I've never fished for Burbot... fished and caught almost everything else in this state but never even tried for Burbot. With the upcoming Bash I'm interested in learning. I'd love to take my 9 year old up there for an evening of fishing.
They seem fairly large. What weight line do people use? Does it require a heavier leader they cant break through?
What do you use for bait / lure? Any scents?
Do you jig? What techniques are used?
Is the Utah or Wyoming side of the Gorge better? What are the limits?
Best time to fish? Shortly after sunset? All throughout the night?
How are they cleaned? Just filet them or clean them like a normal fish?
-DallanC
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The fish are spreading from the wyoming side down to the Utah side, so the wyoming side has many more burbot. They eat mostly crayfish although they say they are impacting the kokanee numbers as well. Because they eat crayfish, fish over rocky structure anywhere from 5 to 70 feet deep. I find that the best way to catch them is find a rocky shorline that has a gradual decent. Drill a hole every ten feet or so out into the lake. It seems every time I move ten feet deeper or shallower I get a strike. My favorite depth to fish if I set up a tent and want to stay warm is 30-40 feet. I use 4" pepper flake glow tubes tipped with sucker meat for the first fish. I open the belly of the first fish and take the crayfish out and tip my jigs whith those after that. I have caught burbott with over a dozen crayfish in them that were fresh from that night. Manytimes the crayfish are still alive. I jig the tube right on the bottom, letting it rest on the bottom for several seconds at a time. Controll the drop of the tube by slowly lowering the jig. This is almost always when they take it although they will hit deadstick rods often. My best night borbott fishing produced over thirty for just me. This was around buckboard bay a few years ago. My worst night was eight. One tip is to find a rocky shoreling that doesn't get fished very often. The locals from green river really fish the heck out of lost dog. Thats a good thing but by the end of the season burbott fishing there or other popular spots can get real tuff. I have found the fish are very active from sundown to about 10 at night. After that it really seems to slow down for me. To add some extra fun add a cheese trebble two feet above your tube and bait it with power bait extra scent. I always pick up a few night feeding mac pups and rainbows with this technique. Hope it helps.
Fishjon
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hey dallan... long time... 6 pound test a glow jig head with a 3 or 4 inch glow twister tail tipped with a peice of sucker meat right off the bottom in 20ft or less off any rocky point or in the back of the rocky bays. pm me for some spots to hit.[
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Ken and Jon gave you some good info but just in case you want some more info, here is one of Ryno's post: [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?post=477256;search_string=Burbot%20;#477256"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?post=477256;search_string=Burbot%20;#477256[/url]
Also here is a link to 83 pages I found in the search feature of the site:
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?do=search_results;search_forum_id=58;search_string=Burbot%20;search_forum_type=forum;search_forum=forum_58;search_fields=sb;search_type=AND;sb=score;mh=25;page=1"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?do=search_results;search_forum_id=58;search_string=Burbot%20;search_forum_type=forum;search_forum=forum_58;search_fields=sb;search_type=AND;sb=score;mh=25;page=1[/url]
Hope this helps.
WH2
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