Authorities offer safety tips as Manitobans embrace ice-fishing season
Global News
In Manitoba, ice fishing is a popular winter activity but it doesn't some without some risks. An avid ice fisherman shares his best safety tips.
Some Manitobans groan about the winter and harsh temperatures but for Rick Gergatz, this time of year is go-time.
He hops into his SnoBear, a mobile ice fishing hut, and gets going.
“This is one of my favourite parts of the journey, going through the old bush trail,” Gergatz said as he drives down a path on the property he grew up on.
That property is only a mile away from Lake Winnipeg. Decade after decade, it’s always drawn him back.
After a short trip, Gergatz drives onto the ice. He bought his SnoBear a few years ago to make his favourite hobby even more enjoyable and safer.
“CAA doesn’t come out here,” he says while cruising across Lake Winnipeg.
Gergatz loves fishing.
“The tug is the drug,” he says.
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