Jim Shell thought he could figure out how to target burbot on the reefs of the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan. And he did.

A Cedar Lake, Indiana man was fishing for perch on January 6 when he caught something else that ended up being a state record.

The all-tackle world record for burbot stands at 25 pounds, 2 ounces. That fish was caught in March 2010 at Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan, Canada. Story originally appeared on For The Win ...

Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” and the odd trait of spawning in freezing-cold water.

Scientists wonder if Lake Superior can continue to avoid invasive mussels that have destroyed ecosystems and killed fish in the lower Great Lakes. Scientists believe that low calcium levels and ...