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Ice fishing is carried out on a frozen body of water. The ice fishing gear the fishermen may use is either fishing lines or spears and they have to make a hole in the body of ice in order to gain access to the unfrozen water underneath the ice. The sitting position is preferred for ice fishing too, as the fishermen can stay either on special stools or directly on the ice. For some, ice fishing is all the more enjoyable as they have built real sheds or cabins around the ice openings, bringing the comfort of a bunk bed with them.

Ice Fishing is very popular especially throughout the freezing locations on our world. Some countries where it has become a hobby during free time are the European Northern ones like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Russia and even Germany. The Northern states and regions of the American continent where ice fishing still flourishes are Canada, Alaska, Colorado, Michigan and so on.

As for the type of fishing gear used for ice fishing, technologies now allow the use of more complex methods with superior results. Your fishing line or a spear would surely prove useless in this type of activity if you do not have an ice saw or a chisel at hand to begin with. Remember that an opening in the ice is required first and foremost. However water will keep freezing even after you have made the hole, so almost all anglers also get a skimmer with them to remove that newly created ice layer. The majority of anglers additionally bring heaters along, not just to prevent ice formation but also to preserve a level of personal comfort too. This is the reason why wood huts or cabins that capture the heat indoors tend to be held in high esteem by ice fishing fans.

Ice fishing is based on three different methods, each with its specifically designed tools. First, you can use small-sized rods with colorful little lures or baits. The second makes use of tip-ups and they are very useful when you are not interested in catching a lot of fish over a longer period of time. And finally, let’s mention spear ice fishing that depends on large hole making and fish decoys.

Whichever the choice from the three methods, things with ice fishing will never be like in the all days. It seems that today, with the help of sonars, ice fishing lovers can identify the areas where fish are located in the large body of water under the ice. Presently anglers will drill about One hundred holes every day if they wished to catch large amounts of fish, very much unlike our ancestors who had to wait by the hole for the fish to come to them.