FAIRBANKS — Dreams of hosting a fish fry went through my mind as I picked out my burbot gear. The hooks used for these eel-like predators bow out like halibut hooks and are much bigger than hooks I’ve ...

The burbot is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Oneida Lake fishery. Most anglers catching them through the ice during the winter just toss them aside, giving the gulls and other birds a free meal. “They ...

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Some people consider the burbot the "Rodney Dangerfield" of the fish world. With a flattened head and eel-like body, it doesn't win many beauty contests. And too often it gets "no respect," as the ...