ice fishing

noun

: fishing that is done in winter through a hole that is cut in the ice on a lake, pond, etc.

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Echo Lake State Park in North Conway offers hiking, camping, swimming, and biking, and in the winter, there’s skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and dog-sledding—plenty of year-round activities for residents. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 The man, identified as 58-year-old Troy Allen Krenz, went ice fishing around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on Cannon Lake in Faribault, about 50 miles south of Minneapolis, according to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 Investigations into the ice fishing incident and three-car crash are underway, according to authorities. Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 There will be no ice fishing, since there may not be any ice. Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice fishing

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“Ice fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20fishing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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