Net fishing on ice
![Color photo, two people are on a frozen lake. A hole is drilled in the ice and a fishing net is nearby. Two wooden poles will hold the net in place.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/la-peche-en-mauricie_fishing-in-the-mauricie-region/wp-content/uploads/sites/102/2018/08/CNA-JC3-016.jpg)
Photo collection of the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
Funds Serge Jauvin, 1981-1982
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The Atikamekw practice traditional fishing; they install a net measuring several metres under the frozen ice. The net is held in place with poles, floats and weights.