| Bullheads love muddy bottoms and mud flats; | | | | grounds. Attach the hooks by means of a short line; |
| bottoms that are covered with the rich decaying | | | | say six inches in length, to the main or throw-line and |
| remains of plant life and where many larvae of water | | | | about fourteen inches apart. Bait up and throw |
| insects abound, bottoms that are near shore | | | | out-and wait. Since the fish hook themselves one |
| vegetation or deep-water weed beds. Depth does | | | | may frequently secure several at one haul in this |
| not seem to play a very important part if the | | | | manner. Just outside the fringe of weeds along the |
| bottom is of mud and muck, with cover near at hand | | | | margins of our northern lakes is perfect water for |
| where the fish may hide during the hours of daylight; | | | | this type of fishing, and several night-lines of this kind |
| for these fish, are most active at night. However, if | | | | will keep anyone supplied with choice bullheads. |
| the water has sufficient depth to filter out the | | | | It doesn't matter what fishing tackle is used as long |
| daylight, excellent catches can be made fishing for | | | | as the bait can reach the bottom. For shallow water |
| bullheads throughout the day - we have taken nice | | | | fishing there is nothing better than an ordinary fishing |
| ones at mid-day while fishing in from thirty to forty | | | | rod, either with or without a float. For deep water |
| feet of water. But for the best bullhead fishing, I | | | | fishing, a hand-line is most frequently used. The only |
| would recommend sundown on into the early evening | | | | thing necessary to remember is to allow the bait to |
| hours. At such times, these fish wander over the | | | | settle to the bottom and then wait for the two or |
| mud flats seeking food. | | | | three sharp tugs that tell of an interested fish. |
| There are many methods of catching bullheads, | | | | The bullhead is very accommodating in his bait |
| beginning with the ordinary pole and line and ending | | | | choices. Bullheads have a big mouth; hence, the angler |
| with the trot or set-line. But in doing this fishing it's | | | | may use a fair sized hook, one that will handle a fair |
| best to keep in mind that bullheads are bottom | | | | amount of bait to advantage. Hooks running from |
| feeders, they prefer to find their food lying upon the | | | | No.2 to about No.1/0 will be right, depending |
| bottom of the lake or pond rather than suspended a | | | | somewhat upon the size of the fish to be taken. On |
| few inches or feet above the bottom. A bait just | | | | the whole a No.1 will be a perfect choice for general |
| resting upon the bottom will attract them more | | | | work as it's small enough for most fish and large |
| quickly and will yield greater returns for time spent | | | | enough to hold a large night-crawler or two. |
| fishing. | | | | The earthworm and night-crawler are by far the best |
| Bullheads may be taken from the shore or bank as | | | | bait, but cut chicken livers, minnows, pieces of fish, |
| easily as from a boat and by means of the same | | | | and crayfish tails are all good baits for bullheads; but |
| tackle; only here the hand-line becomes a throw or | | | | on the whole, worms and night-crawlers will be the |
| set-line and may well carry several hooks instead of | | | | fishermans' best bets. |
| one (where this type of fishing is permitted under | | | | Only three things need to be remembered in bullhead |
| your fishing-laws.) Fasten one end to a stout stake | | | | fishing: Seek mud flats near vegetation, fish on the |
| or tree root and to the other a weight of iron, stone | | | | bottom and at night. |
| or lead sufficient to carry it out well into the feeding | | | | |