Ice fishing village is all wet as thaw delays beloved winter tradition in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Que

Ice fishing village is all wet as thaw delays beloved winter tradition in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Que

Source: CBC News

12/31/2023

Credit: Hadi Hassin/Radio-Canada

By this time of year, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Que., is usually teeming with thousands of visitors eager to angle for tomcod — a fish, also known as tommycod, that swims upstream from the St. Lawrence River estuary every winter.

But this year's ice fishing season is lacking a key element: Ice.

"This 86th edition will be very short," said Steve Massicotte, president of the Sainte-Anne river outfitters association.

"We hope to open around mid-January."

St. Lawrence River

Atlantic Tomcod

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3426	Iran names newly discovered species of fish after Ali Daei	ifpnews	2021-11-15	IR
3427	Longtime Lorain library goldfish Nemo swims to a new home at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	news5cleveland	2021-11-11	US
3428	Some of Earth’s longest-lived fish show how to reach extreme ages	nature	2021-11-12	US
3429	Cop26: Oceanographer Sylvia Earle calls for industrial fishing ban on high seas	theguardian	2021-11-10	UK
3430	Cambridge report recommends cutting the Riverside dam project	the record	2021-11-29	CA
3431	Castlewood creek popular despite E. coli levels	stltoday	2010-07-27	US
3432	Record 21.57 pound tautog caught off Newport	johnstonsunrise	2021-11-19	US
3433	A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life	theguardian	2021-06-22	US
3434	Fish captured 'smoking cigarette' on camera saved before gobbling the entire thing	dailystar	2021-09-27	UK
3435	Zombie plant a threat to fish and even swimmers	CBC News	2021-09-07	CA

137 of [137 - pages.]