When Hwacheoncheon Stream, located in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do freezes in winter, locals and tourists alike flock to the stream, carve out a hole in the ice, and begin ice fishing for sancheoneo (mountain trout). The trout are known to live only in high quality fresh waters of the stream. Visitors fishing in the stream can be seen patiently waiting, and then jumping with excitement as they pull their catches from the water. Some even choose to jump into the icy waters of the pool built beside the stream for bare-hand ice fishing. In addition to ice fishing, the festival offers a plethora of fun activities on the frozen Hwacheoncheon Stream including ice skating, ice or snow sledding, snowmobile riding, and many more. For that, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival has become one of best ultimate winter activities for the whole family to enga