And their abundance and willingness to bite make them perfect targets for my kids when they are eager to catch some fish. Most of all, I like bullheads because they talk. Pull one from the water, and it begins croaking immediately, telling you, the best a bullhead can, that it is not at all pleased to meet you. And I'm not alone. In Iowa, bullheads lead in fish popularity polls, with anglers catching nearly 12.5 million each year.
Bullheads have many colorful nicknames.
It's derived from the fish's sharp pectoral fins, or horns, and from the word pout, which means big-headed fish. Other colloquial names include paperskin, mudcat, stinger, snapper, butterball, bullcat, and bullpout. Baits, Tackle, Techniques Bullheads take a wide range of live and dead offerings. While using a piece of tomato can for bait might be stretching your luck, there's no denying that these nocturnal feeders are not temperamental. My favorite bait is chicken liver.