Well as of April 1 we are all done ice fishing/ bin diao. Max and I have been out at least one day every weekend to fish the hard water. The first time we went out I wondered if he would enjoy it, but he has since become an addict and regularly wakes me up early to dig holes. About 5:50 am every Saturday , from down the hall, I hear ” bin diao ma?”  So when Max  asks if we want to ice fish,  Haisheng  (my son Dylan) and I hit the road. 

To our brothers and sisters on the other side of the world, Ice fishing is simply drilling a hole in the ice of a lake and setting a trap for the fish. The trap consists of two pieces of wood and a reel to hold the fishing line. At the top of the trap is a flag set on a spring. When the fish bites, the reel spins and the flag goes up. From that point, the fisherman run like their legs are on fire to get the fish on the ice before he can escape.

Below is a compilation of some of the photos from Max , and with Max , from the last month.