Abundance and/or indices of abundance were estimated for populations of burbot Lota lota in three lakes in the Tanana River drainage. Burbot were captured in baited hoop traps set in a systematic pattern across each lake sampled during June of 1993. Estimated mean catch per unit of effort per 48-hour set of fully (450 millimeters total length and longer) and partially (300 to 449 millimeters total length) recruited burbot in Fielding Lake was 0.32 (SE = 0.06) and 0.62 (SE = 0.11), respectively. Mean catch per unit of effort of all burbot (> 300 millimeters total length) was 0.58 (SE = 0.15) burbot in Upper Tangle Lake and 1.03 (SE = 0.17) burbot in Round Tangle Lake. Abundance of fully recruited burbot estimated with multiple year mark-recapture experiments was 256 (SE = 39) in Fielding Lake in 1992. Estimated rate of survival of fully recruited burbot from 1991 to 1992 was 38.2% (SE - 6.7) in Fielding Lake.