Throughout the winter, when the Beaverkill and the Willowemoc are not frozen, one can usually observe a few hardy fishermen defying the cold.

Echoing this resilience are the hardy fishermen - the 'iron men in wooden boats' of local lore - who, despite the risks, continue their traditions and head out day after day into the unforgiving waters.

It was a lonely blot on the blue of the Atlantic inhabited by only a few hardy fishermen who were content to live much as had their forebears of two centuries before.

The effect is very fine, when considered with reference to its presenting the hardy fishermen under one of their few aspects of oriental repose.

Just past 8 A.M., after the high tide had come in, two of the most hardy fishermen pulled up in their skiff.

She didn't need the help, but he enjoyed simply holding her hand, touching her strong fingers and playing the part of the gallant gentleman, a concept that few of the hardy local fishermen had ever considered.

Today, a few hardy commercial fishermen share the harbor with sport fishermen, day-trippers and sailors.

Some hardy fishermen head for the Little Susitna by boat from the mouth of Ship Creek.

The harpooner's family was originally from Quebec, and was already a tribe of hardy fishermen when this town belonged to France.

Despite the cold, hardy fishermen in insulated waders balanced thigh-deep in the icy water, casting for trout.