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One, they appear too ugly to eat, so they let it go.
And number two, catfish and bullhead are believed to be too hard to clean, so
they let it go.
False on both counts. Catfish and bullhead are excellent table fare, especially
if taken out of clean, fresh bodies of water. Cleaning catfish or bullheads are
actually easier to clean than most other fish caught.
Use the following illustrations to teach yourself how to properly clean catfish
or bullhead. Once you master it, you'll be fishing catfish or bullhead more
often than you ever thought you would.
Catfish & Bullhead cleaning testimonials
Don't take our word for it... Here's a testimonial e-mail we received from one of
our website visitors- with a very funny story using this method of cleaning catfish and bullhead.
Catfish & Bullhead Information
Catfish, or better know as
bullheads here in
Michigan's Upper Peninsula, are quite abundant in most all our inland lakes.
First time anglers visiting our clear water paradise will undoubtedly catch one
or many of these morsels while trying to locate big bluegill, yellow perch or
walleye.
Here's some information to help you during your encounters with them. When the
fishing is slow, you can just about bank on having fun catching these tasty
morsels.
The Bullhead or Catfish is the most common member of the catfish family. Catfish
are named for the long feelers on their faces that look like cat whiskers.
Bullheads are brown above and yellow below. They can grow to twenty inches long.
All catfish have sharp barbs on their pectoral fins that inject poison when they
jab an enemy. To people, catfish "stings" are no worse than insect bites.
Remember, it is their fin barbs that sting, not their whiskers.
All catfish have sharp barbs on their pectoral fins that inject poison when they
jab an enemy. To people, catfish "stings" are no worse than insect bites.
Remember, it is their fin barbs that sting, not their whiskers.
Bullhead catfish will eat anything from snails to aquatic plants. They rarely
come near the surface and, because of their muddy coloring, are hard to detect
in the water. But in the spring thousands of spawning bullheads can be seen
crowding the shallow of lake-feeding streams. Here the females lay their eggs in
a sand nest. The males fertilize the eggs. Both males and females guard the eggs
and also the hatched fry. Then the father takes charge and teaches the baby
bullheads how to find food and avoid danger.
MORE about Bullhead and Catfish
Information about Catfish & Bullhead
Is is a Bullhead or Catfish? Identifying Bullhead & Catfish. The Bullhead Catfish is the most common member of the catfish family.
Where to Catch Bullheads
Bullhead are plentiful in many of our U.P. inland lakes and fishing for them can be loads of fun and oftentimes can produce some unsuspecting surprises.
Additional Fishing Cleaning Information & Resources
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