Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first glance, a burbot looks like some sort of large, slimy eel. But, there's much more to this native fish than meets the eye.

The burbot is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Oneida Lake fishery. Most anglers catching them through the ice during the winter just toss them aside, giving the gulls and other birds a free meal. “They ...