Ice-fishing for burbot: Tips from the new record holder

Advertisement When 34-year-old ice angler Sebastien Roy felt a bite on Ontario’s Lake Simcoe one day in January 2017, he thought he’d hooked the lake trout that had been chasing his bait. Instead, he caught something much more substantial—Ontario’s new record burbot. Stretching the tape to 39 inches and weighing 17.85 pounds, it was only the second burbot Roy had ever caught. Talk about beginner’s luck. [easy-tweet tweet=”Call ’em burbot, ling, mariah or lawyers, these freshwater cod offer great sport … Continue reading Ice-fishing for burbot: Tips from the new record holder