FG this last weekend

[Muskyon46]

Excuse my ignorance, but do all burbot look like a third world child with a big belly and no muscle? It seems like a large fish not to have a healthier look. My brother keeps mentioning about wanting to try fishing for them, so I'm just was wondering about the body shape.

They do look different thru the season. Right now they're spawning. That one was a big female, chucked full of eggs. Here's a few of the bigger ones we've pulled over the years usually after the spawn so if they're fat its usually a big fish they've ate or a bunch of smaller fish, crayfish, ect.... we just use them to keep us busy after dark. Can be a lot of fun if your into them or the pups cuts and bows with the occasional brown.