At the sport fishing facility Björkadammen outside Sjöbo, the ice drills went hot, almost, when the anglers went out on Saturday to pull up a rainbow through the twelve centimeters thick ice.

- It is big.

I have in mind that the last time we were open for winter fishing was in 2014, so of course there are many who want to take advantage, says Sven-Åke Ahlström from Sportfiskarna Skåne.

That Saturday, with clear blue skies and sparkling snow, possibly offered better weather than fishing did not seem to bother anyone.

- It's fantastic just to come out on a day like this. On the way here we saw a whole flock of red deer, says Hans Wollmér, one of the pimples.