On Lake Erie’s Western Basin, East Harbor is hands-down the most popular and consistent ice fishing spot. During years when the lake doesn’t provide fishable ice, East Harbor always presents itself as the go-to place for panfishing – even if only for a week. This year it’s provided at least a month of fishing. So let’s chat with Bobby Nickel and learn a little about fishing for bluegill, yellow perch and whatever else may bite. Nickel has been heading to the harbor since he was a kid and returns every year to do some mid-winter hardwater fishing.