Burbot in United Kingdom — catches, stats & how to catch
Bite calendar for Burbot
The best days and hours to fish — a bite forecast factoring in pressure, wind, temperature, and the moon phase.
Open the bite forecast →Where to find Burbot through the year
- Spring
- After ice-out it still bites at night over rocky ground; by May it retreats into cover.
- Summer
- Hides in holes with cold springs, under stones and snags; hardly bites.
- Autumn
- Once the water cools to 10–12 °C it moves onto riffles and sandy-rocky flats.
- Winter
- Its peak season: rocky and gravel bottom, roaming the shallows at night before spawning.
A guide to the species' habits on typical lowland waters; on any particular water the depths and spots are its own.