10-17-2006, 11:19 AM
I have fished for burbot in bothe Wyoming and Alaska and the bait that has worked best for me is cut up whitefish. Not sure if you can use it in Utah or not haven't read the proclamation lately on it's use. In Alaska I caught all of them at night fishing in a river in the fall with a sliding bait rig set up like you do for catfish In Wyoming I have caught them with jigs tipped with minnows in a river below Boysen Dam in the evenings after dark. I also caught one up there last winter through the ice with a jig and minnow very close to the bottom. I have heard that glow spoons and jigs tipped with cut bait or minnows work very good through the ice. They do spawn in winter normally in water around 30 feet deep. As for filleting and cooking them what works best for me is to skin them first then remove the head and fillet them starting at the tail. One of my favorite ways to cook them is to cut them in small 1 inch chunks and boil them until they start floating around then dip them in melted buter. Taste like lobster but not so chewy. Even the very small ones work good for this just cut them in longer strips before boiling. Good luck catching a bunch of them.
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