eelpout
noun
eel·pout
ˈēl-ˌpau̇t 
1
: any of various elongate tapered marine fishes (family Zoarcidae) usually living on the bottom of cold seas
2
: burbot
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Just last year, DNR championed a bill at the Legislature that elevated eelpout (burbot) from unprotected rough fish to game fish.
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Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
Bad Medicine's eelpout dwell at depths of 30 to 40 feet during winter days.
—Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
Second, eelpout are aggressive beneath the ice, especially after dark.
—Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
All are apt descriptions for a 19-pound, 11-ounce eelpout (aka burbot, aka lawyer, lingcod, cusk and a host of other unbecoming nicknames) caught by Brent Getzler of Roosevelt.
—Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2017
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Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
Bad Medicine's eelpout dwell at depths of 30 to 40 feet during winter days.
—Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
Second, eelpout are aggressive beneath the ice, especially after dark.
—Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
All are apt descriptions for a 19-pound, 11-ounce eelpout (aka burbot, aka lawyer, lingcod, cusk and a host of other unbecoming nicknames) caught by Brent Getzler of Roosevelt.
—Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2017
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“Eelpout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eelpout. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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