Mackenthun: For fight or food, burbot are no longer freaky fish
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Fishing is fair to good at the Gorge, if one species isn't working, move to the next - December 31, 1969
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Burbot, The Poor Man's Lobster
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How to catch late fall Lake Trout and Burbot
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Fighting Big Fish - Keep 'Em Down - Troutbitten
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Mackenthun: For fight or food, burbot are no longer freaky fish, Local Sports
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Fighting Big Fish - Keep 'Em Down - Troutbitten
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Early to mid-March offers the best angling opportunity for adult burbot in the Kootenai River
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Lake Louise - Burbot Chasing - March 14, 2021
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Call it burbot, eelpout or lawyer, this native fish deserves our respect
MeatEater's Burbot Cleaning Tips
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The decline of the 'disgusting' burbot - BBC News
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If You Can't Beat 'em, Eat 'em: Managers Use Fishing Contest to Control Invasive Species