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Hey guys, I've got a son that's heading off to navy boot camp on June 25 and he just told me that he always wanted to catch a burbot from flaming gorge. I'm thinking I will take him there in the next couple of weeks, but my question to you is this.
Is it worth a trip to try and catch these buggers this time of year? I've never tried for them before and have no idea how to do it, but I'm a quick learner. My only concern is are they even worth trying for this time of year? I mean really worth it? I don't want to go after them if my chances are only marginal at best. I would hope for at least good odds of a dozen or more in a day. Am I being too unrealistic with that hope? I'm just hoping for one last great outing with my boy with good catching if possible before he's gone to do his thing in life.
I would sure appreciate some advice on this from those in the know. Otherwise I'm flying completely blind. Thanks for any help on this!
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Ashley can put ya on burbot anytime of the year.
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Yes, you can catch burbot this time of the year and in numbers but your best bet is fishing the Wyoming side of the Gorge. A guide like Fishly will really help but if you can't afford the extra cost, try fishing North of Buckboard, if your fishing from a boat, fishing from shore this time of year is another matter and will decrease your odds. Here is a link to 147 pages of post on the subject and will give you enough info to really help you catch those slimy fish. Good luck.
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/Utah_Fishing_General_F58/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_58&search_string=burbot&search_type=AND&search_fields=sb&search_time=&search_user_username=&sb=score&mh=25"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/Utah_Fishing_General_F58/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_58&search_string=burbot&search_type=AND&search_fields=sb&search_time=&search_user_username=&sb=score&mh=25[/url]
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Thanks guys.
Yes I do have a 16' aluminum boat with a 25 horse motor. I'm guessing its a night fishing thing by what I've read so far. Any secrets or tips that that anyone is willing to share? I'm not after secret spots, but a good location could help too. Thanks
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Fishly has had really good luck fishing from a boat but the only way I have fished for them is through the ice at Firehole and Lost Dog. Read some of Fishly's last post, where he talks about fishing from a boat. Try going up lake from Buck board or down from Fire hole and look for rocky points. Fish late in the afternoon and evening for your best results.
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Its crazy to me how all these guys that want them out of the gorge aren't giving out detailed maps and gps coordinates of where to get the ling. Its like still a secret, do they really want them out? You would think that the Wyoming fish and game would have a map of where to get them on their website. THAT LINK IS IMPRESSIVE WIPERHUNTER2, a lot of good information. Thanks
If I had a secret spot for ya man, Id tell you but I don't. I agree on buckboard and up, if it was me Id launch at Firehole and try from there. Id start fishing a few hours before dark also, I know that if your catching them a few hours before that it will turn on after dark. There is a video of Utah outdoors on youtube with fishley catching a 100 or so by the firehole.
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Open water or ice: The first thing folks should do when it comes to burbie fish is remove the dang mystigue about them.. They are merely mindless eating machine and no harder to catch than mud cats.. Burbies have reached the point in FG that exact locations aren't important or needed, but proper presentation is. I have caught burbs as far south as the Pipeline and know of them being caught farther south.. Remember the burb tend to be light sensitive so during daylight hours fish below 30',40'. If it was me I'd work the west side of the pond along fast dropping ridges and I prefer rock, shale or gravel points . 2" glow tubes or twister tails tipped with fresh sucker or fresh shiner has always done well by me, but some sort of meat is a must.. Keep your jigs charged up. And keep your offering 2- 6 inches from the bottom. Jigging mildly might help at times but its not necessary. As the sun sets move up along the ridge to as shallow as 10'. Check your ridge for flat level areas. The burbies will often use level spots along the ridge to stage before moving shallower at dark and these can be a real killing zone.. If you been doing well then suddenly the bite dies, move shallower or deeper.. I'm not an expert about Burbie fishing but have never failed to catch them when I want to.
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If you're more interested in a visual tutorial, you can also check-out this Youtube link.
