Burbot ice fishing is booming during late ice. Once overlooked, these freshwater cod are now one of the most compelling targets of the season.

The region's anglers looking to stave off cabin fever are encouraged to try burbot fishing on the Kootenai River Burbot are ...

Jud Kratzer, a fisheries biologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife, holds a freshly-caught burbot measuring 24.5". Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Idaho Fish and Game reports burbot fishing the Kootenai River is the perfect way to cure cabin fever. The fish are found in the shallow tributaries in the winter. Burbot is also ...

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Burbot, the funny-looking, eel-tailed cousin of cod, has quietly become one of the hottest targets on Michigan's winter fishing scene. In the Northeast, they call it the "lawyer" because it slips ...