A pair of nice burbot on the ice. Burbot, also known as ling, are easily one of the most interesting fish that swim in U.S. lakes and rivers. If you’ve never heard of them, it might be because you’ve ...

But, there’s much more to this native fish than meets the eye. Burbot, commonly known as eelpout, can be found throughout the ...

It's not true, Matt Breuer says, that a burbot can wrap itself around an angler's arm like a boa constrictor. "A burbot will try to do that, but it can't," Breuer says. Breuer concedes, however, that ...

The heavy thump on my rod startled me. The bottom on my Vexilar screen had flickered only for a second before the fish committed. Now, it made powerful runs, peeling line off my reel. It had to be a ...

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SALT LAKE CITY – Anglers can win up to $10,000 next month if they reel one of the unwanted burbot fish in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Utah-Wyoming border. The third-annual “Burbot Bash Fishing ...

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LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - A state record that once stood the test of time for 32 years has now been broken twice in two weeks! On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Phillip Duracz caught a new state record burbot ...

This is a story of revenge. Two stories, actually. Tales of elusive species that successfully evaded my capture — until the triumphant moment when they didn’t. Our first story begins six years ago, ...

COUER d’ALENE, Id. — The Panhandle Region’s Idaho Fish and Game is giving out free swag to local fishermen. Part of the Kootenai River Angler Science Program, the fishery is doing research on the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SALT LAKE CITY—Anglers can win up to $10,000 next month if they reel one of the unwanted burbot fish in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Utah-Wyoming ...