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” ...

RIVERDALE, S.D. — One may not be the most glamorous of fish. The other has a more storied reputation but remains a rarity in North Dakota waters. Following the completion of a record year of walleye ...

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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 ...

GREEN RIVER -- Ice anglers catching a tagged fish in this month's third annual Burbot Bash at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir can win prizes, including the $5,000 grand prize for landing the right fish.

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One of these things is very much not like the others: common carp, Asian carp, sea lamprey and burbot. The answer is obvious to most anglers and conservationists but merits explanation. Even more ...