The US is seeing some Arctic weather, but it’s also very cold in Japan at the moment.

Some anglers took advantage of the cold snap to enjoy a bit of ice fishing today (Thursday).

The annual pond smelt fishing season began on a lake at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

10-degree temperatures didn’t stop the anglers from threading their lines through holes in the ice.

It was a good thing the smelt were biting, because it will take a lot of them to make a decent meal.