Generally speaking, we love just about anything about saltwater fishing. But this does not appeal to us in the least. This picture, taken by Ingolf Kristiansen, shows a school of saithe (Pollachius virens), one of two kinds of pollock, frozen solid in a Norwegian bay.

Apparently, the fish were trying to leave the bay when the temperature dropped so rapidly that they were frozen under the water.

According to Kristiansen, “A temperature of minus 7.8 degrees, combined with an east wind, made the bay freeze in a very short time. The saithe had been chased to the shore by cormorants, and apparently were not able to get out to the open sea again.”

To clarify, Inventive Fishing and the Saltwater Nation do not do ice fishing. Ice is for margaritas and sweet tea.  Kristiansen’s miniature schnauzer Anton seems to be enjoying the fish stick carpet, though. Sit, Anton, sit.

 

fish, Fishing, Norway, Pollock, Saith

By Sid

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