Anglers can either use small, one-inch whole crawdads or peel the white meat from the tail of a larger crayfish. Small crayfish should be crushed slightly to produce more scent. After you have assembled the correct equipment and bait, it's time to head for the nearest lake or pond. The standard angling technique for bullheads is still fishing. Unlike bass or musky fishing, there is no constant motion present in bullhead angling.
Bullheads usually bite in two ways.
In colder water, the line will twitch and move in spurts, but as the water temperature warms and the fish become more active, bites are signalled by a few light taps and a line-tightening run. Spring Fishing Spring is the best time of the year to catch bullheads. Warming water temperatures, inflowing water from snow runoff, and seasonal rains trigger bullheads to move toward shore and begin feeding. Generally speaking, the best bullhead fishing occurs when the water temperature is between 55 and 70 degrees F. Bullheads can be caught in the spring in colder water, but their feeding activity is much less aggressive and catches are smaller. Shallow water areas warm up more rapidly in the spring and are good places to begin fishing.