Lake Superior fishermen head out on snowmobiles as thick ice forces them to leave their boat at home

After an ice catch! Fishermen on Lake Superior brave the wintry weather as they head out on snowmobiles as thick ice forces them to leave their boats at home

  • Stunning photos show a team of fishermen at work on a frozen Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin
  • The men have to cut through the ice in order to cast their nets underneath and swap boats for snowmobiles
  • The enormous lake partially freezes each winter, forcing commercial fishermen must adapt their techniques

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Even in the depths of winter, commercial fishermen are heading out onto the frozen Lake Superior to make their catch.

Stunning photos show a team at work on the lake around Bayfield, Wisconsin on Tuesday. 

Chad Bressler and Jeremy Milligan must swap their boats for snowmobiles during the winter months and cut holes through the thick ice in order to set their fishing nets. 

Even in the depths of winter, commercial fishermen are heading out onto the frozen Lake Superior to make their catch. Pictured: Cole Meierotto pulls a rope across the frozen lake to bring a net to the surface

Stunning photos show a team at work on the lake around Bayfield, Wisconsin on Tuesday. Pictured: Meierotto (left0 nad Chad Bressler (right) check their nets

Stunning photos show a team at work on the lake around Bayfield, Wisconsin on Tuesday. Pictured: Meierotto (left0 nad Chad Bressler (right) check their nets

Fishermen in the area must swap their boats for snowmobiles during the winter months. Pictured: Jeremy Milligan heads out to check his nets

Fishermen in the area must swap their boats for snowmobiles during the winter months. Pictured: Jeremy Milligan heads out to check his nets

Commercial fishermen bring in fish netted under the ice during Tuesday's trip out onto the frozen Lake Superior

Commercial fishermen bring in fish netted under the ice during Tuesday’s trip out onto the frozen Lake Superior

The lake partially freezes every year among sub zero temperatures in Wisconsin and the surrounding states.

On Tuesday, Milligan’s son, also called Jeremy, helped check the nets as the men brought in their catch.

While fisherman Cole Meierotto was on hand to bring in fish netted under the ice and clean the catch.

The team cut holes through the thick ice in order to cast their nets underneath the frozen surface of the lake

The team cut holes through the thick ice in order to cast their nets underneath the frozen surface of the lake

The lake partially freezes every year among sub zero temperatures in Wisconsin and the surrounding states. Pictured: Bressler (right) pulls in the net while Meierotto (left) cleans the catch

The lake partially freezes every year among sub zero temperatures in Wisconsin and the surrounding states. Pictured: Bressler (right) pulls in the net while Meierotto (left) cleans the catch

Pictured: Commercial fishermen bring in a fish netted under the lake, which is home to more than 80 different species of fish

Pictured: Commercial fishermen bring in a fish netted under the lake, which is home to more than 80 different species of fish

The fish are then packed into a tray before being transported to a processing facility. 

To do this, the men must load their catch onto a sled to haul to shore.     

Trout were among the fish netted by the team at the lake, which is home to more than 80 species of fish.

Fish netted by the fishermen under the ice are cleaned and packed into a tray before being transported

Fish netted by the fishermen under the ice are cleaned and packed into a tray before being transported

Lake Superior is an enormous body of water measuring 167miles wide (268.76km) and 350miles (563km) long. Pictured: Bressler (left) and Milligan (right) check nets

Lake Superior is an enormous body of water measuring 167miles wide (268.76km) and 350miles (563km) long. Pictured: Bressler (left) and Milligan (right) check nets

At 31,700 square miles, the lake is larger than Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire put together. Pictured: Milligan checks a net

At 31,700 square miles, the lake is larger than Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire put together. Pictured: Milligan checks a net

Lake Superior is an enormous body of water measuring 167miles wide (268.76km) and 350miles (563km) long. 

At 31,700 square miles, it is larger than Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire put together. 

The lake is 1,332 meters (4,370 feet) deep and almost 600 ships are known to have sunk in its waters, according to pondinformer.com.

The lake is 1,332 meters (4,370 feet) deep and almost 600 ships are known to have sunk in its waters, according to pondinformer.com . Pictured: Meierotto tags a trout netted while fishing under the ice

The lake is 1,332 meters (4,370 feet) deep and almost 600 ships are known to have sunk in its waters, according to pondinformer.com . Pictured: Meierotto tags a trout netted while fishing under the ice

After fishing, the team load their haul onto a sled to transport it to a processing facility

After fishing, the team load their haul onto a sled to transport it to a processing facility

Justin Maki (left) and Leo Nordin (right) process Lake Superior whitefish at the Red Cliff Fish Company on Tuesday

Justin Maki (left) and Leo Nordin (right) process Lake Superior whitefish at the Red Cliff Fish Company on Tuesday

As the lake freezes, fishing boats become locked in by the ice, forcing fishermen to use snowmobiles to transport themselves and their catch

As the lake freezes, fishing boats become locked in by the ice, forcing fishermen to use snowmobiles to transport themselves and their catch