Bad News about Fontenelle WY

[fishin4fun]

As many of you know, I'm from Kemmerer, WY originally and still frequent the Wyoming waters all year. One of my favorite spots is Fontenelle, even with it's rapid decline the past few years. An article, in the local Kemmerer paper (they took the link off their website) mentioned that Wyo. biologists have found a Ling strain of fish in the lake. It is a massive predator that, according to them, has ruined the lake and it threatening the Green River system. This is horrible news and explains the weak past few years up there. One possible solution will be to drain the lake completely.

In the big picture of things, I hope they stop this and return this SW Wyo gem into the wonderful trout waters it once was!

Anyone heard of this "Ling" or it's affects? Curious if they are right on this or missing the boat?

F4F
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[fish4fish]

Is the ling the same thing as the burbot that was mentioned about this lake a few weeks back?
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[kokeking]

Yes the ling and the burbot are the same ,and this is a terrible thing to have happen to fontenelle.When ling first showed up in the big sandy resivior,the game and fish was afraid it would get into the gorge,Their fears have been confirmed and now ling are in the gorge.But now thanks to some thoughtless people,its now in fontenell res,and now it will be making it way up stream.As for draining fontenelle,IMO i dont think that would be a viable solutition,as there are to many downstream demands on the water from fontenelle.As time goes on and when the ling become a real problem ,poisioning might be the answer.This justs makes me sick to think about what might happen to fontenelle,just because of some very selfish people,that think they know more then trained biologists.
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[fishin4fun]

I heard they are hard to poison. Is this true? Do they have any natural predators that might work instead?
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[Theekillerbee]

I've been told that they are good eating fish, so it might not hurt to put on a big tournament for them. Make it illegal to put them back. I know it won't solve the problem, but it might help a little.
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[Flycasting]

I've been told the same thing. I think keeping or killing all of them would help, but like you said it isn't going to stop them.

If I am not mistaken they are a very deep water fish, and only come shallow to spawn... am I right about that? Anyone?
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[Fishrmn]

If memory serves me right, that's the upcoming rule for Flaming Gorge. All burbot caught must be kept. After January 1st anyway. There will also be a 25 fish limit on them, which seems to be contradictary to the no live release rule, but nobody will probably ever catch 25 in a day.

Fishrmn

[Kraizee_Skot]

[font "Impact"][#ff4040][size 3]I heard that those burbot were good eating. If anybody catches one and doesn't want it I wouldn't mind taking it and trying it out. Just shoot me a PM and let me know.[/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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[fishin4fun]

Found the link:

[url "http://gf.state.wy.us/services/news/pressreleases/05/10/21/051021_4.asp"]http://gf.state.wy.us/services/news/pressreleases/05/10/21/051021_4.asp[/url]
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]Ever had Ling Cod? If so, you know what these burbot taste like because they are closely related. Ling Cod is EXCELLENT. It's a white meat that isn't very fishy tasting. Kinda like walleye, but a tad different.
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[Kraizee_Skot]

[font "Impact"][#ff4040][size 3]Hey if it is kinda like walleye then I wouldn't maind at all trying it. Never had ling cod before. I think people just need to get over the fact that these burbot are ugly. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it is tasty.[/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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[Fishhound]

Here's a discussion that we had on this board a while back on this topic. Just thought you might want to peruse it.

[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=213634;search_string=Lota%20lota;#213634"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=213634;search_string=Lota%20lota;#213634[/url]
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[MrLipripper]

Caught some ling cod/burbot off the coast of Oregon some years ago. They were butt ugly fish but very tasty - not too "fishy" tasting. The guy on the boat clubbed it a few times, was cleaned back at the dock and we ate it in BC up by Vancouver.
Too bad there are "amateur" professional fisheries biologists and the like who plant the wrong fish in the wrong waters. Someone way smarter than I came up with rules and regs for a reason.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Sorry Geoff, you got your ding a lings mixed up. The ling cod off the pacific coast is not even remotely related to the "ling" or burbot being discussed. That ling is more closely related to the "true cod" off both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. They have similar firm, white, flaky flesh that is very mild. It is highly prized as an ice fishing target throughout the upper midwest. Here are a couple of pics.[/#0000ff]





[#0000ff]And...the following pics are LING COD.[/#0000ff]

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[Out4Trout]

[shocked]Oops! My bad. I forgot what a ling cod looks like I guess, as I caught a couple while salmon fishing in the Queen Charlotte Islands about 15 years ago, but I was just a kid. Guess I got my cods mixed up, but I do remember this: they were VERY tasty!
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[fishwisperer]

I have caught a lot of burbot in Canada! They can be tricky to catch because they are normally quite deep but are very tasty!! I have tried a lot of differen't kinds of fish, and burbot is right at the top of the list. I actually enjoyed burbot better than walleye when i cooked them side by side. I wouldn't mind having somewhere close by to catch a few of those ugly but tasty things!!
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