Now is traditionally the time for anglers to start searching for big bluegills on the spawning beds. When they move into the shallows to whisk out a bowl-shaped spawning bed, they can become extremely ...

Bullheads -- their mere mention sends shutters through the spines of serious fisherman who would rather have an enraged skunk in their boat than a fighting fish without scales. Bullheads are despised ...

LITTLE ROCK — I like bullhead catfish. I have one emblazoned on my business stationery. Folks sometimes ask if there's an underlying meaning to this, as if I might be bullheaded or something. I tell ...

Bullheads are slimy and hard to clean without hurting yourself, but both those qualities help them survive. The spines protect them for being swallowed whole, and their lack of scales makes way for ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department in spring 2023 trapped 4,180 channel catfish from the Missouri River System and stocked them in Sweetbriar Dam. Fordville Dam is a control site. Tyler Bennett ...

Yesterday, Minnesota's second-biggest fishing season _ for bass _ opened. A half-century ago, bass fishing was a more subdued affair as anglers in simple fishing boats cast tried-and-true baits like ...

A friend recently emailed me this note: “I caught something weird in a pond yesterday. It had whiskers, so I figured you’d know what it was. It was funky-looking and ultra slimy with big lips. The ...

Williams Restaurant in Cicero is expecting 125 pounds of bullhead fish on Wednesday. Last week, owner Ed Biel says, he sold 50 pounds in two days. "It's a really sweet fish," Biel said of the ...

If you've never eaten a fried bullhead before, or had trouble eating one, Ed Biel wants to teach you a little trick: Hold the fish upright, by the tail, and run a fork top to bottom down each side.

Bullheads are slimy and hard to clean without hurting yourself, but both those qualities help them survive. The spines protect them for being swallowed whole, and their lack of scales makes way for ...