Fishing Forum

Flaming Gorge has captured a lot of attention this icefishing season, and a lot of the reason is the high catch rates we've seen for burbot. Most everyone knows how they've exploded in the reservoir, and there will be some impacts to the fishery. There's no question, it's crucial to remove them from the lake, but what do you do with all those fillets?

Aside from anglers, burbot have drawn interest from members of the cooking world. The [#ff0000]International Sportmen's Expo[/#ff0000] [#ff0000](ISE)[/#ff0000] runs March 13-16th, at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy. A component to that is the [#ff0000]Frostibite Challenge- Barbeque Cookoff[/#ff0000] on March 15th from 4:30-7:30pm. Contestants will cook choice dishes for Flat Iron Steaks, Beef Ribs, and believe it or not Flaming Gorge Burbot!

To kick-off the ISE and the Frostbite Challenge, the competition's spokesperson, "T" from the Utah Barbeque Assoc. and Q4U Barbeque restaurant in Salt Lake City will also cook a burbot dish for KUTV Channel 2 News at noon on March 13th. As a restaurant owner and a devoted outdoor cooking enthusiast, "T" will surely have a fantastic burbot recipe to showcase and it will be fun to watch him in the kitchen.

I thought both of those items, may interest several of you that have followed burbot or which will attend the ISE. You've gotta appreciate those involved for taking the time to promote the table quality of burbot. For more info, check out the link to Backcountry Radio at:
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Thanks for the info Ryno, hopefully we can get some interesting recipes from this guy. I wonder where he is getting his burbot fillets?
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]My name is Brian Brinkerhoff, host of the Frostbite Challenge Barbecue Cookoff and Campfire/Fishing Theater.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]We are excited about these events this year. The cookoff will feature three meats-- Flat Iron Steaks, Beef Ribs and wild game meat. This year we are featuring Flaming Gorge Burbot to increase interest and pressure on this species. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]We want to thank Brian McNamara, Clay Perschon, Roger Schneidervin, and Cory Hays and Ryan Mosley for catching these fish for the event. They have been fishing late several evenings to catch enough for the chefs to practice with as well as have enough for the event.[/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]You can see several burbot photos at [/size][/font][url "http://www.frostbitechallenge.com/"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.FrostBiteChallenge.com[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] . In addition we have some photos as to how these fish are prepared.[/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]We hope to see many of you at the International Sportsmen’s Expo. We will preview new features for 2008 ISE on our radio program, Backcountry Utah. You can find the latest schedule and nearby stations at [/size][/font][url "http://www.backcountrynetwork.com/"][font "Times New Roman"][#000000][size 3]http://www.backcountrynetwork.com[/size][/#000000][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]We will be giving away tickets on our program at all the stations we broadcast with. Good Luck![/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]We have some exciting news for the Frostbite Challenge Barbecue Cookoff.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Camp Chef is giving away a 24" Smoke Vault, valued at more than $500 to some lucky person who enters at the Campfire Theater or Barbecue Cookoff during the International Sportsmen's Exposition.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Think of all the fish that can be smoked year round.[/font][/size]
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Good Luck to the chefs at the Barbecue Cookoff this weekend.

We will have a few burbot for folks to check out during the competition. Biologists from Flaming Gorge will be on hand with fishing techniques on catching these fish.

Have a great weekend!
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