Burbot for snitching: fishing in winter, do it yourself (photo, video)

One of the effective ways to catch burbot on ice in winter is fishing with a snitch. This original device is distinguished by its ability to produce a loud sound when it hits the bottom, which almost immediately attracts the attention of a benthic predator. Fishing for burbot using a snitch is distinguished by its high efficiency, dynamism and an incredible sense of excitement. To always have a catch, you need to know all the intricacies of this process, including the principle of fishing, the choice of bait and fishing technique.

Squealer - what is it?

A squealer is a special type of spoon, an artificial bait used specifically for catching voracious burbot. There are various modifications of it, differing mainly in appearance; most often, there are devices in the form of a balancer, a large jig, or consisting of a hook and sinker connected by a winding ring, and also made in the form of a vertical or horizontal cylinder.

The knocker can be equipped with 1-5 hooks, where it is simultaneously possible to use single options with doubles or tees. If you make a device for catching burbot with your own hands, then you can use any combination at your discretion, there are no restrictions. The main thing is that the bait effectively taps on the bottom and, through sound stimulation, attracts burbot to the fishing spot. There are no special requirements for the appearance of the structure.

A purchased spinner that has the same sound properties Angarsk version of the knocker

Homemade snitch option

Putting bait on a hook in the form of a bunch of worms or pieces of fish helps to enhance the effectiveness of the snitch. The sound produced and the pleasant smell of the bait will not leave any predator indifferent; the proposed bait will be captured almost immediately as it appears in his field of vision.

Characteristics of the catchy snitch:

Muffled noises on the left and louder noises on the right.
weight from 5 to 30 g;
material brass or bronze (they have excellent working qualities);
the presence of large and strong hooks with a sharp sting (weak products will only break or unbend);
correct placement of the hooks so that there are no obstacles for the metal part of the knocker to hit the bottom.

For information! When baiting a hook, it is important to ensure that the tip of the hook remains open and there are no scales on it, otherwise a high-quality hooking will not work and the burbot will come off.

In Siberia, fishing for burbot using a snooker is quite a huge success; fishermen thus stock up for the winter. This is a fairly highly productive method of catching a freshwater predator.

Gear device

When catching burbot using a hook, prepare:

a winter fishing rod for trolling, equipped with a reel (you can also use a regular stick, the main thing is to firmly fasten the fishing line to it);
monofilament line with a cross section of 0.12-0.25 mm;
a snitch equipped with bait attractive to predators.

Types of winter fishing rods Salmo is a proven manufacturer of fishing lines and other fishing gear
. A wide variety of models can be used as a suitable fishing rod; there are no strict requirements here, and this also applies to reels. It is important that the tackle can work productively with baits of a specific weight, and does not cause difficulties when landing a trophy. The best option is a fishing rod 30–50 cm long, with a comfortable neoprene handle and an inexpensive inertia-free rod.

Lures and equipment for catching burbot using a spinning rod

Wobblers. A very effective bait for fishing large and medium-sized burbots. Sinking models are used, which are designed for fishing in the bottom layer. During the day, wobblers of silver, white and gray colors work better. At night, spinning anglers most often use dark-colored lures. It is better to fish with wobblers on a rocky bottom. In such areas, burbot hunts most often, and wobblers very well resemble moving fry. Lures are equipped with single or double hooks, since tees will often cling to stones.

At night, burbot hunts for sluggish fry. Therefore, there is no need to perform active play. It is better to fish vertically from a boat. Simply lower the wobbler to the bottom and move it a little. It turns out that the bait stands still and oscillates slightly. Burbot often takes this artificial fish.

You can also cast the bait a little further than the point and move it at a slow speed. Many models of wobblers create vibrations of a special frequency during movement, which are caught by burbot. When the wobbler approaches the predator, it will already detect it and will be preparing to attack.

Foam fish. An excellent bait for catching burbot. It is suitable for fishing from a hole in winter. The most important thing is that it is cheap and large individuals are caught with it. The installation of foam rubber fish consists of the bait itself, a double or tee inserted into the body of the bait, and a Cheburashka to which the hook is attached. The fish is lowered to the bottom and retrieved slowly with dragging and long pauses.

Foam rubber is often impregnated with a fishy smell. They take roach, since it has the richest smell, and rub the foam rubber with fish. The result is a delicious-smelling bait. Burbot smells this smell very well and boldly takes on precisely such fish. The foam rubbers are impregnated every 8-10 casts, as the smell gradually evaporates over time.

