Again, there lingers in the Cam, and a few other rivers of north - eastern Europe, that curious fish the eel-pout or 'burbot' (Molva lota). From Wordnik.com. [Prose Idylls, New and Old] Reference
The burbot of America has similar characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
The burbot has something of the flavour of the eel. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
I used the most SFnal picture I have – a closeup of a burbot. From Wordnik.com. [Greetings, Gentlebeings! « Whatever] Reference
Rough Fish burbot eel eelpout festival lake lawyer leech ling minnesota. From Wordnik.com. [Trash-Fish Bash: Photos from Minnesota's Eel Pout Festival] Reference
Bacon in the fall, cheese in winter, pickled burbot and chives on toast in spring, and curds and watercress in summer. From Wordnik.com. [Calde of the Long Sun]
The eelpout-burbot, lawyer, ling, or freshwater cod-is a voracious, deep-dwelling fish that looks like an eel on a serious course of steroids. From Wordnik.com. [Mushing, Eelpout, and Butterballs] Reference
Yes | No | Report from Northern Coyote wrote 1 year 1 week ago sheepshead, chubs, carp, burbot & bowfin and of course the local favorite, suckers. From Wordnik.com. [Talking Trash] Reference
Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
"Then you had best make peace with the burbot-eating knights, my lord.". From Wordnik.com. [Hereward, the Last of the English] Reference
The methy is another common fish; it is the Gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey to the Polar Sea] Reference
(Merlangius merlangus) and burbot (Lota lota) which have all declined considerably. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
Items confiscated during the arrest included 1,100 pounds of whitefish, burbot and walleye. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Press] Reference
The creek contains several fish species including rainbow trout, burbot, whitefish and sculpin. From Wordnik.com. [Edson Leader] Reference
However, after February 7 and until March 31, all burbot caught in the fishery must be released. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon] Reference
As much as he liked observing fish, he also loved to catch them, especially the homely but tasty burbot. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
The Ministry of Environment has announced new, emergency measures to curtail harvests of burbot on Moyie Lake. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
And it could spread invasive aquatic species - such as zebra mussels and burbot - to Wyoming and Colorado waters. From Wordnik.com. [coloradoan.com - Local News] Reference
They have, whether it's trout, whitefish, herring or the occasional burbot, coaxed from the lake's chilly waters. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
This activity, according to local Ministry biologists, needs to be slowed if the burbot population is to be maintained. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
New fishing regulations to be imposed this winter will prohibit the harvest of burbot for the period February 7 to March 31. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
For Lake Roosevelt, burbot and largescale suckers have been added to an advisory covering walleye pike because of mercury levels. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference
Today the Niagara is popular among divers because it's in relatively shallow water and lies on a mud bottom inhabited by burbot fish. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
A small number of Moyie Lake burbot will be artificially spawned this winter and their eggs taken to experimental hatchery facilities. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
Moyie Lake burbot are also involved in an international program to help recover endangered burbot in the Kootenay River and Kootenay Lake. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
This will still allow harvests of two burbot per day to continue during the early part of the winter, before burbot spawning is fully underway. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
On Fridays there were fish fries or boils for which they served "lawyers" (burbot or eelpout), so-called because their hearts were in their butts. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Biologists have calculated the number of adult burbot at around 1,500 to 2,500 fish in the north basin of the lake while anglers caught over 1,000 fish in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
The explanation may be strange: but it is the only one which I can offer to explain the fact -- which is itself much more strange -- of the burbot being found in the Fen rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Prose Idylls, New and Old] Reference
The burbot could swim again. From Wordnik.com. [Read These Now if You Are Scatter-brained] Reference
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