01-05-2015, 06:34 PM
As you UTFSHR suggests, I would fish further south. Firehole has been slow for burbot. There is some ice around Buckboard Marina now which is easy to find. I suspect the bays have thicker ice than the main channel. There's also well over 7-inches of ice at Lost Dog, also easy to find, but the burbot bite was slow for us when we fished it on New Year's Day.
You can catch burbot in a few feet of water all the way out to main channel depths. I usually set-up from about 10-40', but would bet the bulk of my fish come from 20-30' Just drill a bunch of holes (before it starts to get dark) and go from there. As also suggested, think like a smallmouth bass and fish rocky structure closer to the main channel areas.
Sounds like you have the glow gear and bait, just put the presentation close to the bottom and mix-up deadsticking and jigging. Seems like one or the other works best, depending on the activity of the fish.
Good luck, Ryno
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You can catch burbot in a few feet of water all the way out to main channel depths. I usually set-up from about 10-40', but would bet the bulk of my fish come from 20-30' Just drill a bunch of holes (before it starts to get dark) and go from there. As also suggested, think like a smallmouth bass and fish rocky structure closer to the main channel areas.
Sounds like you have the glow gear and bait, just put the presentation close to the bottom and mix-up deadsticking and jigging. Seems like one or the other works best, depending on the activity of the fish.
Good luck, Ryno
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