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I have never caught a burbot myself, but it is certainly on my bucket list. Someday I want to come over and give it a shot (I am in the SD Black Hills). So, any advice is welcome! As always, awesome video Trent!
The Canadians would trade lakers and Walters for these thing.I can recall grabbing my 1st one to unhook it and it grabbed me back. Odd stuff!
a bit of an overgeneralization eh? Certainly not me. Some folks here in Ont say they taste like cod???. As someone who grew up on the East Coast all I can say is they have never tasted fresh cod!! If I catch one, which I try to avoid, my bud usually takes it.
Like Dorado stated, they are a cod. Delicious too! We much prefer burb to walleye and perch. It is a dense and very firm meat that can be used to create some insanely delicious soups and chowder. It is very different than most white meat fish and should be used in different ways. Breaded and fried I like walleye better, but poached or in soup... you can't use other freshwater fish and get the same results you would get with burb. The carcasses make some of the most delicious stock you can get your hands on. Makes a hell of a miso soup base. I almost forgot another favorite, poached burb meat used in place of crab makes some killer "ling cakes". Seen mentions of boysen and other lakes for burbot. Boysen is chock full, but they are usually on the small side, same goes for flaming gorge. I wouldn't waste my time cleaning a sub 20" burb. There are lots of good options for larger fish in the state. Bighorn res, rez lakes, several rivers, pilot butte, big sandy (needs a few years), the font, and others. Burbot like the deepest areas of lakes combined with any sort of current. They only come to the shallows to feed (sometimes) and spawn. This equates to them spending very small amounts time in shallow water throughout their adult lives. Deep is relative to the body of water. They (unlike most fish) can tolerate and thrive in near zero percent dissolved oxygen environments. Sorry for the long winded response, but they super cool fish! 😎
OK, guys. Mostly I was laughing about the over generalization re CDNs and burp-ups. Technically cod, I guess, but then I guess Fifi your pet poodle is technically a wolf! Being from Colorado, my guess is that you have never tasted fresh real cod i.e those from the ocean.
Grew up near the ocean, caught and ate lots of cod. They are actually considered the least desirable bottom fish. I don’t think Burbot are that much different. Give me a flounder, rockfish or halibut any time🤣