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Ice Fishing in New England Trivia Quiz

Ice fishing may not be angling, but it is ice cold fun. This quiz tests your knowlege of the sport of ice fishing in the Northeastern Region of the United States. Not a very hard quiz if you fish New England.

A multiple-choice quiz by bsc06090. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bsc06090

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,646

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
476

Last 3 plays: Alaskaman884 (6/10), Guest 159 (6/10), Guest 162 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following fish species is not a common species fished through the ice? Hint

smelt

salmon

cusk

blue gill

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ice should not be considered safe to walk on until it has reached what depth? Hint

four inches

six inches

five inches

seven inches

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do New Englanders call the building that they set on the ice and fish from? Hint

Ice shanty

Shed

Bog house

Ice igloo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is NOT a common bait used when ice fishing northeastern lakes? Hint

Shiners

Smelt

Killies

Fat heads

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a rig set inside a hole in the ice with a small flag and a spool of line called? Hint

tip-down

tip-up

tip-pole

trip-line

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Question 6 of 10

6. What rig is most commonly used to catch smelt? Hint

A tip-up baited with a rap trap

A jig with two small hooks baited with smelt

A jig baited with meal worms

Colored marshmellows on a hook

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are live smelt most often used as bait to catch? Hint

bass

smelt

trout and salmon

cusk and lampray

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fish decoys are used as a common practice to catch pike in Northeastern lakes.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who of the following is not a manufacturer of tip-ups in the U.S? Hint

Beaver Dam

Polar

Heritage

Wind Tracker

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following Northeast Lakes does not freeze all the way? Hint

Champlain

First Connecticut lake

Memphermagog

Winnipesaukee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following fish species is not a common species fished through the ice?

Answer: blue gill

Blue gill tend to stay in shallow waters close to the shore and although they can be brought through the ice; the New England ice fisherman is usually not fishing for blue gill. Smelt is a small bait fish which is often caught on a jig. Cusk is related to the wolf fish and is caught at night with dead bait. And salmon any New England fisherman would know as landlocks and there are many pools for the largest on several lakes each year.

2. Ice should not be considered safe to walk on until it has reached what depth?

Answer: four inches

One inch of ice can support a person, but the rule of thumb for safety is three inches to walk on. As little as six inches will support a truck, but the ice will pop and crack loudly under the weight.

3. What do New Englanders call the building that they set on the ice and fish from?

Answer: Ice shanty

The ice fishing shanty is called a lot of things in other parts of the country, but in the Northeast it is mostly called a shanty.

4. Which of the following is NOT a common bait used when ice fishing northeastern lakes?

Answer: Killies

Everything above except killies are commonly used as bait to fish through the ice. Killies are a saltwater flats bait fish.

5. What is a rig set inside a hole in the ice with a small flag and a spool of line called?

Answer: tip-up

A tip-up is a common method for fishing through the ice for larger fish like lake trout. A spool of line, mounted on a wood or plastic frame, goes down through the ice and when a fish bites the bait it triggers a flag to spring up and alert the fisherman of the strike.

6. What rig is most commonly used to catch smelt?

Answer: A jig with two small hooks baited with smelt

Smelt are a small bait fish found in northern lakes in America. They eat meat and are cannibals; they are commonly caught with pieces of smelt.

7. What are live smelt most often used as bait to catch?

Answer: trout and salmon

Live smelt are used to catch lakers and landlocks, though other species like perch may be caught with them.

8. Fish decoys are used as a common practice to catch pike in Northeastern lakes.

Answer: False

Fish decoys are used in some areas of Alaska and Canada, but it is not a legal practice in the northeastern U.S. because spearing fish is prohibited during the ice fishing season.

9. Who of the following is not a manufacturer of tip-ups in the U.S?

Answer: Wind Tracker

Polar and Heritage are among the top of the line and Beaver Dam are a vintage company, Wind Tracker is a device used by sportsmen to find wind direction.

10. Which of the following Northeast Lakes does not freeze all the way?

Answer: Champlain

Champlain does not usually freeze except in its bays and inlets because of its size and strong currents, it also has shipping lanes that are kept open by Ice Breakers. Magog is a lake in northern Vermont and southern Canada. Winnipesaukee is in central New Hampshire. The First Connecticut lake is part of the the headwaters of the Connecticut River.

Source: Author bsc06090

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