Spoons. Classic places for catching burbot with spoons are snags. In autumn, heavy spoons and large spinners with wide and medium petals work well. You can fish from a boat in a plumb line, and from the same boat, but using stepped fishing in the bottom layer on a rocky dump. An effective tactic is to knock and lightly touch the spoon to the bottom. We only make smooth jerks, not sharp ones, and take long pauses. This kind of fishing is fraught with frequent snags, so you should use a release.

Silicone baits. Burbot responds very well to vibrating tails, twisters, artificial worms and bugs. But there is one caveat. The fact is that burbot is active in cold weather. At low temperatures, silicone hardens and becomes unplayable. In principle, burbot does not need active play. But silicones, when they harden, become less natural. Therefore, it is better to use baits designed for fishing in cold weather. They are made from higher quality material. If you choose the right twisters and vibrating tails, you can count on bites from serious burbots.

It is important that silicones smell. Usually baits with shrimp, fish, and worm scents are used. In the process, you can flavor the primaks with liquid attractants. As a rule, dim twisters and vibrotails are used so that they repeat the colors of the fry living in the bottom layer.

Burbot responds very well to combinations of silicone baits and spinners. Such equipment is also called catchers. They look like this:

Most often, a hook with a soldered jig head is threaded through the silicone. The weight of the sinker is 15-30 grams. Stepwise wiring, tapping on the bottom with long pauses, and dragging are usually used. The sizes of silicones for catching burbot are usually 7-9 cm.

A good bait for burbot fishing would be an artificial crayfish. Burbot successfully absorbs these inhabitants of rivers and lakes. Crayfish constantly live on the bottom and it is easier for burbot to grab them. Therefore, it makes sense to catch artificial crayfish, similar to river crayfish.

Float with a sinker and a side leash. A very effective rig that is used for catching burbot in mid-water. It looks like this:

The tackle consists of a sinker weighing 30-40 grams. A foam ball with a diameter of 4-5 cm is attached a little higher. It is clamped on both sides with rubber stoppers. Above the float is a triple swivel. A leash 30-60 cm long is tied to one eye. At the end of the leash, either a hook with live bait or a foam fish, or silicone is attached. The polystyrene foam lifts the main line, and the leash does not fall to the bottom during retrieving. The fish swims after the weight. During pauses, the bait sinks to the bottom, and after a jerk it flies up. This rig works well in spring and fall.

The principle of fishing with a snitch

In general, catching burbot with a snooker in winter is similar to catching a predator with a spoon.
The only difference is the periodic impact of the tackle on the bottom, which is not the case with lures; the bait must perform the movements of a real fish. In this case, it is very important to find a promising place and determine the depth at the fishing point. Considering that when catching burbot there is no need to play carefully, as is required with a spoon, the rod should have a hard whip. In addition, if you use a flexible top, then there is a high probability of damage to the tackle in the process of landing a trophy specimen.

Algorithm of actions when working with a snitch:

Place small pieces of fish and meat on the hooks.
Submerge the snitch to the bottom of the pond.
Pull it out sharply and immerse it again with a knock.
Repeat the cycle until you feel a slight push.
Make a confident hook.
Fish slowly, be especially careful when the fish is close to the surface. Often at this moment the predator makes a sharp jerk and gets off the hook.

For information! You can enhance the noise effect when catching burbot with a snitch by using an additional metal ring that is attached to the bait.

If there is no bite for a long time, then it is necessary to extend the pause to one minute. Depending on the depth and strength of the current in a particular area of the reservoir, the strength of the blows and their frequency are selected. In most cases, 15-20 oscillations are made per minute, followed by a pause of half a minute, and the algorithm of actions is repeated.

Catching burbot with a spinning rod

When fishing for burbot with a spinning rod, stepwise retrieval in the bottom layer with short jumps, dragging along the bottom with long pauses, and tapping on the bottom are most often used.

Another technique is used when the bait sinks to the bottom and is easily moved without reeling. This method requires a spinning rod with a soft tip and a little patience. We move a little and take a long pause, waiting for the burbot’s reaction. It turns out to be a symbiosis of bottom and spinning fishing.

For step-by-step wiring, slugs, silicone worms and twisters equipped with jig heads are most often used. Basically, the silicone is threaded onto a hook with a soldered weight.

