Ice to see you! Visitors from around the world descend on South Korean ice fishing festival to catch trout from holes cut in frozen river

• Festival-goers are catching fish with both hooks and their bare hands at the festival in Gangwon, Hwacheo
• Visitors were snapped scrambling for trout as the event kicked off today for the first time in three years 
• When making a successful catch, some jump into the icy water or even put the fish in their mouths 

By Lauren Haughey For Mailonline

Published: 13:36 GMT, 7 January 2023 | Updated: 15:20 GMT, 7 January 2023

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