burbot

[butiaboy]

do any of you no if the burbot is still present in any uk rivers

[Peter Waller]

This one reared its head some while back. I feel a search coming on!!

[Chris Plumb]

Twas officially declared extinct in the UK in 1972.

 

BTW - did anyone catch Ray Mears in Sweden on BBC2 last night - he set night lines through the ice - and caught burbot on everyone! - Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!

 

 

C.

[Peter Waller]

Have a look at

anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ultimatebb...t=014670#000000

[Paul_D]

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Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!

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Exactly what I thought Chris. Did you notice that all 5 fish had neatly lip hooked themselves despite the deadbaits being left in the water overnight supposedly ?

[Alan Stubbs]

Paul_D:

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Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!

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Exactly what I thought Chris. Did you notice that all 5 fish had neatly lip hooked themselves despite the deadbaits being left in the water overnight supposedly ?

Please don't tell me that Ray Mears isn't genuine!!!!!!

 

That's another illusion dispelled..... not.

[Dunk Fairley]

Ray Mears is certainly genuine, I've met him very briefly. I doubt whether they'd go to all that trouble to fake the shots, when it would be just a lot easier to just say he only caught one, or deep hooked them all. It wouldn't matter anyway, as they all ended up in the frying pan.

 

Chris Yates did a slot on Radio 4 a while back, where he actually tried Burbot fishing in this country. I can't remember where he was though, but as usual, it was very entertaining.

[Dunk Fairley]

have a look here

www.waterlogmagazine.com/articledisplay.php?id=194

[butiaboy]

does anyone no if the ea have any plans to re introduce it back into uk rivers ?

[Newt]

Doubtful since UK conditions are marginal for Burbot, at best.

 

http://www.fishbase.org/

 

http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/fish/lota.html

 

And are you really sure you would want to add them to the waters that could sustain them?

 

http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/fishing/burbot.html

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Also known as freshwater cod or ling, burbot are found in lakes and streams throughout most of Alberta (Canada). They prefer cooler water and are found near lake bottoms. Burbot spawn under the ice in the winter and early spring, and are extremely productive. Large females lay up to one million eggs. Predominantly predators, they eat small fish, aquatic insects and even small rodents.

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