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Try!  Brought to you by:  Ice fishing is becoming an
increasingly popular sport in Massachusetts as more and more
people seek inexpensive excitement, outdoor exercise, and
enjoyable recreation for all ages during the coldest months of
the year.  Looking for a way to motivate yourself and your
family to get outdoors this winter? Ice fishing might be just
the thing. A relatively inexpensive form of winter recreation
that continues to increase in popularity, ice fishing offers the
benefits of exercise, fun for all ages, enough challenge to
please the most competitive angler, and yet is easy enough that
even a 5-year-old (with adequate supervision) can readily
experience the excitement of catching fish through the ice. It
can be pursued as a simple, solitary sport with minimal
equipment and a high degree of mobility, or it can be enjoyed as
a highly social activity with day-long encampments, portable
chairs and shelters, outdoor cooking, and all the