Burbot ice fishing is booming during late ice. Once overlooked, these freshwater cod are now one of the most compelling targets of the season.

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The region's anglers looking to stave off cabin fever are encouraged to try burbot fishing on the Kootenai River Burbot are ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2004, there were only 50 surviving burbot in the Kootenai River system. Dam construction and over-fishing caused a decline in ...

Most of the 11 teams who competed in the first Burbot Fishing Derby in Nenana in January returned for the sequel and better fishing weather. This latest fishing derby, the Spring Ice Fishing Derby, ...

Similar to cod and haddock, this fish lives locally in the freshwater of the Tanana River. It is unique among Alaska freshwater fish in that it spawns mid- to late-winter. For much of the year, burbot ...

Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial ...