Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” and the odd trait of spawning in freezing-cold water.

Burbot is also known as bubbot, cusk, freshwater cod, ling, lingcod and eelpout, and are the only freshwater cod species in North America. The fish is said to taste like lobster. Full release: ...

Just when we thought the night was all perch and walleye, a giant burbot — the legendary “grease pig” — smashes the line. After landing the surprise catch, we cook up perch fish tacos with all the ...

In the early 2000s, there were only about 50 Burbot fish in the wild in Idaho. Now, there's more than 20,000. Luke Oliver, a postdoctoral fellow at University of Idaho’s Aquatic Animal Research ...

It is unique among Alaska freshwater fish in that it spawns mid- to late-winter. For much of the year, burbot live under the ice.

Burbot, Lota lota, a cold-water gadiform fish, has been the focus of extensive ecological and management studies globally. Recognised for its unique life history, including nocturnal and benthic ...

The newly approved Idaho burbot season is open year-round, though the fish are most active at night during winter months. Here’s how one angler caught a 5-pounder his first time fishing for ...

The all-tackle world record for burbot stands at 25 pounds, 2 ounces. That fish was caught in March 2010 at Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A Cedar Lake, Indiana man was fishing for perch on January 6 when he caught something else that ended up being a state record.

In addition to the 4-fish burbot limit, Minnesota Fishing Regulations for 2025 will include daily and possession limits for American eel, yellow bass, whitefish and cisco.

In the early 2000s, there were only about 50 Burbot fish in the wild in Idaho. Now, there's more than 20,000. Luke Oliver, a postdoctoral fellow at University of Idaho’s Aquatic Animal Research ...