Ever catch any?

Since this is in the freshwater, you takin about burbot, aka freshwater ling? Never have but have caught saltwater ling

Taste?

Yes. Great table fare. Seems they lose something though after being frozen for about a month regardless of storage technique. One can drop the excess off if you pass through this region.

We pulled several large ones up a year or so back when after halibut. Coming up from 700 ft was sure death, but the regs did not allow retention.

Ling cod definitely a favorite in our house. Then yellow eye and a fresh ocean king and halibut.

I've caught a bunch - great eating fish!! This was last summer on a friends boat, will be doing a bunch this summer since I just picked up a new boat a couple weeks ago that will allow me to get out for rockfish/lings/crab/salmon on good days.

The salt water Alaska lingcod are delicious. The fresh water like we get in Lake Champlain are called Ling or burbot and I don't care for them.

Will they wrap around your arm?

No. Just don’t lip them like a bass and you’ll be ok.

Freshwater ones are good in chowder. About the only way I like them.