Burbot are a type of codfish which can be found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States. In the middle of the 20th century, the Burbot's population decreased dramatically due to onslaught of the sea lamprey. However, today, the Burbot population is increasing again. Burbot spawn under the ice in the winter about one to four feet deep and then they go deep in the summer along with Lake trout and Whitefish and other deep water fish.

Burbot average around 15 to 22 inches in length and weigh between one and three pounds. They are a mottled olive-green to shades of brown on the back and are cream coloured underneath. Every now and then, you might come along record-setting ones like the one below that I caught while ice-fishing at Ghost Lake, a half hour drive from my house.

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