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Offline tucknasty

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Burbot
« on: Feb 15, 2022, 02:41 PM »
Does anyone have any experience catching burbot in Mississquoi Bay? We are headed up this weekend to do some pike fishing in the Donaldson Point area, and I hear burbot move shallow at night in the winter. Would they travel that far away from the deeper areas of the lake? Thanks!
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Offline ISLAND STORM

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #1 on: Feb 15, 2022, 06:01 PM »
I’ve been fishing up there for 40 years and have never caught one through the ice or in summer. I have caught lots of bowfin in the summer but never a burbot.
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Offline Theshad

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #2 on: Feb 15, 2022, 09:36 PM »
I’ve caught them off tabors through the ice.
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Re: Burbot
« Reply #3 on: Feb 16, 2022, 09:19 AM »
Wiloughby is the place to target cusk
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Offline Nthaburgh

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #4 on: Feb 16, 2022, 11:30 AM »
X2 on Tabors Pt. Fish shallow near a drop off with something dead on or near the bottom.
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Offline seymourbass

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #5 on: Feb 16, 2022, 04:10 PM »
X 10 for Willoughby, never seen a cusk (burbot) on Champlain, plenty of bowfin(mudfish) though. Maybe confusing the two?
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Offline bootstrap

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #6 on: Feb 16, 2022, 04:38 PM »
there were several caught in the bay near here (ferrisburgh) a few years ago.
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Offline Theshad

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #7 on: Feb 16, 2022, 05:48 PM »
Quote from: seymourbass on Feb 16, 2022, 04:10 PM
X 10 for Willoughby, never seen a cusk (burbot) on Champlain, plenty of bowfin(mudfish) though. Maybe confusing the two?


Nah, definitely ling, burbot, cusk, whatever you wanna call them.  Catch a few a winter there
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Offline Nthaburgh

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #8 on: Feb 16, 2022, 08:42 PM »
The new state record was caught this past weekend during the Champlain Islands derby from what I hear.
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Offline Honest_John

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Re: Burbot
« Reply #9 on: Feb 17, 2022, 10:50 AM »
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