TRR photos by Barbara Yeaman The ice shelf at the Narrowsburg Eddy was home to several dozen fishermen during the weekend of February 1-2. Highlighted against the ice are men who traveled from as far afield as Wilkes Barre and the Hudson Valley. (Click for larger image)

Good fishing on the Big Eddy

NARROWSBURG, NY — Cold weather is rarely a real deterrent to those who enjoy ice fishing.

On Groundhog Day, the Big Eddy in Narrowsburg testified to this fact as people in heavy coats cut their holes in the ice. Like the groundhog, a number of fish saw their shadows as they were hoisted from the ice, including an outstanding 21-inch walleye caught by Ralph Delamater, Jr. of Carbondale.

Temperatures in Narrowsburg varied from a low of 31°F to a high of 37°F on Sunday.

Ralph Delamater Jr., of Carbondale, holds a 21-inch walleye that he caught while ice fishing at the Narrowsburg Eddy on Groundhog Day, February 2. (Click for full image)	Walter Bryk, of Dupont, Pa, near Wilkes Barre, braves the cold wind while ice fishing at the Narrowsburg Eddy on Groundhog Day, February 2. (Click for full image)	Richard Villman, from Stony Point, New York, in the lower Hudson Valley, bores a fishing hole with a power augur during his trip to the Narrowsburg Eddy on February 2. (Click for full image)