| If you are planning to visit Russia during winter | | | | or hacking a hole in the ice. Once your hole is opened, |
| months, make sure you are well prepared for the | | | | you just need to bring your stool, bait and fishing line. |
| bitter cold. However, as an ice fishing enthusiasts, not | | | | The prospect of catching fish during ice fishing |
| even the cold will keep you away. Many Russians | | | | depends on a number of factors. The first factor is |
| love to get out and go to a nearby lake to indulge in | | | | the type of fish you catch is completely dependent |
| ice fishing. | | | | on the lake you go to. The second factor and the |
| Ice fishing in Russia is a popular past time for many | | | | most important is how long can you stand the cold. |
| Russians and they have devised a way to stay warm | | | | At 30 degrees below zero even drinking gallons of |
| while sitting on the ice for hours. The trick to stay | | | | vodka will not keep you warm for ever. How long |
| warm during your attempt at ice fishing in Russia is | | | | you can stand the cold and how long you can keep |
| to drink vodka. There is a saying in Russia when it | | | | yourself warm ensures the success you have in ice |
| comes to drinking vodka and it roughly translates to | | | | fishing. |
| warm on the inside and cold on the outside. Though | | | | If you have never done ice fishing, Russia might be a |
| you may scorn at the time, but it genuinely works in | | | | good place to experience it. But make sure you carry |
| keeping you warm. | | | | enough aspirins because you are going to need it |
| Once you find a suitable lake to indulge in some | | | | after drinking the vodka to stay warm on the cold |
| hobby ice fishing, find an area on the lake where the | | | | ice! |
| ice is less thick. Then you can start sawing, pounding | | | | |