This Canal was Loaded with Bullhead CATFISH

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

Those little bullhead are the best tasting catfish I've ever eaten!

[@valhallarchist9511]

Bullhead fishing is one of my favorite fishing trips. Up in WI, they're thick around here. We put ours in a clean water tank for 24 hours, if possible, and it cleans them out, makes them even more delicious

[@scottroets1935]

They would line the boats up on the Chippewa Flowage Barron Wisconsin when I was a kid and catch those yellow bellies one after another Good Times Good Eats

[@valhallarchist9511]

@@scottroets1935 I catch most of mine below dams in New Lisbon and Tomah. Not uncommon to head home with a bucketful

[@PuddleWalkersOutdoors]

Bullheads make great flathead bait. Catching em on the crickhopper was really cool!! Bluegill sacrifice was a worthy cause 🙌

[@austinmiller3497]

I caught a bunch of those at Buckeye Lake this year the one I caught at Leib's Island was a pretty good size

[@blue-sc1se]

Nearly every time I have ever caught a bullhead (we call 'em bitin' cats in Tn.) it has digested the hook already.

[@brianathern9154]

Brother those are so much dang fun...They hit all baits, lures and are biting when other fish aren't. PB is measured about the same as a size 9-10 boot medium width. We didn't have a tape measure or scale but it was as big as my boot. We catch them on light and medium light action tackle off the bottom mostly with earth worms. And yes they make great catfish baits. We find them in lakes and ponds with the bass bluegill catfish stocking model. They're cheap and plentiful. Looks like y'all hit a lick. Thanks for sharing John

[@davidthorpe5569]

I love bullhead fishing! Pound for pound, they are great fighters, and they eat good too!

[@jprizzle2604]

Bullheads are great to eat, I didn’t believe it when I moved to New York and they would catch a bucket of them and cool them. They were tasty little things

[@austinmiller3497]

I might have to come down there sometime and go fishing at this ditch in southeast North Carolina

[@BLHomestead]

Pulling them in like bluegill. Haha. Pretty cool. Brings the little kid out when they hit like that.

[@cowboyfishing38]

Great video! I do a lot of creek and ditch fishing while I’m working. Since I’m a delivery driver, I stop at every little creek I can. Lots of spotted bass to be caught here in north Alabama.

[@survivalpodcasting]

Best way to keep Bullheads from swallowing hooks. Since they are not line or gear shy, use about a 1/4 oz jig head and put your bait on it. Only have had may be one in 100 get that down, no reduction in catching.

[@johnliberty3647]

I used to get stung by those catching them in the Erie Canal while it was drained in winter. I had no idea bullhead could sting and swell up your whole hand. It was fun to keep them in the aquarium when young and tiny. The healthier you kept the tank water the longer those whiskers would grow. Never ate one because I only caught them in waters that were not clean enough for my standards.

[@keithknechg3217]

Agreed wth kristofer.goodeats water quality and temp dependant.letting them swim in clean water for 24/48 hrs. yum.

[@65FullMoon83]

Yellow bullheads is what those are. Good to eat! Takes a few of them to make a meal.

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

I love fishing beautiful places like that and quick action like that makes it a lot of fun👍

[@beforethunder4987]

Bullhead are fun to catch. Back home, the Ol timers would catch enough of them to have a fish fry.

[@mikeboyce584]

Southern part of Eastern North Carolina that's a mouthful in itself used to catch bullheads as a kid at a pond down the road called them yellow bellies they always came in large groups my dad loved to eat them

[@anastaciolopez1434]

Oh wow! Awesome video. Bullheads are the best, better than all the rest. I love them and catching them even better. You Sir. should get every award out there. Thank you very much for this video. If you catch a couple of baby bullheads they make great pets. Loved this video.

[@johnbubbajohnson5630]

Those little bulkheads looked fun to catch.thank you for sharing this video sir. God bless you John.🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊😊😊

[@waterratlyle2590]

Another great fun video. We have spot like that in Cincinnati as well. Love going to get them bullheads.

[@louiejordan7625]

Im in the central part of nc Fayetteville and i have only caught 1 flyer in my whole 44 yrs! And the crik hopper does it every time for me

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Seeing that Gator was awesome 👌 👏

[@EasyModeFishing]

I catch 2-4 pound bullhead here in Texas.

[@dcfanchris]

Love those guys.Fished a small pond in New Hampshire once that was LOADED with them.All about 6-8 inches though.Caught 40+ in a day on some old Powerbait that smelled horrible.

[@rogerdereske5923]

Man, l've eaten tons of those...one of the best eating fish ever... lf l had a plate of bullhead fillets and a plate of catfish...l'd use the catfish to fertilize my garden!

[@65FullMoon83]

I'll 2nd that!

[@george8214]

Bullhead swallow the hook EVERY time. Fun video and great spot! (I hope the 4# bass weren’t slamming everything on top while you were catching those!!)

[@markstaten9526]

every time

[@quyle9483]

If you get the hang of it, I use small circle hook and bend it out alittle for them but there's a good chance you could lose the fish trying to set the hook. They have really tough mouths

[@stevedoty5841]

I have to chuckle., you and Daniel Arms say bull head catfish. Up north we say bull heads or catfish . LOL.

