12-07-2006, 03:21 PM
Although calling Burbot "ling cod" is technically wrong, it is very common. In fact, it is the same thing as calling a brookie a "trout" or a laker a "trout"...technically, they are not trout but char. wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/fishfacts/burbot.pdf
Although nobody knows the ultimate effect these fish will have on the Gorge, I think fishermen should be very concerned. Adding yet another extremely voracious predator to the mix can't be a good thing...the Gorge is already forage starved. My guess is that the burbot will eat more forage fish than what they provide...
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Although nobody knows the ultimate effect these fish will have on the Gorge, I think fishermen should be very concerned. Adding yet another extremely voracious predator to the mix can't be a good thing...the Gorge is already forage starved. My guess is that the burbot will eat more forage fish than what they provide...
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