Very few left in Christina, yes 35 years ago it was good fishing but those days are gone. I have a friend that dives in the lake and sees one every once in awhile but very few. It did not freeze this year so no ice fishing report. Odd boat out fishing for trout
Don't feel bad about calling them Lings.
I remember many a folks at lakes were Burbot were calling them Lings. (it was common to hear them be called lings)
Didn't have the i-net to research stuff back then, so most folks just repeated their new found info/term that someone else had called them.
Word of mouth misinformation, but your OP reminded me about those times back then.