Mile Rd launches

[Team houston]

Can anybody give me the addresses or good directions to the mile road launches. Not the Crocker one or St Jeans. Just the ones between 9mile and 12mile thanks.

[huston]

Fishbones Restaurant is on 9 & Jefferson. The road to the left of it leads down to the launch. At Blossom Heath & Jefferson, (just south of 10 mile), there is another launch. Drive down Blossom Heath. I hear at 11 and Jefferson in back of the Library, there is another launch. The cost is 10 dollars i think for them all. 9 and jefferson is a long walk to the truck from the launch. Blossom Heath is a ride on the water thru a few marinas after you launch. All of them are perfect for fishing the mile roads or over to peche island. Looks like we will only have Wednesday.

[Skulley]

I launch at the one behind the public library at 11 and Jefferson.  It is a St. Clair Shores City launch and they usually will not let you launch unless you are a resident.  My cousin lives right on that canal and that is why I can launch there.  Same last name.....plus they have gotten to know me over the last few years.  Blossom Heath is also a St. Clair Shores City launch but they do let non-residents launch there.   The fees for both launches are $10.  If you are going to fish south of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, St. Jeans is your best bet.  If you are going to fish around Peche Island, St. Jeans is your best bet.  I know you said you didn't want to know about St. Jeans but depending on the area you plan to fish for the day, then you would want to fish as close to the launch as possible.  I tend to launch at Harley when fishing Anchor Bay or even the St. Clair River.  If you would like more info please don't hesitate to ask. 

Oh yeah, Crocker Street is a shallow launch however the water is up a good 38 inches from last year.  Saturday's hard west wind dropped the water 6 to 10 inches.  Sunday it was back up as the wind in the morning was out of the northeast and then died and came out of the east.  Fishing was fair to midland.  Lots of boats out when the weather changed for the better.  The hard northeast wind blew the fog in and as the day wore on the sun burned off the fog and the remainder or the day was absolutely gorgeous.  I launched Sunday at the 11 mile and Jefferson launch. 


BD                 

[Team houston]

Thank you both for the info. 38 inches? is that a typo?

[Skulley]

No, it is not a typo.  The water level on the Great Lakes does fluctuate.  Depending mostly on the wind of course.  The water level indicators on the NOAA Website at certain weather stations has shown an increase of 38 inches from last year.  In the last two weeks the water level on Erie dropped right down to the low water displacement measurement.  This number is the level at which all marked channels on the Great Lakes are navigatible.  A day later it was back up about 38 to 45 inches and then back down a little again and then back up and so on and so forth.  I watch this number especially during what I call Hot Pond season.  The canal at 11 mile road was 3 feet deep last year.  This year it is 5 to 6 feet deep and mostly closer to 6.  The water is actually touching the water level marker where as last year at this same time is was about 12 inches below where the marker even started.  It equates to about 38 to 42 inches according to the launch  attendant who has been working there as long as I have been going there.

BD                     

[Firefighter Jeff]

I launched out of the one with the LONG walk back to the parking lot.  Is that 9 mile??  Anyway, I didn't realize you had to be a resident.  I had gone there before with my brother and another friend and had no problem getting in to launch.  It was during the week, not sure if that made any difference.  Only a couple cars in the parking lot on a threatening weather day last May.  It was $10 bucks to launch.    Jeff

[Team houston]

What time does the one on Blossom Heath open in the morning?

[t-bone]

I launched at the 9 mile launch by Fishbones over last weekend. It does have a long walk to get your trailer. They did not ask about being a resident but my buddy was yucking it up with the guy at the booth. It was $10.

[Wolf_fisherman]

Blossom heath launch is open 24/7 you just have to catch up with the gate guard to pay the $10 when you trailer out. And the 9 mile launch you dont have to be a resident to launch. The one old guy there is a pain in the butt half the time. But the other guards are pretty good. b.s. with em for a cpl minutes and hand over the $10 and u r good to go.

[Big Dog]

For those who are unaware, the 9 Mile ramp is open to everyone. Those you live in SCS or Eastpointe have the option to purchase an annual permit for $60.00. Mine has paid for itself already.