When Hwacheoncheon Stream freezes in winter, locals and visitors 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 in cold, fresh waters of the stream, located in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do Province. 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 jump into the icy waters of the pool built beside the stream for those interested in hand-fishing for sancheoneo