For those wondering what some folks in Northern New Hampshire do on a Sunday afternoon with temperatures in the single numbers, some northern inhabitants (not me) choose to retreat to their ice fishing shacks on the upper Androscoggin River.
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| Ice shanties on the Androscoggin - photo by Linda Lane |
Some of thesse shelters are little more than an unheated tent, while the majority of shacks are made of wood - have various heating devices inside - and provide ample protection from the cold and wind.
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| Photo by Linda Lane |
And if a tiny-but-heated shanty is not enough, some ice fishermen go all out and hit the ice in total comfort.
Fish taken on the upper Androscoggin River include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and bass. The ice fishing shacks are out there and very active - a sure sign that winter has taken the area in its grip. The number of shanties on the river north of Berlin, NH seems to have increased over the years. Done right, it is one way to ride out a bitter-cold winter in the North Country.
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