(170223) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2017 (Xinhua) -- A young angler displays the fish he caught during a free ice fishing event on Canadarago Lake in Otsego County, central New York State on Feb. 22, 2017. Different from open-water fishing, ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through a hole on the surface of frozen water, which is quite popular in the northern part of the United States as well as in Canada. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)(yy)more(170223) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Boys try to make a hole on Canadarago Lake during a free ice fishing event in Otsego County, central New York State on Feb. 22, 2017. Different from open-water fishing, ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through a hole on the surface of frozen water, which is quite popular in the northern part of the United States as well as in Canada. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)(yy)more(170223) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Children take part in a free ice fishing event on Canadarago Lake in Otsego County, central New York State on Feb. 22, 2017. Different from open-water fishing, ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through a hole on the surface of frozen water, which is quite popular in the northern part of the United States as well as in Canada. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)(yy)more(170223) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2017 (Xinhua) -- An angler prepares for ice fishing on Canadarago Lake during a free ice fishing event in Otsego County, central New York State on Feb. 22, 2017. Different from open-water fishing, ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through a hole on the surface of frozen water, which is quite popular in the northern part of the United States as well as in Canada. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)(yy)more