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWmMfJQjC4Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWmMfJQjC4Y[/url]
As your read in some of the other posts there's lots of descriptions on the type of habitat to try. Just recognize that as the water temps warm, burbot will move deeper (although you can still catch the occasional fish shallow). Someone caught one just last week in Spring Creek while flipping jigs for bass in shallow water. Try targeting main channel points in depths 20-40 ft, and move if you're not getting fish. The highest densities of burbot are on the north or WY end of the reservoir. If you're looking for a good starting location, try the main point directly across the bay from the Upper Marsh Creek boat launch. It produces through the ice, I've caught them there open water, and you might have some success.
Hope that helps some too and good luck, Ryno
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That's some good info guys! Im going in a week and im thinking that I will dedicate one evening to trying to get some ling. Thanks a lot for the information, its good to see some flaming gorge regulars giving out such good advice.
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I don't think anyone has any secret spots. Search the sight, there is a ton of information as to where and how to catch them. I'm no expert, those who are get asked the same flipping thing hundreds of times. Search the sight and realize those who can catch them at will have told their secrets, to expect them to repeat them every month because others are too lazy to search the sight is too much to ask in my opinion.
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I am no expert by any means but I have caught a few.. Something to keep in mind if they aren't biting move. Keep a fresh glow on all the time.. Seems like whenever it gets slow we charge up and will get hit within a few minutes of the drop. I have done well between the confluence and fire hole that's where I would focus. I will say it again keep moving til you find them if you sit in one spot chances are you will have a pretty slow night unless you happen to get lucky and pick a good spot. You might only need to move 50ft and you might find the spot. I like fishing near cliffs in the 30-50' range.. I use 4" glow bodies 3/8 oz jig heads with sucker meat and sometimes some crayfish smelly jelly. My best action has been dead sticking but sometimes a little jig won't hurt.. Don't get caught up in the "am I using the right stuff" if you got glow and meat they will eat it if they are there. They are some eating machines STAY MOBILE
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First of all, thank you to all of those with advice on this. It's just what I needed. I'm going to take my boy for sure now and I think I know what I should do now.
Second thing. I don't know if its just me not knowing how to navigate the search engine, but I spent quite a bit of time searching this site to try and find any info that pertains to open water summer time fishing for these critters. I'm not too lazy to search on my own and wouldn't have bothered bugging anyone without looking for myself, but I truly couldn't find what I needed without asking. Submoa, if you asked for info on my home waters of bear lake, I would happily give it no matter how many times its been given and wouldn't mind it in the least. Just sayin'.
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The two things that tripped me up when I started searching this site was that I didn't click on the link to just go through the forum messages and the other was by not re-sorting by the date.
Now when I type in a search word and the page pulls up I click on the link in the bottom of the forum message section that says "Continue search in forum messages".
Then when that page pulls up look at the end of the top line that contains your highlighted search word and you will see a link that says. "re-sort by date" and then it will move that newest posts to the top of the list.
Hope that this helps.
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There are not a lot of post about members fishing from a boat for burbot, but here is one:
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=779099;page=1"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=779099;page=1[/url]
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Thanks for the tip. I started screwing around with it the way you pointed out and I think I got it now. Thanks again.
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You're confusing me with someone who knows the whereabouts of burbot. My statement was not directed at you, I simply meant that because someone didn't respond it didn't mean they didn't want to help. The questions on burbot have been asked and answered dozens of times. I did go out with Ashley, (Fishly or something of the sort is his name on here) who is a guide, who did put us on a metric ton of burbot. That was in December and it was a blast! Ashley is IMO the expert on burbot in the Gorge. I would strongly encourage you to hire him in the winter time. Like I said, because they don't respond doesn't mean they want them in the lake. If you would like to catch some Kokes, the next time you're up at the Gorge drop me a PM ahead of time and I will share what I know which may be seconds of time but it's just what it is.
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