fish-house

Frozen lake shelter

A fish-house is a small shelter built on a frozen lake for ice fishing, providing protection from wind and cold while anglers wait for a bite.

Also called an ice shanty or ice shack.

In some regions, fish-house refers to a building where fish are processed, stored, or sold: The old fish-house smelled of brine and salt.

processing

filleting

Cutting meat from bones

drying · packing · cannery · cold storage · gutting · scaling · preserving · stockfish · kippered · brining

restaurant

seafood

Marine creatures as cuisine

oyster bar · clam shack · lobster · pier · catch of the day · raw bar · wharf · harbourside · chowder · steamers

shanty

shack

Crudely built hut

portable · tip-up · auger · jigging · bait bucket · propane heater · hole · shelter · wooden · insulated

Opposites
type of waterside/water-related structure

fish-houseboathouse

Waterfront vessel shelter

marina · beach house · pool house · bathhouse · yacht club

hunting/fishing shelter type

fish-househunting blind

Concealed hunter's shelter

deer stand · duck blind · tree stand · hunting cabin · safari lodge

Family

fish, house, fishes, fishing, fished, fisher, fishery, fisherman, fishy

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G