Ice Fishing
Spearfishing through Ice: Modern Adherents to an Ancient Tradition
After six hours, my eyes start to water. Sitting in a dark house and staring through a wide hole in the ice takes a mental toll, but when a 40-plus-inch pike swims into view, I perk up . I wait while the beast surveys the old, hand-carved decoy swaying in the current. Slowly, I dip my trident spear into the water, taking care to not startle the hovering fish. Before I can throw, the fish bolts without warning. A lost opportunity? Perhaps, but a...