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    David Safitov of Agawam spends a sunny Thursday ice fishing on the frozen Oxbow in Northampton. After several days of below freezing, temperatures are expected to rise this weekend.
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    David Safitov of Agawam spends a sunny Thursday ice fishing on the frozen Oxbow in Northampton. Left, Safitov holds a pike he caught. PHOTOS BY DAN LITTLE / FOR THE GAZETTE
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    David Safitov of Agawam spends a sunny Thursday ice fishing on the frozen Oxbow in Northampton. After several days of below freezing, temperatures are expected to rise this weekend.
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    David Safitov of Agawam spends a sunny Thursday ice fishing on the frozen Oxbow in Northampton. After several days of below freezing, temperatures are expected to rise this weekend.