Ling from Newlan creek Reservoir.

[D4570]

36" of great fish hump

 

[AzSlim]

haven't had ling in years. Used to ice fish for them in Wy - Bull Lake and Dinwoody for the most part. Did find a few in the ditch while irrigating too. fry em up in flour or cornmeal and yum, yum.....

 

[carbonarcher]

Man, nice looking fish. I haven't caught one in years. used to hit'em pretty hard back on Koocanusa. ALways a great eating fish.

 

[huntfx4]

Nice ling! Haven't caught one in years. Where is Newlan Creek Res?
I'm from Montana but never heard of it.

 

[D4570]

|oo It so of Great Falls and only 6 or 8 miles north of White Sulfersprings hump

 

[danr55]

That looks an awful lot like a salt water Cod. (Lingcod) I didn't know they lived in fresh water also. Does it have teeth like a lingcod?

 

[D4570]

On No teeth



http://fwp.mt.gov/fieldguide/detail_AFCMA01010.aspx

 

[huntfx4]

They are better eating than the ocean lingcod. Used to catch them in the Yellowstone near Terry close to where I grew up. Had an uncle who thought it was a snake first time he caught one. It wrapped around his arm and scared hell out of him.

 

[AzSlim]

Most people use minnows to catch them. We used nightcrawlers and did pretty good. This was before you could buy worms/nightcrawlers at any Walmart so would keep them in a plastic bucket in the cellar so they wouldn't freeze.