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 never caught one — even if they ...

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” ...

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, ...

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — The subzero temperatures Sweetwater County experienced in December should produce some great ice fishing for Flaming Gorge Reservoir anglers. “Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the most ...

More than 60 ice fishing enthusiasts are signed up for the “Between Bridges Burbot Bash Ice Fishing Derby” in Nenana on Friday and Saturday. “When it’s all said and done, I think we will have close to ...

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, ...

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