Burbot!!!

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 23, 2012 at 8:00pm

I've seen them called fresh water cod, too, in addition to 'eelpout.' They are highly prized in Scandinavia and Russia. Some people refer to them as 'poor mans lobster.' They poach their flesh in milk and serve it with drawn butter.

They are also highly predatory and voracious, feeding savagely on fish and fish eggs. They are known to take lures too big for them to even eat! In that way Jeff, is right - they remind me of bowfin.

I recall reading that Utah, when they were discovered in their waters, issued an immediate kill-on-sight order for them. It is felt the burbot will destroy the trout fisheries, and so hurt their tourist economy.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 23, 2012 at 7:55pm

What a bait shop - I wish I was back in MN!

Comment by Howard Webster on February 21, 2012 at 4:53pm

Interesting i see you did not eat them there is a fellow that was in Alaska  that tells how good they are as table fare.   He refers to them as fresh water cod.    We have a few here in lake champlain

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 19, 2012 at 9:07am

Interesting fish.....kind of resembles a Northern Bowfin if you will.......I had never seen one before.......Thanks for sharing Bullworm! Good luck tomorrow............