"Ice Fishing Season Now in Full Swing"

February 21, 1929—The fishing shanties which now colonize the shores of Lake Champlain on each side in small or large groups, make a curious spectacle for travelers and indicate a prosperous winter industry for localities where they appear in say number.

The toothsome ice fish, or fresh water smelt, are taking the bait of hundreds of fisherman, housed in these rude shelters for many hours each day, and it is reported that at least a thousand pounds a day are being caught and shipped to city markets.

Dealers buy them in quantity from the fishermen and they are loaded in trucks, many of them directly from the spot where they are caught, and in a few hours appear on the menus of popular restaurants or hotels at fancy prices.

Ticonderoga Sentinel 

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