Ice fishers in a tough stretch of winter

Ice fishing
An angler on Foster Arends Lake in Rochester, Minn.
MPR file photo/Sea Stachura

Morning Edition commentator Peter Smith says January is a difficult month for all Minnesotans, especially those who like to fish.

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