This episode is a conversation with Jacob Hernandez, who is one of my friends and fishing mentor. Over time, Jacob has acquired a ton of fishing knowledge. And although we could have touched on a bunch of different species in this episode, we decided to focus it on the mighty BURBOT (Lota lota). Burbot are amazing predatory fish that exist in the northern hemisphere. And the best part about them is that they are a very FINE food resource! After all, their nickname is poor man's lobster…and I think that says it all!

Episode Overview:

What is a burbot, how does it look and what’s its distribution like?
How has the fish been used throughout culinary history?
Where to find them in bodies of water in the winter?
How to catch them?
How to cook them?
Why we need more conservation management plans for this fish species

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Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173632/

https://www.bemidjistate.edu/directory/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2018/03/2018-Weidenborner-H.-and-J.-Janecek.-Burbot-activity-in-relation-to-light-penetration-on-Lake-Bemidji-MN.pdf

https://www.bemidjistate.edu/directory/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2014/10/2017-Peterson-S.J.-Burbot-Growth-Rates-in-a-Northern-Mesotrophic-Lake.pdf

https://youtu.be/nns3VauU6UY

Winter Burbot, From Frozen Lake to Kitchen with Jacob Hernandez