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” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2004, there were only 50 surviving burbot in the Kootenai River system. Dam construction and over-fishing caused a decline in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Caleb Wilson with the state-record burbot he caught and released in the Kootenai River. Caleb Wilson is a big fan of the ...

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 ...

This time of year brings thoughts of tight lines, trophy fish and the excitement of the one that didn't get away. The thing is I like it hot, and I’m not much for winter fishing in the cold or sitting ...

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When it comes to animals threatened with extinction, the cute and cuddly ones tend to get the most attention. But what about the ugly ones that go unnoticed when their numbers start to dwindle? Mary ...

It's not true, Matt Breuer says, that a burbot can wrap itself around an angler's arm like a boa constrictor. "A burbot will try to do that, but it can't," Breuer says. Breuer concedes, however, that ...

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Scientists are to carry out a feasibility study on the possibility of reintroducing burbot, a freshwater fish, to UK rivers, and are conducting an online survey to hear the views of members of the ...