MISSOULA, Mont. — Idaho Fish and Game reports burbot fishing the Kootenai River is the perfect way to cure cabin fever. The fish are found in the shallow tributaries in the winter. Burbot is also ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Anglers on the Kootenai River are asked to participate in a creel survey from June 1 to Oct. 15 of this year. The survey consists of a 2-3 minute interview after completing fishing ...

Dam construction and over-fishing caused a decline in the burbot population. The combined efforts of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game ...

Caleb Wilson, a local angler from Troy, hauled up the Kootenai River’s most legendary fish. And not just any legendary fish, a new state catch-and-release record. Burbot — also known as cusk, ...

KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — A Troy, Mont., angler recently hauled a record burbot from the Kootenai River. Caleb Wilson set a new state catch-and-release record when he reeled in a 26.75-inch-long burbot ...

Caleb Wilson of Troy reeled in the record Burbot while fishing the Kootenai River in Idaho on March 19. The 26.75-inch-long fish is also known as cusk, freshwater cod, ling, lingcod, and eelpout. It ...

According to Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG), Caleb Wilson, a local angler from Troy, hauled up a new state catch-and-release record. He caught a burbot on March 19 that stretched 26.75 inches. IDFG says ...

In 2004, there were only 50 surviving burbot in the Kootenai River system. Dam construction and over-fishing caused a decline in the burbot population. The combined efforts of the Ktunaxa Nation ...