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Title: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on November 25, 2014, 07:22:59 AM
We are starting to book for the upcoming Burbot season (Dec-Feb usually). Trips are 6 hours long, everything but your fishing license, food and drink are supplied. Usually take two people at a time. We have a heated jet boat so the ride is nice and warm. We also do rainbow trout trips. Burbot and Rainbow trips are $170 per person. Burbot are called the poor mans lobster...Good fishing everyone
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: WALLEYEGUY on November 25, 2014, 07:54:40 AM
 :tup: For those that have never done this it is a hoot with a great guide.   
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on December 15, 2014, 08:07:04 PM
The burbot are biting now's the time of year to try out this fishery...
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 15, 2014, 08:20:45 PM
Any rainbows?
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: lokidog on December 15, 2014, 08:39:09 PM
We are starting to book for the upcoming Burbot season (dec-Feb usually). Trips are 6 hours long, everything but your fishing license, food and drink are supplied. Usually take two people at a time. We have a heated jet boat so the ride is nice and warm. We also do rainbow trout trips. Burbot and Rainbow trips are $160 per person. Burbot are a fresh water ling cod and are called the poor mans lobster...Good fishing everyone

I'm sure your fishing trip is great, and I have a good recommendation for your turkey hunts, however, Burbot are not even closely related to Lingcod since Lingcod are not members of the "Cod" family. 

Burbot (Lota lota) are the only freshwater member of the cod family and are found throughout Alaska in rivers and lakes. They have a very unique appearance with green and brown mottled skin, and a barbel (sometimes referred to as a “chin whisker”) similar to those found on catfish.

www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/lingcod/.../lingcod.htm (http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/lingcod/.../lingcod.htm)
Lingcod is neither a ling nor a cod – it's a member of the Pacific greenling family, Hexagrammidae, native only to North Pacific waters off the west coast of North America. This fish likely got its name from early settlers due to its similarity to European ling and its cod-like white, flaky flesh.

Having said this, I'm thinking about booking one of your trips sometime.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: arees on December 16, 2014, 08:42:40 AM
I've already booked a trip as a Christmas present for my son.  Looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on December 16, 2014, 03:38:24 PM
Thanks for the clarification on that always good to know the history. Yes we are catching a lot of Rainbows. Today we caught 2 limits of burbot, 5 walleye and 9 rainbows most in the 20" range.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: ghosthunter on December 16, 2014, 03:43:04 PM
We are starting to book for the upcoming Burbot season (dec-Feb usually). Trips are 6 hours long, everything but your fishing license, food and drink are supplied. Usually take two people at a time. We have a heated jet boat so the ride is nice and warm. We also do rainbow trout trips. Burbot and Rainbow trips are $160 per person. Burbot are a fresh water ling cod and are called the poor mans lobster...Good fishing everyone

I'm sure your fishing trip is great, and I have a good recommendation for your turkey hunts, however, Burbot are not even closely related to Lingcod since Lingcod are not members of the "Cod" family. 

Burbot (Lota lota) are the only freshwater member of the cod family and are found throughout Alaska in rivers and lakes. They have a very unique appearance with green and brown mottled skin, and a barbel (sometimes referred to as a “chin whisker”) similar to those found on catfish.

www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/lingcod/.../lingcod.htm (http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/lingcod/.../lingcod.htm)
Lingcod is neither a ling nor a cod – it's a member of the Pacific greenling family, Hexagrammidae, native only to North Pacific waters off the west coast of North America. This fish likely got its name from early settlers due to its similarity to European ling and its cod-like white, flaky flesh.

Having said this, I'm thinking about booking one of your trips sometime.

Yeah what he said. :chuckle:

Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: lokidog on December 16, 2014, 03:58:08 PM
Thanks for the clarification on that always good to know the history. Yes we are catching a lot of Rainbows. Today we caught 2 limits of burbot, 5 walleye and 9 rainbows most in the 20" range.

Glad to help.   :tup:
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Scottystyle on December 28, 2014, 10:20:45 PM
What are the lmits?
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on December 28, 2014, 11:17:46 PM
A buddy caught this burbot, ice fishing in Alaska on Big Lake, near Wasilla on Christmas day. It's a whopper even for Alaska.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on December 29, 2014, 04:59:47 AM
Wow very dark but looks like the ones here....
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: lokidog on December 29, 2014, 07:29:27 PM
That thing's huge, nice fish!
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on December 29, 2014, 08:23:23 PM
We catch them up about 9lbs on Roosevelt has to be bigger than that I would imagine
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: lokidog on December 29, 2014, 11:21:43 PM
I was thinking close to four feet based on a ten inch long glove.  I've never caught one so don't know how much that would weigh.  Good eating, Im sure though.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: elkslayer99 on February 09, 2015, 07:17:01 PM
I went fishing with Craig this last Sunday I would like to say that Craig is a great guide! as well as great fishing I got a great education on how to fish for Burbot and Walleye. He worked very hard to find fish, we got close to our limit caught some nice fish! After the Burbot stopped biting we were off to catch some Walleye which we did very well! If you want a great guide that will work hard for you Craig is your guide I would not hesitate to book again only I would do it earlier next time!

 
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 10, 2015, 02:12:05 AM
Sweet!
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: RadSav on February 10, 2015, 03:47:11 AM
I need to get the wife up there one of these years.  Been a long time since I have caught a freshwater ling.  (OK, Lota lota instead of Molva molva.  Still is a ling if you ask me.)

The wife likes to fish if she can eat what we are catching.  And, she likes being out on the boat as long as we have access to a head.  So how far of a run is it for her to get to formal lavatory instead of peeing in a bucket where the men can hear?  That is about the only thing that has stopped us from getting her out fishing more often!
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: eastsidemallard74 on February 10, 2015, 05:39:13 AM
Curiosity, can you get a boat on Roosevelt with the water levels so low, and if so, where do you launch
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: C-Money on February 10, 2015, 06:44:38 AM
We may try Spring Canyon tomorrow.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: elkslayer99 on February 10, 2015, 07:04:16 AM
Radsav we were about 5 miles from the boat launch that would be the closest bathroom I would guess. There were some camp grounds along the way but I do not know if there were bathrooms. We put in at porcupine bay there was still some boat ramp left but the water level is dropping.


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Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on February 10, 2015, 07:31:54 AM
When the water level drops to far down everyone will be launching from 7 bays at some point if the water drops that far down. There actually are primitive outhouses on the way at some of the campgrounds if someone needs to stop we do. Walleye fishing is still going good and we are still catching some burbot...Good fishing everyone
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 22, 2015, 07:34:45 PM
Craig.
Any updates on the burbot fishing? Have you given up on the for the year?
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on February 22, 2015, 07:37:49 PM
No we are still trying for them each trip just cause we are still picking a few up everyday. The Walleye have been biting excellent...
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 22, 2015, 07:43:45 PM
Aren't the lings spawning now?  Last year you were hammerin them. I have seen a few reports on walleyes they all look like hammer handles or most of them.
Title: Re: Lake Roosevelt Burbot Fishing Trips
Post by: YJ Guide Service on February 23, 2015, 03:38:10 PM
Yes they usually are by now but the eggs are really small still. Caught one over 7lbs today and 14 all together. The walleye are on the smaller side right now 13-17" till mid april - may when the big girls arrive lol..
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