| The Ling is a slippery, slimy, utterly smelly and | | | | behind and snaps up the unsuspecting creature in |
| disgusting looking fish and is voted by anglers the | | | | one gulp. So beware when you sink your bait into |
| world over as the most unattractive of Pisceans | | | | the water the eel pout will be there in no time |
| in the waters of the world. This ugly creature of | | | | and can even snap away some good lure from |
| the deep is also called the 'Eelpout'. | | | | your fishing kit. |
| So why is this ugly creature so popular with the | | | | So how does one go about angling for this fish? |
| anglers the world over? For its tasty meat of | | | | It is easy as taking cake from a baby. All an |
| course - and then there is the sport of catching it | | | | angler has to do is to locate the eelpout and then |
| and struggling to get it on board as this fish can | | | | getting one to bite is child's play. The technique is |
| surely put up a fight when it is caught. The taste | | | | simple, all you need is some shinny spoon lure that |
| is the better attraction as this fish is easy to | | | | you lower into the water until it mingles with the |
| catch and tastes of lobster, then there is the | | | | dirt then you begin to spool the line in, before you |
| annual eelpout festival near walker, Minnesota | | | | know it the eelpout will be on to the bait snapping |
| where anglers can boast of their prize catches, | | | | it up viscously. Then starts the fun because the |
| win prizes and then feast on the nutritious and | | | | eelpout is not the fragile creature it makes out to |
| tasty meat of their game. | | | | be. When caught the eelpout has been known to |
| The eelpout is also called a spineless catfish | | | | pull many an agile angler into the drink before it |
| because of a lack of a spinal column like most fish | | | | has been lugged aboard, but that is where the fun |
| have. The other names it is known by are burbot | | | | is. |
| and lawyer. It seems to be a cross between a | | | | The best time to fish for the eelpout is during the |
| catfish and an eel and is mostly found in | | | | early evening and at dusk. Some of the best |
| freshwaters of the northern lakes. But do not let | | | | game has been caught late at night when the |
| its clean habitat fool you for a moment, the | | | | eelpout are known to feed. So when you do set |
| eelpout, though resident of clean cold waters is a | | | | out to get yourself an eelpout it is best that you |
| smelly and dirty creature of the deep. | | | | get yourself some very strong gear made |
| It is fairly easy to lure the eelpout with shinny | | | | especially for creatures of formidable strength. Do |
| lure. If the lure looks fishy and can fit in the | | | | not rely on your general angling gear - it just |
| eelpout's mouth the eelpout will eat it. This is a | | | | won't do. |
| typical predator who sneaks up on its prey from | | | | |