I grew up in Sandusky, but oddly enough, never tried fishing out of that
area at that time of year. I would suggest, before burning all that gas running all the way to Oak Harbor, trying fishing the channel between Cedar Point and Marblehead/Johnsons Island or maybe back by the Edison Bridge. They need to pass through that area in and out of the Sandusky River. Just might work out for you. Never know. I did have a good couple years of pier fishing in downtown Sandusky in the fall/winter, but that was about 12 years ago.