Flaming gorge

I was wondering if anyone was going to flaming gorge this weekend i was going to go for macks during the day and then Burbot at night i cant wait to try those burbot i hear they taste like lobsters
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Buckmaster
Good luck.... 4c keep us posted on your success and how they taste :thumb
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bigbuck92
No way. ice fishin scares me.lol. I wait until spring to go up there.
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Good luck on the Lakers, do you have any pics of the Burbot, how long have they been in the gorge? If in recent years, who put them in and why?
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ABert
Never heard of a burbot?!? Is that what you call a crawfish?
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MULEY7MM
Heres a picture of a Burbot
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bigbuck92
ya its a scary eel looking critter. i heard they tast good though.
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waynedevore
Up here we call them eelpout, the international eelpout festival is held on Leech Lake just down the road.

Check out their website. I believe they clam to have the biggest gathering of people on the ice anywhere.

Only part of the pout flesh is eatable, you have to know what your doing when you clean them.
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Who and How did they get into the Gorge?
Where they introduced by the fish and game or did someone dump them in because they like them. Are they eatable? And how do they taste?
Are they competing with the other fish?
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MULEY7MM
Here is a link with some more info on them i know people that say they taste better than lobster People are catching 20-50 a night so they are in there in good numbers and the ones that you gut are usually full of crawdads and baby smallmouth bass

http://www.utahfishfinder.com/articles/burbot.html
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"M.Bird" wrote:Who and How did they get into the Gorge?
Where they introduced by the fish and game or did someone dump them in because they like them. Are they eatable? And how do they taste?
Are they competing with the other fish?
 They were illeagally introduced (Bucket Biology) into th Big Sandy Res. several years ago and they migrated downstream into Flaming Gorge. They started to be seen in G&F gill net studies in 2005 and anglers soon after started catching them on accident. Last winter was the first time anglers started specifically targeting Burbot at Flaming Gorge. This winter has seen quite an increase in angling for burbot mostly because Wyoming has put a "No Limit" on Burbot that are caught at Flaming Gorge, and many people are catching mass quantities in one night. Burbot are very tasty also and that is another attraction for the increased targeting by fisherman.

The bad part is they are well established in the Gorge for only being present for a short amount of time. They are competing with every fish in the Res, and the Game and Fish for both Wyo and Utah are extremely concerned about the future of the Gorge fishery.
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MULEY7MM
Braz, im glad you jumped in with some real info :thumb
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