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We have a fish up here that looks a lot like the one in @Fishychick photo, but not as large.

We mainly catch them through the ice, when fishing for walleye. I have never caught one in open water.

They are ugly disgusting fish. When you pull them out of the hole the first thing they do is wrap around your wrist and arm, like a boa constrictor.

I normally cut my line and throw them out on the ice for the crows to eat.

However, there are many that eat them, I keep thinking I will try one, but I can’t bring myself to clean one and I eat every almost wild animal we have.

There is a town on a lake up here that has a festival to catch them and a contest for fairly large prizes. Mainly, it’s an excuse to party. They have over 10,000 people on the ice for it, with food vendors tents and trucks. It’s a huge deal.

The fish is called “eelpout”, but as I understand it that’s a local name and it is actually Burbot. It’s also called “fresh water cod” ( I suppose by people that want to sully the good name of the Cod family” and “Ling” I think that is Ojibaway name, not sure, I know my Grandpa called them that when not calling them names that would put me in BYC detention again.

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Aw, they're so cute!
 
He also brought me this!!!! It’s distilled about a 1/2 mile from where I grew up!!! I wasn’t planning to drink today but I couldn’t resist adding a bit to my coffee 🤣🤣🤣:drool:drool
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