Lorain+Harbor+Fishing+Pier

Also, see Lorain Harbor, Black River Mouth Important Bird Area, and Lorain County Lakeshore Birding Drive
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Lorain County
=Lorain Harbor= =Fishing Pier= Lorain, Ohio 44052 City of Lorain Public Fishing Pier (Coastal Access) webpage

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Lorain Harbor--Fishing Pier
Coordinates: 41.472104, -82.184258 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Lorain Harbor
From Ohio Ornithological Society website From Lake Erie Birding Trail website

About Lorain Harbor--Fishing Pier
The city of Lorain’s 25.5-acre Public Fishing Pier provides access to the Black River and Lake Erie inside the Lorain Harbor.

Surrounded by a green fence, three unmarked openings provide pier access. Two entrances are north of 1st Street, just west of, and at the Washington Avenue intersection. The third entrance is off Black River Lane just east of the Broadway Street intersection. All entrances are north of US-6.

The public fishing access starts near the foot of the 1,052-foot Charles Berry Bridge which spans the Black River. The bridge is the largest double-leaf bascule-style bridge in the United States. From the bridge, a paved concrete handicap- accessible bulkhead used for fishing and walking extends for more than a half-mile along the river, north into Lorain Harbor.

The land west of the bulkhead is divided into three distinct sections. The southern third is covered in gravel and painted with lines to aid in parking. At times, city of Lorain vehicles including police cruisers are parked here. Vehicles are permitted to drive to the pier’s northern extent which is mostly well-packed dirt. The north section is split by a shipping slip; fishing is allowed along both sides.

The pier’s midsection is being overtaken by wetland and grasses, a stark contrast to the pier’s industrial past as the former site of Lorain’s Hulett Automatic Ore Unloaders and iron ore piles. From City of Lorain Public Fishing Pier (Coastal Access) webpage

American Coot Photo by Anthony Popiel



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