| One of the most popular recreational forms
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| | Michigan. The "Tip-Up Town, USA", an
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| of fishing in Scandinavia, Russia and
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| | annual festival celebrated the last 56
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| Germany is Ice Fishing, a sport also
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| | years ago during the second third of
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| practiced in Canada and the United States,
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| | winter, and enhanced with other snow
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| not only during winter, but also all year
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| | related activities such as strolling,
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| round in Alaska. However the most popular
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| | snowmobiling, snow-sculpting and
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| place to enjoy this activity is in the
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| | fireworks, in conjunction with Ice
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| Great Lakes. Considered originally from
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| | fishing.
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| Scandinavia, it was brought to America by
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| | While in the United States, Ice fishing
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| Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish settlers
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| | contests have a prevalent carnival like
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| arriving to Minnesota, a state where
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| | atmosphere, full of camaraderie, in
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| people from Nordic families is totally
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| | Finland, ice fishing contests have been
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| engaged in this sport. Ice fishing was
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| | defaced after repeated scandals involving
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| exported to Canada from Minnesota and from
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| | both organizers and contestants, who have
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| here, it also arrived in Alaska.
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| | been caught cheating, making people belief
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| Minnesotans found ice fishing an
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| | this is not a sport, but just a pastime.
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| entertaining option, keeping in mind that
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| | However, in the United States there is an
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| the Great Lakes are often totally frozen,
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| | association supporting ice fishing
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| with the only exception being Lake Erie.
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| | activities, the American Ice Fishing
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| When the bays of the Great Lakes freeze,
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| | Association (AIFA), which says that ice
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| yellow perch and northern pike are the
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| | fishing contributes to managing the fish
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| most common catches waiting for
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| | species population, and the economic
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| enthusiasts of this sport. Ice fishing is
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| | growth of the community, bringing calming
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| practiced catching fish with lines and
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| | and relaxing effects of well being to all
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| spears or hooks by opening a hole in the
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| | the participants.
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| frozen lake to fish through. Depending on
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| | Because ice fishing can be something more
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| personal preferences, fishermen can sit in
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| | than a one-day experience, there are
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| a heated cabin on the ice or on a stool
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| | shelters conveniently located for longer
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| placed on the open expanse of the frozen
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| | fishing expeditions. Some others are
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| lake. Cabins are more popular indeed,
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| | mounted on-demand using simple structures,
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| because most of them have bunks and
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| | although the larger heated structures are
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| diverse amenities.
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| | basic for the success of fishing trips
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| From all the forms of fishing, ice fishing
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| | lasting several days.
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| is perhaps the activity requiring less
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| | There is a website that describes boat
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| effort and skill, just patience, good luck
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| | fishing, ice fishing, and has info on
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| and the inner conviction of enjoy doing
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| | numerous freshwater fish, baits, and
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| nothing else that sitting on ice, if not
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| | lures, plus other great freshwater fishing
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| physical, at least exposed to low
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| | tips. The website is called: Fishing
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| temperatures. For some people, this
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| | Stringer, and may be found at this
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| condition may appear unappealing but in
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| | address:
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| the northern states, ice fishing is
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| | By Robert W. Benjamin
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| considered a serious entertaining activity
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| | Copyright © 2006
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| with competitions and contests offering
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| | You may publish this article in your
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| good prizes to people with the largest
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| | ezine, newsletter or on your web site as
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| fish catches within a limited period of
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| | long as it is reprinted in its entirety
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| time.
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| | and without modification except for
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| One of the contests attracting more people
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| | formatting needs or grammar corrections.
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| every year is held at the Houghton Lake in
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