Vesemirs Technique

Travel northeast, passing through the Abandoned Village where you fought the noonwraith. Just beyond, down the slope, is an iced-over lake where a bear is pawing for pollack. You plan to scare the animal off. This is achieved by either slaying it, or frightening it with a bomb or a crossbow bolt

Without rods, fishing could be difficult. But you’ve a little trick to show Ciri. Something Vesemir might have taught you a long time ago… Choose a bomb, aim and lob it into the fishing hole, and wait for the explosion. The hole cracks open, and four pollack are blown up and onto the ice. Gather them all up, using your Witcher Senses if you can’t immediately find one.