Ice fishing
First and foremost an ice fisherman needs the location of good lakes for ice fishing. Usually a lake that produces lots of fish in the summer fishing season will also produce numerous fish in the winter. Many factors in a lake in winter affect fish life, changing their reactions, their feeding habits, and even their survival rate. For instance a heavy layer of snow over the ice will cut down on the amount of light that filters into the water, reducing weed growth and oxygen production. This will result in the fish becoming lethargic, interested in only conserving their energy to survive rather than wasting energy to feed and move around. Lakes that are weed choked in the summer is usually is shallow and contains very few deep pools or spots that contain oxygen rich pockets for fish to congregate, and may not be able to sustain a large fish population in the winter months. Lakes that produce great numbers of fish in summer are likely to congregate in these pools and use up the o