Relentless winter tests anglers’ mettle

FISHING —  Tony Warren’s photo above showing iced up fishing gear after a morning of jigging on the Columbia River at the Tri Cities says a lot about the trials anglers have suffered this winter.

Ice fishermen are whistling a sweet tune with their numb lips.

But elsewhere it’s been dicey with ice-glazed boat launching ramps, chunk ice flowing down rivers, slick shorelines, snow blocking access — not to mention treacherous driving conditions.

But we do it anyway.

God help us.