yea, shame.. used to love fishing sturgeon, as a kid by the culvert or docks and once boats were involved the gravel pits used to be madness for 3-6lb walleyes. that was before area residents started shooting at boats...
been skunked 4 years running out there now and would just go the extra distance to big river area.
let us know how you do if you get out, would be great to hear of someone catching some fish out there.