Sri Lankan fishermen wait to catch fish as they sit atop stilts in Ahangama, 180km (112 miles) south of Colombo, October 8, 2009. Stilt fishing is a traditional means of earning a livelihood in the area and each stilt is a prized possession handed down from generation to generation. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlthree624703
I love fishing. But my idea of a good day of fishing usually involves a lot of sunshine, few neighbors, a good book, and a fishing pole going off the edge of the dock. We recently received a collection of pictures from our partners at Reuters all about fishing. But, a far cry from my ideal fishing conditions, this collection shows fishermen going to extreme lengths to get their seafood.
From dangerous ocean conditions, to freezing cold ice fishing to just a lot of hard work to pull in haul, these pictures show fishermen from all around the world. Whether they’re fishing by hand, with a pole, or with spears, each picture is a dramatic representation of people both earning a livelihood and doing it for sport.
Check out the photos we have in this post, then head back to Newscom to see a lot more pictures of extreme fishing.
A fisherman carries the biggest fish caught during a winter fishing event as he poses for photographs on the frozen surface of Shitoukoumen Reservoir in Changchun, Jilin province December 25, 2011. This event is part of the annual Changchun Ice and Snow Festival. Picture taken December 25, 2011. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfour973909
A Chinese Bai ethnic minority woman pulls the wire of a fishing tool to catch fish during Erhai lake fishing opening festival in Dali, Yunnan province September 28, 2011. SHENG LI/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfour814645
Kashmiri fishermen cast their nets to catch fish from the waters of Dal Lake on a cold day in Srinagar February 22, 2011. FAYAZ KABLI/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfour431211
Fisherman Siswanto rides on a self-built wooden cable car, created by himself, to cross the sea at Timang beach in Gunung Kidul, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta 19 April 2012. Siswanto crosses between rocks to catch lobsters. Picture taken April 19, 2012. DWI OBLO/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive194579
Fishermen drill ice-holes during a competition in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok February 19, 2012. Participants of the contest, which was held during the "People Fishing All-Russian Festival" under the patronage of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, competed against one another to drill ice-holes in the quickest time possible, according to organizers. YURI MALTSEV/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive075778
A man fishes sitting inside a tent on the ice of the frozen Tom' river early January 26, 2000. Ice fishing is traditionally one of favourites sports and leisure in Russia. STR/RTR/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrphotos276241
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