A gas powered drill is used by many to make a hole in the ice.

This is the path leading to the fishing spot. The ice makes loud cracking sounds which gives one the impression that it isn't safe to walk on.

Fishermen tow their portable ice houses to a fishing spot. The floor of the ice house acts as a sled.

Some fishermen bring chairs with them.

Plan on your boots getting wet after the hole is drilled.

A manual auger or drill is used by some. They work well, too.

After holes are drilled, the remaining ice in the holes is scooped out with a large spoon with holes in it.

An ice house was erected here earlier in the day. The ice melted from exposure to the heater in the ice house and one fisherman turned the snow yellow.

Some fishermen track the fish and their bait with radar. This is not a cheap sport.

This fellow caught a northern pike, and he couldn't remove the hook from its mouth.

Some fishermen are not very environmentally sensitive. This one left a pile of cigarette butts next to his hole.

Ice sailboats were flying by. This one is nearly airborne.

A northern pike on ice.

A family affair.

These fellows didn't walk to their spot. They rode their ATV with all of their accoutrements in the back. Notice the heater in front of them.

The owners of this equipment didn't have an ice house. They sit on their bait buckets while they fish.

They can sit like this for hours in the cold.

This is how an ice house is erected. This one is blowing in the wind. The temperature was 14 deg F.