While fishing on a frozen lake, the man in this video made a strange catch: a hooded merganser. It was not a fish that he caught, but a bird that, it seems, was hidden under the ice. Not to worry, this aquatic palmiped prefers salt water to fresh water and was perfectly in its element under the water.
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An adventure that ends well
An original event that logically surprised many a fisherman from Pennsylvania, a state in the northeastern United States. Fortunately, the bird was immediately released after the hook was removed, but not without some difficulty. This American will probably remember this meeting for a long time!
A different kind of fishing
The man was ice fishing, a type of fishing that consists of settling on a stretch of ice and baiting fish through a hole dug directly in the ice. However, one must be careful and wisely choose the place to settle; it is a little more dangerous than regular fishing… And as we can see in this video, it can hold some surprises in store!