Targeting the Burbot...

[FishingIsLife]

I fished for burbot in Russia, but never here. We used to fish from sundown until after midnight. The technique is quite simple - jig for 20-30 sec. so that the bait is hovering just above the bottom, lift it slowly to about 1 ft while continuing jigging lightly, then dead-stick for 7-10 min. Most of the bites would come shortly after jigging; however, sometimes dead-sticking alone produced better results, so experimenting is key. The rockier the bottom, the better, and we found out that fishing is best off of steep rocky shores. We used life bait (smaller minnows), but I guess you can't use that here Glow jigs were the best. The bites are sure soft, so I would definitely use a strike indicator.