Rising above the maze of narrow streets and pretty squares that characterise Trastevere, traditionally Rome’s artisan quarter, it was named for the two-faced god Janus who was once worshipped here.

Justin Cromwell of Rome recently pulled in this pretty 35-inch northern pike while ice fishing on the Barge Canal in Rome, using a live minnow on a tip up. Ice was anywhere from 5 to 7 inches in ...