The length of the wiring is limited by the burbot's habitat. It can be 10-15 meters. To make stepwise retrieving in the bottom layer, you need to wait until the bait falls to the bottom, and then turn the reel. Depending on the gear ratio of the coil, half a turn may be required. The bait should come off the bottom by 30-40 cm. After the fall, pause for 5-6 seconds and jerk again. Pauses can be made after the second or first touch of the bait to the bottom. Thus, we make a short step with pauses and see whether the burbot will take it or not.

If we know that there is definitely burbot in this place, but there are no bites, then we use the dragging method. We use tackle with a foam ball. It is good because you can attach both live bait and artificial bait to the leash. It happens that the burbot does not want to take live bait, but you should offer it a foam fish, a silicone crustacean, or a worm, and it will immediately become active. Moreover, it takes both during pauses and during slow drawing.

You should drag the bait with the weight very slowly, pausing after every 3-4 turns. Burbot is quite clumsy, but if it likes the bait, it attacks sharply and swallows it deeply. Therefore, it is very important to have an extractor and a gapper with you to extract baits.

Burbot has a very good sense of smell. We can say that this is one of the main sense organs with which it detects fry. Therefore, it is very important to have flavors and edible rubber with you. Fish oil, liquid flavorings with the smells of shrimp, fish and meat are suitable. Often foam fish are soaked in blood, and burbot bites more actively on it.

Another method is knocking on the bottom. It is used when fishing from a boat. Often in this case, spinners with an additional weight are used:

Such heavy baits are used to catch fish in places with current. Pieces of foam rubber soaked in blood or fish mucus are also attached to the hooks. Burbot takes well to such dishes both in winter and on cold autumn or spring days. Fishing with such lures is very easy. Let it sink to the bottom and wait a few seconds. Then we sharply raise the bait with a swing of 40-50 cm and again wait until it drops. You can increase the amplitude of the strokes up to 1 meter. If there is no result, we start knocking on the bottom. We just perform short jerks so that the spoon jumps along the bottom, and be sure to pause. You can attach a sprat or other fresh fish to the tip of the hook. In such cases, the burbot's bite will become more active.

When fishing for burbot from a boat, narrow vertical spoons with soldered weights weighing 15-20 grams are often used. Most often, knocking on the bottom is used, when the spoon comes off the bottom by 15-20 cm. Pauses can last from 10 seconds to 1 minute or more.

As for winter fishing for burbot with a spinning rod, they mainly use heavy long spoons and catch them with live bait. They knock on the bottom. A triangular spinner with two single hooks on the sides is often used.

This is a proven bait that has been used to successfully catch burbot from the hole for a long time. Moreover, the worse the weather, the better he takes on it. Pieces of fry or foam rubber with the smell of fish are often attached to the hooks.

Bait: what to fish with

In winter, finding suitable bait on your own is not an easy task, so they mostly use bait from the store. The following types of bait can attract the attention of burbot:

meat (pork, beef), fish, maybe not fresh, which will be even more effective;
chicken offal;
worms, which need to be prepared in advance (in the fall) and stored in the cellar;
small fish (minnow, sprat, bleak), 5-8 cm long;
uncooked shrimp and other crustaceans;
frogs.

The most catchy bait for burbot is a small ruff, since this type of fish is the favorite delicacy of the freshwater predator. You can find ruffes in the same reservoir where you plan to catch burbot using a snitch. They catch live bait using a jig with bloodworms.

Reviews from fishermen about gear for burbot

Below are reviews from anglers about various gear designed to catch this fish:

“I’ve been catching burbot on Tobol for many years; in my youth I even dabbled in poaching methods, hunting them with a trident and a miner’s lantern. Then I learned to assemble fishing rods on my own and became a law-abiding fisherman. These are good and effective gear, they are easy to assemble and make the fishing process interesting and exciting.” Grade:

Fedor

“Since childhood, I have been catching burbot on the Mologa River in the Tver region, but I have never used purchased gear: I always used homemade “rubber bands” or girders during the winter season. They are easy to assemble, and the prey is not shy and is not at all afraid of humans, so catching it is quite simple.” Grade:

