An ice fishing hut goes by many regional and colloquial names depending on geographic location and local fishing culture. Common terms include ice shack, ice shanty, fish house, warming house, bobhouse, or hardhouse. These shelters range from simple, lightweight canvas pop-up tents designed for mobile anglers to heavy, insulated wooden or aluminum shacks mounted on wheeled frames or skids, often equipped with heaters, bunks, and built-in hole covers for extended stays on frozen lakes.