FISHING THROUGH THE ICE 



'HPHE sport of angling may be made 

 an almost an all-the-year-round 

 recreation, even in the northern 

 states, by hardy fishers who are not to 

 be chilled in their enthusiasm by cold 

 weather, and for this reason will not 

 yield to a "winter of discontent," as 

 fishing through the ice affords excel- 

 lent sport when conditions are favora- 

 ble. It may be made a very com- 

 fortable pastime, and well worth the 

 attention of all fresh water anglers, 

 by taking care to provide everything 

 necessary to guard against the cold 

 winter weather. 



The outfit for fishing through the 

 ice, aside from tackle similar to that 

 ordinarily required for lake or river 

 fishing, consists in a tent or a snugly- 

 built little cot, some four feet in 

 width by six feet in length, with roof, 

 in which a hole has been cut of size 

 large enough to permit a stove pipe 

 to be put through ; in the interior, a 

 small sheet-iron stove, with any ar- 

 rangement desired for convenience or 



