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Families and fishermen alike braved the cold temperatures and headed out onto Lake Simcoe to partake in the classic winter activity

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A man sits at Lake Simcoe while fishing during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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12-year-old Joyce Ang and her father Paul Ang look at their catch while ice fishing at Lake Simcoe during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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A family walk at Lake Simcoe in their way to ice fish during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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7-year-old Isabella Wang and her mother Jennifer Li enjoy ice fishing at Lake Simcoe during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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Jonathan Wang (L) while ice fishing along his friend Anna Huang, her father Haiming Huang, and his sister Isabella Wang at Lake Simcoe during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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A family walk at Lake Simcoe in their way to ice fish during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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Isabella Wang (L), her friend Anna Huang who is fishing with her father Haiming Huang, looks at the hole in the ice at Lake Simcoe during Family Day, when Ontario residents can fish without purchasing a license, in Innisfil, Ontario February 18, 2013.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

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