Tank pout!

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Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 12, 2013 at 6:40pm

That is a BEAUTIFUL FISH!!!!! First one I have ever seen!!! Do you catch them a alot????

Comment by Bill Purmort on March 12, 2013 at 6:21pm

That is one crazy fish! never caught one but I would like to take a crack at it sometime...thanks for sharing it

Comment by Bob Garner on March 12, 2013 at 5:30pm

we don't have a limit on them here and I haven't caught one in years , might have to hit the river as soon as the ice leaves to see if I can nail some

Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on March 12, 2013 at 5:26pm

Thanks Bob for the clairifcation. I was at work and couldn't respond. 

Yes, freshwater cod it is! Some other name are: Eelpout, burbot, lawyer, ling cod. They are excellent table fare! We usually take the backstraps and tail meat, cube it up, boil it in a crab boil or 7-Up and dip in butter!

Right now is pre-spawn and these fish are moving from the deepest parts of the lake 40 - 100+, onto mid-lake humps and sharp breaks adjacent to shallow water.

They are a fast action fish! No nibbling, looking at the bait in wonderment, they just straight-up freight train the lure!!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 12, 2013 at 4:48pm

Thanks Bob.....Bullworm has posted some nice ones before I just couldn't remember if they made good table fare.....I've walked a many of cold mile in Scotland for those Fish n' Chips! Great eats for sure.......

Comment by Bob Garner on March 12, 2013 at 4:43pm

some great eats there guys , fresh water cod

Comment by mike martinez on March 12, 2013 at 4:36pm

That's a cool looking pattern on that fish,definetly has a similiar shape to that of a catfish....nice catch!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 12, 2013 at 3:40pm

Quite a fish.......is this an edible fish or CPR? Seems similar to a catfish maybe.......