Weird fish in Bow river

[bowriverfan]

Hi Guys,
I was fishing today at fish creek park and landed this weird looking fish....Can anyone shade any light on it???? is this local to bow river or an invasive specis??????

[MtnGiant]

Ya they are weird....thats a burbot.

What more weird is that you caught it on that lure.

[iamkorean]

Originally Posted by mtngiant

Ya they are weird....thats a burbot.

What more weird is that you caught it on that lure.

Literally, I just laughed my ass off ...
had to log in so i can leave this comment.

anyways, nice Ca.....tch

[bodomtyrant]

Burbot for sure

[Scott N]

Originally Posted by bowriverfan

Hi Guys,
I was fishing today at fish creek park and landed this weird looking fish....Can anyone shade any light on it???? is this local to bow river or an invasive specis??????

Burbot?

[solocam]

Looks like a Ling

[bowriverfan]

Thanks guys....

[AppleJax]

That's either a burbot, a ling, or an eelpout. You choose

[mongo]

fish and chips .

[Zip-in-Z]

A Burbot also known as a "Mariah" back in Manitoba, their ugly, too!

Don't eat it, it'll taste like something out of the sewer pipe!



Zip-Z

[Pikehunter13]

Originally Posted by bowriverfan

Hi Guys,
I was fishing today at fish creek park and landed this weird looking fish....Can anyone shade any light on it???? is this local to bow river or an invasive specis??????

I like your stick you were using LOL

Burbot or Lota Lota are very good eating fish. Some people call it "The Poor man crab" If you were to boil it.

The water coming out of the our waste water treatment plants, provide the cleanest water in the world, if you were to compare other waste water treatment plants in the world.
We have the strictest waste water rules and guide line to purifying the water in the world.
Bonnybrook has been upgraded to the same technology as the new Pine creek facility.

People get the misconception of the water being gross and dirty because they see slim on the rocks and on their line.
What that really is, Is Didymosphenia geminata, A.K.A didymo.
I would explain but I'll let you read on it your self's
Link- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didymosphenia_geminata

I believe a very long time ago, A fishermen went fishing in Europe's rivers and brought didymo to North America. Via his neoprene hip waders.

[Fishnafterwork]

I had to smile when I seen the pic "after" reading the post

Beautiful Mariah

[Winch101]

The bow is doomed ,they are voracious game fish eaters .

Hope you didn't touch it Burbolocious

Time to call the River Monsters guy ,best to burn the equipment

You were using to break the curse.....They are also known as

Lawyers because of their large pieholes

[WhitefishLady]

Nice work! I've only caught burbot ice fishing but yes they are tasty! Boil in salted water then dip in butter like lobster. I believe they might taste better in the winter.

And they aren't invasive. Some people throw them on shore because they are "ugly"...either eat them or throw them back in the water. Unfortunately the fishing regs (including commerical) say you can waste edible burbot flesh.

[goldscud]

Awesome native species. For a real adventure you need to catch one with the fly rod.