The Burbot, known in Norfolk as the Eelpout, is considered extinct in Britain, but it has particular connections with West Norfolk. Not least because the last known one caught in Britain was by an 11 year-old boy in June 1970 at Denver Sluice. The Angling Times reported it (see pic below). It is hopefully to return, and the West Norfolk river, the Wissey, is the likely place The Norfolk Rivers Trust will choose.
Read more from the Guardian: Return of the burbot: ‘great lost fish’ to be reintroduced to UK
Read more from EDP: ‘Did I catch last fish before it became extinct?‘ 21.05.22, by Chris Bishop.
