You Know its cold When the Fish Freeze in Midair

Maybe this will coin a new saying. Something like, "it's so cold the fish freeze in the air." Well, I'll let the old wives work on punching up that tale.

This picture from 2013 was posted last weekend by the Iowa Department of National Resources when the Midwest was in the grip of another Arctic blast of sup-zero temps.

• Put on a Hat? Let’s Bust Some Myths About Cold Weather

Today's frigid temps reminded us of this post from two winters ago when temperatures at the Decorah Fish Hatchery were at -22 degrees -- that was bad news for this trout, which jumped out of the water and stuck to the aluminum baffle on the wall of the raceway. -Iowa DNR Facebook

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