Valery

“Before, I had never been able to catch a burbot, even with purchased gear, so I was very surprised when it began to actively peck on a homemade donk, which I collected just for the sake of experiment. This was my first experience, so the rod was not of very high quality, now I want to make another one and hope that it will increase the volume of my catch.” Grade:

Vladimir

“All my life I’ve been catching burbot only with a donka with a bell, and recently I started equipping it with an electronic bite alarm. I used store-bought and homemade models, all of them gave good results. My neighbor prefers to use a feeder and says that it is also an effective tackle.” Grade:

Valentine

“I often go fishing on Protva, the main catch is white bream and burbot. “Squealers” always show good results, I haven’t learned how to make them myself, but my neighbor makes them in large quantities, so I take homemade versions from him.” Grade:

Burbot habitats in winter

The model of behavior of the predator in the cold season is similar to the habits in the spring and autumn seasons; you need to look for promising fishing spots in the habitat familiar to burbot, catching:

deep areas of the reservoir;
places where springs flow;
areas with cold streams of water;
shallow water areas if fishing is carried out at night.

Success will be guaranteed if you can find burbot trails. Since the fishing object belongs to the bottom representatives of the reservoir, the lower horizons need to be examined. Fishing in heavily snarled areas of the reservoir and in places with a clean bottom should not be considered promising. There must be some obstacles in the fishing area, for example, stones.

Search for burbot

It’s not enough to know what and how to catch burbot. You must be able to find a promising place, otherwise you may be left without a catch. If this is a familiar body of water, then fishermen have long known where to look for fish, but if it is an unfamiliar body of water, then serious problems are possible. Although, in our time, when compact echo sounders have appeared, this is not a problem and you can quickly find the site of this fish, although you will have to drill a lot of holes to do this. For this reason, we can safely say that winter fishing is, first of all, hard work and only then rest, and rest at home, in comfortable warm conditions.

Burbot trails

Burbot is a fish that migrates through a body of water along its own paths, so various oddities happen during the fishing process.

Interesting fact! A local fisherman from one of the villages located near the Sylva River managed to catch a whole group of lures. This is despite the fact that there is quite a lot of burbot in the river. According to a local fisherman, he managed to make a hole right above the burbot trail.

Therefore, quite often there are moments when one angler is actively catching burbot, and several located nearby have not seen a single bite during this time.

What is the “burbot trail”?

The burbot's lifestyle is dictated by its feeding method and its physique. The massive head and wide mouth allow it to cope with serious prey. In addition, there is enough space in his body to digest this prey. Burbot has a long, ribbon-shaped tail, which allows it to feel great on the surface of the bottom. Unfortunately, such a body composition does not allow it to actively move in the water column, and especially in the current.

For this reason, burbot stays away from fast currents and prefers quiet places with a weak current.

Before the start of spawning, when burbot begins to look for places to spawn, it overcomes the rifts, but does it wisely. He finds places where the current is not so swift and forces such obstacles. He finds similar places on the sides of the rifts or near the shore, if the distance between the ice and the bottom allows him to do this.

Before crossing the riffles, flocks of burbot gather to rest a little before moving forward again, since this requires spending a lot of strength and energy. As a rule, they always move along the same route, which fishermen call a “path”. By the way, this is typical not only for burbot: each species of fish has its own “paths” along which they move in search of food. When a path is found along which the fish moves, you can always be with a catch, and the fish that are caught on the hook are by no means small specimens.

For experienced fishermen, this is not a difficult task at all; it is enough to estimate where the boundary of the stream ends. Then they drill several holes and determine in which of them the spoon does not drift over the edge of the hole. The thickness of the ice can also indicate the prospects of a place: the thicker the ice, the weaker the current in this place, which means that this place may be promising.

As soon as the burbot spawns, you should look for burbot in completely different places and mostly at depth, but in any case you won’t find it on the current.

This behavior is not typical for burbot during the daytime, since at this time of day it mostly rests in areas where the depth is not too great and where there is enough oxygen brought by the current.

Locations of burbot at different times of the day

When winter has not yet come into force on reservoirs and has not covered them with a thick, reliable layer of ice, burbot during the daytime, as a rule, stays in shelter and practically does not feed, waiting until it gets dark. In winter, burbot can take bait even during the day if the fisherman finds a place where this fish is staying and puts the bait right under his nose. In this case, you can count on productive fishing.

