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History and At Home Ice Fishing in Thunder Bay Area
The article surveys ice fishing from Anishinaabeg practices pre European contact to modern times in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. It notes early use of jiggers for gill nets, commercial winter fishing on Lake Superior and Nipigon, and the shift to recreational ice fishing with power augers and sonar in the mid 20th century.
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Thunder Bay
Ontario
North America
Lake Superior
Lake Nipigon
Canadian Legion
Rainy Lake
Port Arthur