Mr. EEl PPOUT!!

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Comment by Zach Pierce on March 8, 2011 at 3:43pm

Now that is just crazy looking fish, if I ever get up north to do some fishing, I want someone to take me where I can catch one of them.

 

Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on March 4, 2011 at 8:00am

That fish looks like it's a cousin to the snakeheads.

Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on March 4, 2011 at 6:31am

Here ya go Zach! This is my good friend Jason with two nice ones!

Comment by Zach Pierce on March 4, 2011 at 6:23am

Well that is the first one I have seen, if you catch more or have more pics I would like to see them.

 

Thanks for the info.

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on March 4, 2011 at 3:57am

Patrick, this looks like a scene from the movie "Fargo".....is there a wood chipper down near the shore?.....lol

Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on March 3, 2011 at 8:59pm

Zach, buddy that there is an eel pout or otherwise know as a lawyer, burbot or lota lota! They are a member of the cod family and are the ONLY cod that is freshwater found. Like Tim and 2lb have stated, they are amazing fighters! We eat them up here as well! We only take the backstraps and boil them in Sprite or water and then dip them in a melted butter/garlic! Poor man lobster! There is a small group of us here that target them as a spieces. I am the rookie of the group!

Tim, would you like one for a mold? :) 

Comment by Tim Overbaugh on March 3, 2011 at 8:06pm

Ya, they do put up a tussle, like reeling in boot that just keeps kicking.

 Eelpout are hard to grab because they're so slimmy.

Notice how the tail is wrapping around Pats hand. That's what they do when you hold them. You don't want to get them anywhere near your neck.

Comment by Zach Pierce on March 3, 2011 at 1:35pm

What is that?