erie County. DEC and park layers place 8 boat launches on Lake Erie, among them Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie access, Chautauqua County (east), Lake Erie access, Chautauqua County (west) and Lake Erie access, Erie County (east). The New York side of the Great Lakes and their tributaries is covered by the ordinary DEC freshwater license, with no extra stamp: $25.00 a year for residents, $50.00 for nonresidents, or $5.00 and $10.00 for one day.
EPA Physical Features of the Great Lakes; DEC boat launch and marine access layers; DEC Fishing License page; retrieved October 2026.
Putting a New York field onto Lake Erie
Boat launches that serve Lake Erie
- Lake Erie access, Erie County (south)hard surface ramp, 267 parking spaces, Erie
- Sunset Bay State Marine Parkhard surface ramp, 50 parking spaces, Chautauqua
- Lake Erie/Cattaraugus Creek access, Chautauqua Countyhard surface ramp, 70 parking spaces, Chautauqua
- Lake Erie access, Chautauqua County (east)hard surface ramp, 50 parking spaces, Chautauqua
- Buffalo Harborboat launch, Erie
- Lake Erie access, Erie County (east)hard surface ramp, 1000 parking spaces, Erie
- Lake Erie access, Erie County (north)hard surface ramp, 40 parking spaces, Erie
- Lake Erie access, Chautauqua County (west)hard surface ramp, 121 parking spaces, Chautauqua
New York clubs and trails on Lake Erie
Lake Erie events by county
- Chautauqua County
- Erie County
Loading the boat before a Lake Erie event
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Culling and livewells
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Other Empire State event waters besides Lake Erie
- Lake Champlain6 events
- Lake Ontario4 events
- Oneida Lake3 events
- Seneca Lake2 events
- South Shore of Long Island3 events
- St. Lawrence River0 events
Camera views of lakes and streams around Lake Erie
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The water around the Lake Erie weigh-ins, photographed
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Before entering an event on Lake Erie
What is the event count for Lake Erie?
6 dated rows on file, 0 not yet fished, and 2 published results.
Which Lake Erie event comes up first?
No future date for this water appears on the host pages read so far; New York hosts post their own schedules once the season is set.
What winning weight shows up on Lake Erie?
No one-day five-bass winning weight is printed for this water; multi-day, derby and walleye results are listed in the tables instead.
Who is behind the Lake Erie calendar?
Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York, Primitive Patriot Outdoors, FISH716 and Walleye Duel (director Mark Mohr).
From where do Lake Erie anglers start?
From Central Avenue Pier weigh station, Dunkirk Harbor, Barcelona Harbor and Bart's Cove, Dunkirk; each organizer names the ramp on its event page.
Which Lake Erie result came last?
Youth Division: Hunter Nati took first at Southtowns Walleye Association one-day Walleye Tournament (2026) (2026-09-26) with 13.52 pounds (three fish).
What license covers an event on Lake Erie?
The New York side of the Great Lakes and their tributaries is covered by the ordinary DEC freshwater license, with no extra stamp: $25.00 a year for residents, $50.00 for nonresidents, or $5.00 and $10.00 for one day.
Where are entries taken for Lake Erie?
Follow the event name to its host, which runs its own registration.
Can a New York club list its Lake Erie date here?
Club dates arrive through the Add a tournament form here.
Learn Lake Erie before event day
The water page has launches, limits and species.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
We keep what you send so we can check the event. Your email is never published.