Weight Angler Location Date Caught; 2.06 lbs: Monica Beckley: Potholes Reservoir, Grant County: September 8, 2013: See all sportfish records. Almost all food is taken on or near the bottom. See more photos, including world-record catfish, in the gallery below: Blue Catfish World Record. That is nearly four times the weight of Wray's fish. The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisc., recognizes an 8-pound, 15-ounce behemoth from Michigan as the world record black bullhead. Latin name Ameiurus natalis. Twenty-three inches long with a 13-inch girth, that fish is the Massachusetts state record. Popular baits include worms, chicken, beef, or any kind of liver.
Blue Catfish . Bullheads also make excellent table fare; many anglers consider catfish taken from cool, clean water to be the ultimate in piscatorial cuisine. Otherwise, the diets, preferred baits and fishing techniques are similar. Bullhead catfish. Serious catfish anglers often have their own secret bait concoctions, the smellier the better. Williams’ catch broke the previous state record of a 1-pound, 1-ounce bullhead caught in 1993.“2018 is off to a great start!” MDC Fisheries Programs Specialist Andrew Branson said in a news release. Any brown bullhead over 12 inches is a good-sized one, so expect to work for a family meal. Aziz’s biggest bullhead to date was a 6-pound, 4-ounce yellow bullhead caught May 25, 2008, in 55-acre Forest Lake in Methuen. Like the brown bullhead, they have a good flavor and are usually welcomed at the dinner table. To … Yet, Missouri's pole-and-line record yellow bullhead outweighed its black counterpart by more than 2 pounds. A rod or cane pole, line, bobber and bait are usually all the tackle required.
State record. Alternative methods include throwlines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, grabbing, archery, and atlatl.For more information on state-record fish, visit the MDC website at http://on.mo.gov/2efq1vl.Bow fiwherman Michael Williams broke Missouri's yellow bullhead record with this 2-pound, 4-ounce fish he shot on Duck Creek. Another Missouri fish record was broken recently when a bow fisherman shot a 2-pound, 4-ounce yellow bullhead catfish.The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that Michael Williams of Wappapello became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he took the fish on Duck Creek in Bollinger County.The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Williams on April 23 was 14.75 inches long.
The fish are normally skinned, at which a little practice is required to become proficient. Aziz caught a previous Massachusetts record—a 3-1/2-pound brown bullhead—in 1985. The sides are lighter and more yellowish, while the underside of the head and body are bright yellow, yellow white, or bright white. The rear edge of its caudal fin is rounded. Their excellent olfactory sense makes baits with a strong odor particularly effective.