Cusk
Cusk have an upper and main body area that is shaded clay-brown in color, and their bottom and belly area tends to be paler in shade to almost gray or tan, depending upon the water condition, such as the amount of algae in the water, and even the main food source in the body of water the cusk lives.
Cusk live just fine in the ocean water of the North Atlantic, and all along North Eastern coastal waters, they also live in large, deep lakes. They rarely are caught by fishermen that are doing shore fishing, because they prefer to stay out in the deeper water, beyond the range of most anglers using fishing poles. Another reason cusk are rarely caught by shore fishing, is the fact that the deep water that they love to live in, usually has a large amount of rocks, submerged trees, logs, and other such debris.
They tend to shy away from shallow or even the deep areas that have little debris or other such cover to hide amongst. Lots of debris is a great asset for Cusk, due to the fact, that they are slow swimmers and are not easily able to escape other more aggressive fish, the debris gives them a chance to hide from threats, and to also avoid strong currents.
Depending upon the water temperature where the cusk live, they tend to spawn anywhere's from late March to late June. Cusk can be caught by fishing for them off a boat, out in the deeper water where they tend to stay, or by ice fishing. When fishing for them, keep in mind that they love to eat crayfish, crabs, small slow moving fish. When ice fishing for them, a lot of anglers like using a jig baited with a small bait fish, such as a sucker, shiner or even a smelt. Cusk also, become more active during the night, so nighttime fishing increases your chances of catching them.
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