When you're ready, come cut a hole for me. And it works out very nicely. He has all the gear for sinking the block, he'll help you move your shanty on the hole, and then they leave and cut the next hole. People may move three times a day, but Bill stays put. Sturgeon-fishing requires a lot of waiting.
Some people wait for two or three years to see a fish.
Some, in half an hour, see a fish or maybe two. Bill's had pretty good luck over the years getting his sturgeon. Bill says you try to get closest to the spot where you caught a fish last year. You come out in the evening, and you could be right in the middle of a big town. But life on the ice is more sociable than competitive.