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either hut or tent, and the anglers, on 

 skates, can cover quite a distance in 

 seeking the best places, cutting holes 

 in the ice at intervals, and, if the fish- 

 ers are so inclined, a "tip-up" appli- 

 ance can be placed at each fishing 

 pole, the simple arrangement consist- 

 ing of a baited hook attached to a 

 strong line, .and this fastened to a 

 stout stick, perhaps six feet in length, 

 in place of rod, and firmly fixing the 

 short pole on a cross-piece over the 

 hole in the ice, the outward end of 

 the impromptu "rod" to be decorated 

 with a red or bright-colored flyer, the 

 shorter end about a foot or less - 

 to be on the side covering the opening 

 in the ice. A bite at the bait will bring 

 the signal flag, and if the fish is se- 

 curely hooked there will be a series 

 of wig-wags, the "S. O. S." calls of the 

 victim. This style of fishing, although 

 often productive of big results, is not 

 highly commended as a sportsman- 

 like method of angling, being in re- 

 ality more of a market fisher's system 

 than of the true Waltonian manner of 

 taking fish. 