Despite this, fishing at night will still be more effective, since during this period the fish’s appetite always increases, which is associated with the peculiarities of its behavior. In the daytime, burbot can study the bait for a long time and, in the end, may refuse it, but in the dark, it grabs it without wasting time studying it.

Burbot is caught just as actively before spawning, but only early in the morning and late in the evening. In the middle of the night, its activity drops to almost zero. After spawning, burbot behaves actively all night, without breaks.

What is the result?

The result can be presented in the form of a picture located below the text, which indicates in which areas of the reservoir it is better to look for burbot in winter.

Approximate winter sites for burbot on the river. Daytime stops: 1 – under the riffle, next to the main stream; 2 – at the exit from the pit. Places for night feeding of burbot before spawning: 3, 4 – shallow waters. Places of burbot night fattening after spawning: 5 – beginning of the pit; 6 – middle of the pit, closer to the main jet; 7 – protrusion of the coastline.

This is what applies to reservoirs with a current, but in reservoirs with stagnant water everything is much simpler: before spawning, burbot prefers shallow water, and after it - depths and other areas of the water area.

When is the best time to catch burbot using a snitch?

The freshwater predator belongs to the cold-loving aquatic inhabitants; it comes out to feed mainly in the dark, so it is better to plan the hunt at night. For the event to be successful, it is recommended to search for burbot trails before dark. The activity of burbot increases when the autumn cooling begins. The spawning period for burbot begins in January and ends in February, and the pre-spawning feast occurs in December - early January. High results regarding snitch fishing will be achieved during this period.

Features of predator spawning

In the period from the 20th of December until mid-January, burbot spawns; luring it even with the most attractive bait is useless - the fish does not respond to any bait. Mostly there is no biting, but sometimes there is a chance of catching small individuals. Gathering in small schools, where there are 3-10 males per female, the fish spawn at night in severe frosts.

One female is capable of laying up to 3,000,000 eggs. But only a few manage to survive. Mostly ruffes hunt for burbot caviar. The spawning period can last until mid-February, and if the water is not cool enough, then until March. It is noteworthy that in warm winter conditions there may not be spawning at all.

Fishing tactics

There are various ways to catch this fish. However, during the spawning period, many of them are not effective. Passive gear, for example, girders, are naturally equipped with live fish. And the spawning predator simply crushes the bait, pressing it with its head to the bottom, seeing it as a danger to the eggs, but does not eat. Catching burbot from the ice with a hooker even during the spawning period brings results. The predator also “presses” this bait, and if you choose the right moment of hooking, you can hook it by the lower jaw. In principle, any proper fishing for burbot in winter with a fishing rod is fishing with a knock. Whatever bait the fisherman uses, you need to drop it to the bottom, creating sounds and raising clouds of mud..

Various fishing tactics are used. You can only fish with a snitch, periodically changing the place to find a trail or parking area. You can use a fishing rod as a reconnaissance to find a place where supplies will later be installed. Or, on the contrary, you can set up a lot of baits in the evening, and then set up a tent and fish by knocking at night where there were the most bites.

We make a snitch with our own hands

To make a catchy snooker with your own hands for burbot, you should prepare:

A rectangular fragment made of brass, annealed copper, nickel, 0.5-1 mm thick. Its dimensions should be 60-80 mm in length and 30-40 mm in width.
Corner eye..
2 large hooks.
A chain of rings or a large winding ring.
Polishing paste.
File for processing uneven edges.

Step-by-step instructions for making homemade bait:

Bend the metal rectangle along the middle and along the edges at an angle of about 60 degrees, ultimately you should get a structure shaped like a gable roof.
Drill a hole in the center of the already bent workpiece.
Make a loop from wire material.
Pass the loop through the prepared hole.
Attach two large hooks to the wire part inside the workpiece. The output should be the same - the tips of the hooks peek out from under the gable structure.
Fill the resulting frame from the inside with molten lead.
Clean and polish your homemade drummer. Using a file, remove all unevenness and roughness. After that, clean the bait with polishing paste using velvet cloth.

The knocker can be not only triangular in shape, it can be made square or oval, and also be equipped with several hooks. The main thing here is that the bait produced makes a characteristic sound, or rather a lot of noise, and attracts the attention of a predator. As an option, as a knocker you can use a double spinner – a “clanger”, which also effectively makes noise and provokes the burbot to grab the bait.

