Contests
Ice fishing contests offer prizes for the largest number of fish caught within a limited time period, many offer a prize for the biggest fish caught as well.
The current world's largest contest is held on Gull Lake, north of Brainerd, Minnesota, in January of each year. The contest has over 15,000 anglers and drills over 20,000 holes for the contest.
Lake Simcoe in Canada has abundant coldwater fish such as lake trout, herring and whitefish. It is sometimes known as Canada's ice fishing capital.
In Hwacheon, South Korea, a large ice fishing festival is held every January. The Ice Festival draws nearly a million visitors every year, and thousands of people have taken part in a contest to catch fish in a frozen Hwacheoncheon(a tributary of the Han River).
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