Utah Fishing Report: Burbot Is An Unwanted Resident In Flaming Gorge Reservoir

This Utah fishing report is all about Burbot: they'reto establishing the Burbot Liver
ugly and they're notwanted in Flaming Gorge, butProducts Company, which later became Roswell
they're feeling quite cozy in their new home.Laboratories, Inc.
Burbot, a fish angler's generally consider as aDespite all of that, anglers know Burbot compete
"junkfish" is a freshwater fishrelated to cod andwith other game fish, feedingon insects and other
looks a lot like an eel, with a mouth full of veryinvertebrates until they are old enough to feed on
tenaciousteeth.otherfish. Because their diet is the same as sport
It is commonly found in streams and lakes offish, it's unfortunate they arenow in the Gorge.
North America above the 40°Nlatitude. AndMost of the Burbot in Flaming Gorge are in the
Burbot were recently illegally introduced into theupper end ofthe lake. The Division of Wildlife
Green Riverdrainage in Wyoming, which is howResources is requesting anglers to catchtheir bag
they've recently made their way into thelimit of 25 and kill them if they don't eat them.
Gorge.Here's how to catch them. Use spoons and jigs
Although nearly every sport fisherman considerthat have some type of glow onthem. Don't be
them "trash", there was a dayafraid of their appearance if you catch one. Their
Burbot were in demand. In the 1920's, ateeth are sortof like catfish or bass teeth and
Minnesota druggist, Theodore H. Rowelland histhey won't bite. But they are slimy.
father Joseph Rowell were using the Burbot toSurprisingly they are very tasty. Bread and fry
fee the foxes on Joe'sblue fox farm. The Burbotthem, or boil them lightly for 4minutes then dip
contained some mysterious element thatthem in butter. You'll find they taste a lot like
improved thequality of the fox's furs. Testinglobster.
proved that Burbot oil is 4 times more potentinTo clean Burbot, cut the skin behind the head and
vitamin D and as much as 10 times more potentpeel it off with pliers. Thenfillet the meat off
in vitamin A than cod liveroil. And Ted discoveredaround the rib cage and down the tail, leaving you
that the oil is more rapidly digested andwith niceboneless fillets.
assimilatedthan most other fish oils. This led Ted