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 Dec 31 2003, 08:28 AM
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What happened to the burbot in the UK and when was the last one caught?
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Dec 31 2003, 04:39 PM
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Declared extinct in 1972 - I believe they were a found in the Yorkshire Ouse system and a few rivers in the Fens. They were still being caught upto the 1920's though I don't know when the last one ever was caught. One of the things against the burbot is the conditions it needs to breed. In Eastern Europe it spawns under ice in Jan/Feb. For succesful incubation the eggs require water temperature of no more than 4ºC for at least 20 days. Burbot feed best in the coldest parts of the year; the longer the harsher the winter the better.
Chris -------------------- "Study to be quiet." My Blog
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Dec 31 2003, 05:54 PM
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I believe the last one caught in the UK was from the Old West River [Gt. Ouse] by one John I'anson.
John is still around though fairly frail in his old age. A great character with loads of comedy running through his veins. He reckons he is the last of the Great Burbot Hunters. Still using the rods he used in the '60s just with more sticky tape holding the eyes onto the rods. He also hooked, but lost after an epic struggle, Hercules, the monster pike of Saxon Lake in Cambridge. I'm sure I have his account on tape somewhere. Extremely funny and should really be kept in an archive somewhere. He filmed several fishing trips with the Cambridge Sea Anglers on 8mm, these are in the Cambridge Archives and I do have these on video. Make a good club night. Now where's my Burbot tackle?? Colin |
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Dec 31 2003, 06:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2,530 Joined: 13-June 03 From: yeovil somerset Member No.: 3,910 |
i seem to recollect that the angling times or mail offered a reward for any information on the burbot in the late 70s or early 80s . im not sure that they wanted it dead or alive though ?
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Jan 1 2004, 12:51 AM
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anyone know what they look like? :confused:
and please don`t say a fish!! -------------------- later guys i`m going fishing
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Jan 1 2004, 01:43 AM
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Member Group: Anglers' Net Contributor Posts: 3,448 Joined: 20-November 00 From: West Berks. Member No.: 459 |
Could be described as a freshwater cod - it is actually a member of the cod family - the only one which lives in freshwater.
See Fishbase Chris -------------------- "Study to be quiet." My Blog
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Jan 1 2004, 09:15 AM
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Sask - how common are they in your part of Canada?
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Jan 3 2004, 06:26 PM
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QUOTE Colin Brett: Actually it was the Cottenham Lode, near where it runs into the Old West. Shortly after the report of John's burbot in AT, in company with the late Dave Marlborough I had the privilege of fishing with John and one of his friends on the same stretch where he caught his Burbot. I believe the last one caught in the UK was from the Old West River [Gt. Ouse]by one John I'anson. John is still around though fairly frail in his old age. A great character with loads of comedy running through his veins. He reckons he is the last of the Great Burbot Hunters. Glad to know John is still around - as I recall we had a jolly time, lots of bites, lots of eels - but no burbot. -------------------- Vagabond.
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