New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-05
11&Z2[0F INTEREST to W)OME3N N.Y.
FISHING IN WINTER
Finny Tribes Hooked Through
Holes IN the Ice.

"a fishing trip to Canada in winter may
not sound attractive but can assure YOU
q is" said young college woman VINO
IS I'm the habit Of accompanying her twin
brother on his holiday trips
Last year when my brother wrote me
that he had an invitation which included
me 10 spend A week on The ice helds IN
Canada fishing I could hardly believe my
ewes You see I had never heard OF nsn'
ing except during warm weather ana the
idea Of fishing through ice seemed pre-
posterous But his friend had assured him.
he said. that We would be rerfecty COM
Portable and so were were
"Our first visit 10 the ice fields was ono
evening soon after o'clock. The place
was alive with hshermer. out for tho Sec
ond catch of the day Two who were well
known 10 my brothers friend were on
their way 70 get minnows ior bait and "e
ACCOMPANIED them. One or them had
large basket and the other carried large
din net, with a long handle. We skirted
along the edge Of the ice until We came TO
a Mace where cross curr"U flowed out
into the bay. The water wa Just swarm
ing with minnOws. swimming about as
merriIy as if b. had been midsummer. The
basket was filled 10 overlooking by lew
! SCOOPS OF the dip net. and back We tramped
with our guides, having forgotten all ABOUT
| the snort being unreasonable or the
weather being colder than We were socus-
| toned 10.
| NV brother, who had remained behind.
was down on his knees chopping circle
| in the ice with one OF the short handled
4 Z second
| fishing hole he explained. pointing 10 an
other about ten feet away There were
nlentv Of holes scattered here end there
over the ice field which were not beng
used. out when I suggested dropping ny
line into one Of them the fishermen ard
my brothers. friend smiled and shook taeir
heads They assured me that It was an,
unvritten law among ice fishermen never
! to sppropriate auother's hole without per-
mission.
Before sinking my line my brother IN.
| vited me 10 look into the hole he had dug
for me 10 Judge my prospects for bite.
To do this IL was necessary 10 lie down nat
on the ice. and with my golf cape pulled
over my head look into the hole. can't
saw that the fish were as numerous as the
ninnovs had been in that current but
certainly there were enough Of them big
and little. TO make me feel quite sure
wouldn't have To wait long for first bite
"T waited half an hour however, before
7 felt the warning tug. OF course, ] made
an exclamation of surprise, which seemed
10 he echoed over the whole ice field, but
no one came 10 my assistance, a had eK-
pected. ! glanced up only 10 find that
about everybody in sight was as busy as
, was.
1T was marvellous the number Of fish
which were ierked up during the first few
minutes. There was nothing sctenuho
about the sport. No angling, no playing
I off the line and all the fancy methods you
hear experienced fishermen discussing. IL
, was Just dropping in your bated line and
I pulling II up again TO unlock fish, big
5 and little. bait and drop it in again. Then
f lust as suddenly a. the rush OF business
e had begun il stopped and everybody began
10 wind up his tackle and collect his catch.
THE next day We got out In time for
j the first catch. before sunrise
with the exception Of few parties
, similar 70 our own, all the fishermen were
: I'm the business for profit and the hs'
, brought good prices. for their flavor IS
!, thought TO he superior to those caught N
summer.