Zero degrees. A steady 20-mile-per-hour wind. Ice cracking somewhere far out on the lake. Brrr! To some folks, that sounds like a perfect excuse to stay inside. To Lake Erie ice anglers, it sounds like opportunity. Because the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie does not freeze over very often to allow safe angler access, when it happens, it is the hottest cold-weather adventure around for local hardy anglers.
Veteran ice angler and retired charter captain, Bob Rustowicz (left) landed this monster winter…
