Anybody got some tips for some guys looking to get into some burbot for the first time?

Moberly Lake is a large, deep lake between Fort St. John and Chetwynd. This is a popular fishing lake for pike and burbot, and there is a large provincial park on its southern shore. Nearly nine thousand juvenile trout were released into Moberly Lake at Spence Tuck Regional Park on May 17, 2016, as part of a six-year project launched in 2010 to recover lake trout in Moberly Lake. The release was a partnership between the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. to help rebuild a declining lake trout population in Moberly Lake. This hatchery release was the third over the six-year period, with the goal of increasing the number of trout in the lake to at least 5,000 adult fish. Extremely low numbers of lake trout had been confirmed in Moberly Lake - less than 400 fish - with overfishing and resulting poor survival rates being the main contributing factors. Rehabilitating a lake trout population takes an extensive amount of time and effort. Hatchery releases are a major component of the Lake Trout recovery program in Moberly Lake, but it is supported by a number of other key initiatives including harvest closures, seasonal fishing closures, a fish tag-reporting program, fish population monitoring, public outreach and collaboration with local First Nations. Please note: Fisheries biologists ask that anglers please report tagged fish. Numbers and locations of fish caught are a vital part of fish monitoring projects. Reporting tagged fish is the best way for biologists to keep track of the success of rehabilitation efforts. Thank you! LAKE ACCESS From Fort St. John, follow Highway 97 north, about 11 kilometres, to the junction of Highways 97 and 29. Turn left (west) onto Highway 29 and follow for about 110 kilometres to Moberly Lake. The highway wraps around the north and eastern shore, and the turnoff to the park is located shortly past Moberly River Bridge at the east end of the lake. Turn right (west) onto the gravel road and follow for about 3 kilometres to the park.

Provincial boat launch. Good paved lot. Cautions: cement blocks sometimes moved apart leaving gaps.

Natural boat launch. Cautions: loose gravel and no protection from wind.

Never been burbot fishing and looking at going into the lake to do some. Any suggestions as for location and bait?

Fish the wife caught

January.7.2017. Caught this...

January.7.2017. Caught this beauty Burbot at Moberly Lake, BC! It was a cold -28 day, but so worth it :)

Ice predicted on MOBERLY LAKE, Nov. 19, 2016

Fixit1960 disagrees with our prediction of Ice.

Another Thank You !!!

Its good to see that the MOE is following through with their commitments to restock the severely depleted lake trout population in Moberly Lake. Another 14000 juvenile trout is awesome, hopefully we will see the third instalment of trout as promised.

Lake trout released

Fourteen thousand juvenile trout were released into Moberly Lake at Spence Tuck Regional Park on May 13 as part of a six-year project launched in 2010 to recover lake trout in Moberly Lake. The release is a partnership between the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. to help rebuild a declining lake trout population in Moberly Lake, north of Chetwynd. This hatchery release is intended to be the second of three over the six-year period, with the goal of increasing the number of trout in the lake to at least 5,000 adult fish. Fourteen thousand trout were previously released in 2012. Extremely low numbers of lake trout had been confirmed in Moberly Lake - less than 400 fish - with overfishing and resulting poor survival rates being the main contributing factors. In fall 2012, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC collected eggs and semen from spawning lake trout in Moberly Lake. The fertilized eggs were transported to the society’s hatchery in Clearwater where they were incubated and grown into yearlings, approximately 20 centimetres in length - large enough to be released into their natural habitat. Rehabilitating a lake trout population takes an extensive amount of time and effort. Now four years into the project, ministry staff will begin work on the third group of juveniles set to be released in spring 2016, and continue population monitoring activities to evaluate the success of recovery efforts. Historically, lake trout in Moberly Lake provided an important fishery resource for local First Nations. The stock also supported a regional sport fishery and commercial fishery in the 1960s. Hatchery releases are a major component of the Lake Trout recovery program in Moberly Lake, but it is supported by a number of other key initiatives including harvest closures, seasonal fishing closures, a fish tag-reporting program, fish population monitoring, public outreach and collaboration with local First Nations.

campshack

Did I miss something? The top free map to the left indicates that there is Walleye fishing in Moberly lake. I understand neighboring Cameron lake was stocked with walleye some years ago but I have never seen, caught or heard of a walleye being in Moberly lake. Walleye co exist with all of the other species that are present and WOW it would be incredible if they could be stocked or introduced to this lake. Tourism would be incredible and we would have a great tasting sport fish to catch that we didn't have to have a boat or down riggers to catch them and kids could catch them from the shore. Someone please stock this lake with Walleye!!!

Stocking and Regulations

As mijowilson posted last June, in 2012 over 14,000 lake trout were stocked by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. Also please note current regulations: No fishing Sept 15-Oct 31 lake trout release Nov 1-Sept 14