Some call it the ish fish. For decades winter anglers who accidentally hooked eelpout discarded them on the ice or even cut their lines rather than handle the slimy, snakelike fish, known to wrap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An angler holds up a burbot he landed while ice fishing. At first glance, a burbot looks like some sort of large, slimy eel. But, ...

The burbot is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Oneida Lake fishery. Most anglers catching them through the ice during the winter just toss them aside, giving the gulls and other birds a free meal. “They ...

Each February, 10,000 partygoers descend on an icy Minnesota Lake for three days of below-freezing, beer-pounding madness for Eelpout Festival. AS I WALK out onto the ice of Leech Lake, in ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The eelpout or burbot, that beady-eyed freshwater cod widely known as the "ish of fish" for its unsightly appearance, doesn't get a lot of attention, but fisheries managers in ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding a free seminar at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 on burbot management and recreational opportunities including tips on cooking.

Some people consider the burbot the "Rodney Dangerfield" of the fish world. With a flattened head and eel-like body, it doesn't win many beauty contests. And too often it gets "no respect," as the ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The eelpout or burbot, that beady-eyed freshwater cod widely known as the “ish of fish” for its unsightly appearance, doesn’t get a lot of attention, but fisheries managers in ...