Burbot is a freshwater cod that has adapted to cold waterways like Lake Superior. The eel-like species goes by many names: ...

Ice fishing at night can be dangerous because it’s much harder to spot thin ice. But it’s a good way to catch burbot, which one angler calls "poor ...

Jud Kratzer, a fisheries biologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife, holds a freshly-caught burbot measuring 24.5". Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” ...

Burbot bite best in winter, especially at night, sometimes frustrating those who target walleyes. It’s one of the few fish species that spawns beneath the ice in midwinter.

This time of year brings thoughts of tight lines, trophy fish and the excitement of the one that didn't get away. The thing is I like it hot, and I’m not much for winter fishing in the cold or sitting ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Idaho wildlife authorities are encouraging burbot anglers to take part in the 2024 Kootenai River Angler Science Program. To participate, anglers must pickup, complete and return a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Idaho Fish and Game is giving out prizes to anglers fishing for burbot in the Kootenai River. All participating anglers will receive acustomized hat and sticker. They will also be ...

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The burbot fishing record in Indiana has been broken for a third time in less than a month. Phillip Duracz of Chesterton, a town in Porter County, caught an 11.4-pound burbot from Lake Michigan on ...

I remember rolling my eyes some two decades ago, when a DNR biologist friend with a reputation for occasionally having wild ideas said he thought it was time for a push to make the burbot a game fish ...