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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erin McCormick in Webster, New Hampshire

Higher temperatures force New England fishers off ice early: ‘Global warming is real’

man holds chain as he walks onto shore away from small house on ice
Ethan O'Neil, an ice fisher, pulls his bob-house off the ice in New Hampshire as the temperature warms. Photograph: Erin McCormick

New England fishers are on thin ice this winter as warming temperatures force them to abandon their lake perches months ahead of schedule, an alarming reality that could jeopardize the future of a deeply rooted recreational tradition.

Ice fishing is a way of life in places like New Hampshire, where people flock to frozen lakes each winter with their bob-houses in tow.

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