There is another way to make a burbot snitch:

Make a standard triangular bait model.
On the fishing line in front of the structure, pass a 12-gauge brass sleeve, previously sawn in half, where there is already a 32-gauge sleeve inside.
The result should be a three-stage design that creates an excellent sound effect upon impact.

Video on how to make a snitch with your own hands

Improving snitching at home:

Homemade snitches

Often fishermen make this bait themselves, or modify store-bought ones. A do-it-yourself fishing rod for catching burbot in winter is made from improvised objects. There is nothing complicated about this, the main thing is to grasp the meaning of the bait and transfer it technically into the product. The bait should make a sound when it hits the bottom, the hooks should be positioned so as not to interfere with the sound of the bait baited on them.

Classic snitch

A common option is to make a burbot knocker from a brass sleeve. To make it, you need to saw off the capsule part, fill it with bearings, insert pieces of lead along the edges (for mass) and seal it well (so that water does not get inside). After this, the hooks are soldered on the outside on the same line (necessarily with a bend upward), and an eye for attaching to the fishing line. There are many design options, the angler can show all his imagination - the main thing is that the tackle fundamentally works.

Squealer - jig

In winter, a fishing rod for burbot can be equipped with a special jig. These lures are more like jig heads - they are large and heavy. The most catchy ones are considered to be cone-shaped products, suspended at an angle to the vertical line. The correct suspension is perpendicular to the line or at an angle, that is, the bait should be horizontal to the bottom plane. This is necessary to ensure that the back of the metal bait hits the bottom, rather than dipping the bait itself onto it, especially when using a large bait. In winter, you can also use special heavy sea baits - jigs, finders and others. For additional sound, various metal objects are attached to the bait - petals, nuts or balls.

Common mistakes when fishing

To ensure that catching a predator is always effective, you must avoid the following mistakes:

Do not hunt in areas of the reservoir with a silted bottom. This is due to the design features of the bait; moreover, the fishing object itself bypasses such places.
You shouldn’t rush into hooking, or, on the contrary, do it after a certain pause. Here it is important to give the burbot the opportunity to swallow the offered bait well.
There is no need to hesitate in landing fish; you should not let it go. Burbot is a fairly strong and dexterous opponent, so giving slack can lead to you losing your catch. If you are late with pulling, the predator will calmly go into cover, tangling the tackle. A weakened line gives him the opportunity to get off the hook when making a sharp jerk.
Closer to the ice surface there is no need to make sudden movements, otherwise the burbot will be able to bend its tail just before the hole and leave.
It is better to plan fishing in inclement weather, then the bite will be active. The predator is highly dependent on weather conditions; there are bites on a moonlit night and in calm weather, but they are sporadic.
You should not use large jig heads instead of a knocker; such a device is ineffective - the sound is not loud enough, the amount of turbidity is insignificant.
It is advisable to use the snitch not only before the spawning period, but throughout the entire winter season. The most promising time for catching burbot with this bait is from January to March.
Despite the effectiveness of fishing with a balance beam, it is still better to hunt for burbot using a snitch, which makes much more noise.
Do not neglect the winding ring, through which the bait is mounted to the fishing line, as well as a small chain of rings. This addition allows you to increase the sound produced by the bait.

Catching burbot with a snitch is indeed quite a productive and interesting activity. In addition, such a first-class bait can be made with your own hands. The main thing is to properly prepare the tackle, find the burbot trail and make taps on the bottom that are attractive to the predator. Only a competent approach will always achieve the desired effect.

Fishing time

Contrary to the opinion that burbot is caught only in the fall, I want to say that it feeds and, therefore, takes the bait, primarily in cold water. Therefore, in rivers or deep flowing lakes in those regions where the water is cold in summer, it bites well in the summer months.

During the day, it is best to catch burbot in cloudy weather. And when the water warms up to more than 15 degrees, the vital activity of this fish noticeably decreases during the day, it comes out to feed only at night and moves little from place to place.

In autumn, the water cools significantly, and the burbot begins to eat. At any time of the year, a good bite is observed from dark to midnight, then in the pre-dawn hours. At night, burbot can be caught well in cold, clear weather.

It has been noticed that the most successful burbot fishing occurs in the worst autumn weather. This lazy fish waits for others to fall into torpor and begins to fatten up. Fishing on first ice is almost always successful.

Please note that burbot can be caught in areas where frogs gather or at times when frogs are more active. He feeds on them.