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January 10th, 2009
Lost Dog/ The Confluence is the location for the first Burbot Bash. It is located just a short distance
south of Green River and east off Hwy 530.
Below, a very early bunch of burbot fishermen are setting up. Early temperature was around 25 degrees, full moon rising, fair weather, winds westerly at around 20 mph.
Estimated at over 100 fishermen in attendance attests to the interest in catching ling and eating them. There is no bag limit on ling. Special gorge ice fishing regulations allows up to 6 lines with fisherman's name on them. Six lines in a good spot with proper technique equals insanely fun fishing. Lets go!
The event had less than two months planning to get it successfully off the ground. Organizers did an excellent job of providing a thrilling, informative, and successful event! With the game and fish 300 yard allowance from one's lines, I was able to fish tip ups and hang around the activity table at the same time. This was a very different and fun event for all involved. Game and fish sold a lot of fishing licenses I would think.
Ling are great eating. Catch a bunch, skin and fillet. Drop fillets in boiling water for 4 minutes, drizzle with lemon juice and dip in butter. Serve as you would shrimp or lobster. Rice or boiled potatoes are my favorite side dishes.
 An excellent Wyoming game and fish presentation on the ling problem in the gorge. A female ling can produce 20,000-30,000 eggs! Ling have been caught in water over 100 feet deep,
full of lake trout eggs, and they are targeting the forage fishes in the gorge. They can be caught throughout the gorge including sacred lake trout spawning areas like Linwood Bay. Say good bye to the kokanee as well.
Ling taste great but are a vermin to the future of the Flaming Gorge fishery. Say good bye to the crayfish food base for the small mouth bass and rainbows!
Ling can be caught year round! Catches of over 50 ling are not uncommon for those that know how to target in on them. Fishing on the bottom with a glow jig tipped with a small strip of sucker meat, and structure of rocky points, steep drops, and points will find them agreeable. Day time finds them deep but dusk brings them up to the shallower edges. Ling will spawn soon so grab your tackle, lets go!
Big fat ling on the table soon to be cooked.
A ling from a previous article of mine. This honey could be affectionately known as Joe-ling ;-)
Fe-e-e-e-e-d Mm-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e!
Local fisherman and email list member shares technical information on successfully catching ling.
Family participation in the scenic ling catching area. With the parking close by, no reason to freeze out.
At the sign in table, drawing starts. Free glow jigs for attendees.
The drawing for door prizes begins. Feeling lucky? Go fish! There were plenty of door prizes
and free giveaways to keep the crowd excited.
Some very nice prizes included t shirts, hats, rods, reels, line, tipups, and plenty of lures.
Plenty of fine prizes, great turn out, a very exciting event. I haven't ever been around such a happy bunch of
fishermen.
A trophy ling on a trophy T shirt worn by a trophy participant. I didn't get my own burbot bash T shirt until just recently and I just love it. Sure makes the ling look "sporty" don't it?
More free stuff. Big prize was a fishing trip on the gorge.
An interview conducted by channel 2 TV from Salt Lake City for a sportsman channel show. Stay tuned! Hopefully I can get someone with some night time pictures of piles of ling on the ice. Please, anyone send me a few photos to post up here soon.
What a great event!
A personal " thank you " to all involved, especially to Curtis, our new hero!
As a post note, the Chamber of Commerce tourism meeting was updated with the above information and I will see what information/new help we can generate to add to a potential second event.
Dave Freeman
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