Ice fishing Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is an old form of fishing but still practised around Sweden. The fishing tackle is called “angeldon” in Swedish. This angeldon is about 50 years old, but still used. You start by drilling a hole in the ice with special ice bore. Then you put the angeldon at the side of the hole, then you find out how deep it is and make a loop on the line. Next step is that you put a small fish (usually a roach) on the special hook for this kind of fishing. Then you put the hook with the roach in the hole a let in sink to just above the bottom of the lake and finally you put the loop on the top of the spring of the angeldon. Normally you fish with 10-20 angeldons and what you catch is pike. When a pike takes the roach it pulls the line off the spring and the red thing on top of the spring starts waving. At this moment you have to be careful because the pike needs to turn the roach in his mouth before you could hook it. When the pike has done this and starts to swim away you hook with a snatch and then you pull it in more carefully otherwise you may lose it when you are going to pull it through the hole. This fishing needs skills and is very exciting before you have hooked the pike and got it out of the hole.

sam224, sleon, feather, pione, AnneFrance, bailarina, magiqa, shirgold, rachelonthego, vanderschelden has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (40669) 2005-08-02 16:26

Interesting note, good composition and perfect sharpness. Well done Ulf.

Ina (2687) 2005-08-02 16:33

Very fine picture showing such a fine scene... Colors and frosted look of the ice is very fine and the red color makes a fine contrast... Fish looks a bit to lightend by flash...? TFS...Ina...

rosiegirl (2042) 2005-08-03 2:28

I like that blue water! It looks so cold. I've seen ice fishing before, but never this style- with the little red thing. Nice job!
Rosie

sam224 (5851) 2005-08-03 10:50

Interesting and unusual shot. The fish seems to be pretty big: were you the lucky fisher?
Good composition and colours. Well seen and done!

sleon (9378) 2005-08-03 11:15

Hi Ulf
I like this unusual shot - it reminds me of a still life painting. The fish is nicely in focus and together with your interesting note it tells a good story!
Regards, Susanna

feather (51026) 2005-08-04 5:54

A good, clear still life that shows something of Swedish daily life. DOF and sharpness are both good. The composition may have been better with the fish at a diagonal to make an angle with the rod. Nevertheless a good capture
Kath

DLM (6447) 2005-08-05 12:14

Hi Ulf,nice image of a traditional way of life,good colour and texture to the shot,Well done.
Dave.

pione (2031) 2005-08-06 3:33

Questa è una foto interessantissima per me, è la prima volta che vedo questo sistema di pesca, grazie!

AnneFrance (921) 2005-08-06 6:51 [Comment]

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bailarina (41) 2005-08-07 3:13

It looks freezing :) Your note explains just how the complexity of the skill involved in ice-fishing. What an interesting image.

magiqa (1268) 2005-08-18 20:09

A frozen moment you have cought here! Very good picture. What kind of fish is it?

shirgold (2440) 2005-09-13 12:33

Hi Ulf,
Great note and nice picture showing all the equipment and catch.
I find the fish cropped too mcuh - it's haed and tail are cut.
TFS - Shir

rachelonthego (153) 2005-11-20 14:52

This picture really caught my eye and the note makes it really interesting. Might have to find someone to teach me "angeldon"... Thanks for sharing.

vanderschelden (265) 2006-08-14 8:27

Nice pic, Ulf.
A bit overexposure in the fish, though?
Nice content.
TFS
Annick

Traveller (667) 2007-01-07 2:58 [Comment]

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Imagine (342) 2007-01-07 14:31

Fishing tackle, fish and water. Everything is ok. Perfect combination.
Bye
Onur

pablominto (42522) 2007-01-07 14:37

Hei Ulf,
Good pictorial of this traditional way of fishing!
We practice same method in Trøndelag, difference is we mostly catch trout...
Good colours and details for scanned image, well composed and with educational value!
Greetings,
Pablo -