I recall how I brought from Irkutsk a very nice looking polished fishing-rod. But I did not get anything but disdainful glances from real fishermen. The results of my fishing showed that fishes also did not find my new rod good. You can't help feeling that they are just frozen waves. Baikal is struggling against cold weather for very long time, throwing away to the beach the thin films of ice which bind the movement of water.
Winter sunsets on Baikal are also very beautiful.