[@PgLangGang]

Used to love fishing for bullhead. Decent eating, but damn can they swallow a hook quick.😂

[@5winder]

Yes, save those for Justin at Kayak Catfish.

[@austinmiller3497]

Wow great catches of fish I caught alot of those this year at Buckeye Lake and I caught 5 or more yellow Bullhead Catfish and do you think you might come up to Buckeye Lake in Ohio and go fishing sometime Creek Fishing Adventures God bless you and happy fishing 🎣

[@williambenner5550]

I always love catching bullheads, and even eaten a few. I have caught them up to two pounds. Like others have said, they are good bait for flatheads. This brought back a lot of memories!

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

Bullhead tacos! 👍👍👍

[@michaelbarnett2527]

Yellow Bullheads are my favorite to eat. Lots of meat even on a little one.

[@ultimatelugia2915]

I wish my state's sandhills wildlife refuge down in SC had fishing this good. I think the lakes in the wildlife refuge except for May's lake and the bridge over Black Creek are fished out and don't get re-stocked. I've yet to explore all of the waters there though. Awesome video John!

[@southernnathaniel]

Same here in SC but keowee and jocasse and issaqueena and cove creek has pretty good catfishing

[@ultimatelugia2915]

@@southernnathaniel I do a lot of bass-fishing. I've always thought catfishing was kinda boring.

[@southernnathaniel]

@@ultimatelugia2915 I'm a bass fisherman myself but catfishing is pretty good it takes a patient person though

[@austin27049]

@@ultimatelugia2915 oh but catching a 2lb fish that barely fights is fun? lol

[@joshwagner8468]

Awesome video buddy thanks for posting the catfishing

[@kierra_mist]

I love fishing in creeks❤️❤️

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Cool looking Bullhead 😎

[@EasyModeFishing]

You gotta come to Texas and fish with me. Bring your heaviest gear and we’ll catch the biggest fish of your life.

[@stonedavies3976]

Such a great guy and never fails to continue out with a good vid you have inspired me to fish small creeks and catch cool fish in East Tennessee have a good one hope to meet you one day

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Beautiful scenery 👌 😍

[@donnie2533]

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

[@catfish__billy1712]

Awesome video. I've watched you're channel for a couple months. Would love to see some more kayak catfishing

[@brandonlund7438]

That's looks like a ton of fun!

[@MackinNC1]

The Mosquitoes in Eastern NC are so big they sometimes have ticks on them.

[@tomfisher2103]

Bullhead catfish are alot of fun to catch. Not so fun to handle. Just use the forceps to hold the hook and shake em off.

[@mikewheeler3449]

Hey John. Kayak Catfish would feel the same way as he does with Channel Kitties. He would hate them.

[@aenoyphothirath5438]

My friend had a bullhead thrown at him one time and it got stuck on shoulder. My eyes were impressed and shocked 😳

[@louiejordan7625]

Gotta learn that Carolina 🐱-fish grip! Cause i can tell you from experience that if you keep letting them go directly from your grippers like that and you gonna have to chase them down!lol its a big one that will flop early on ya !

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

So glad this popped into my head on the way back! If we had another day or two....I have a couple more sunfish you need to add to your life list still I think and I think we ended up with over 10 species this day....gotta make that 20 species day happen.

[@jerryc3093]

This was super cool. Canal/ditch fishing is unique. Could you guys have bailed the flier the same way you did the bullhead? What other species did your host say were in there?

[@mikehutchings1567]

best way to fish bullheads is to hook them through the tail on a limb line from a tree overhanging the water

[@martinbetzner1720]

Bullheads are good eaten too. Totally different texture in the meat but very good

[@davidraines2873]

Brother we used those on limb lines and would catch flatheads. Had fun catching bait and then catching food

[@augustonthefly]

You caught yellow and black bullhead. The meristics are the barble colours.

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

You can vaguely hear me explaining this during the early parts of the video.

[@fourdeadinohio8303]

yellow bellies took over Rocky Fork Lake in Ohio in the 50s. they were so thick you weren't suppose to put them back in and it was nothing to catch a 100 in a couple of hours. my brother and i being little monsters use to line up 50~60 on the road and wait for the garbage truck to run them over...great childhood memories lol

[@johnz5055]

Same with lake mary its loaded with bull heads we was pulling them in 2 at a time with double hook rig

[@fourdeadinohio8303]

@@johnz5055 now days it would be whole lot of fun with a ultra lite with 2lb.test.

[@ShowMeCreeks]

Definitely loaded with bullheads. Looks like a fun day.

[@scottfrey2710]

Those rubberized work gloves would work great for holding onto those catfish, John!! Better than getting the spined revenge!! :-)

[@allenaviation5746]

Nice Video. I'd be happy with those catfish. Never caught one. I don't think we have a whole lot of catfish here in Pennsylvania.

[@ianjones6910]

Yall could have used a catfish flipper; people around here use them on pesky hardhead catfish - the venom on their fins is a lot more potent than freshwater cats - when they fin you, you feel it.

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

Yeah, I got stuck a few times during this stop....lol You should have seen what happened on a trip after this to Da Hammer! lol

[@michaelcox609]

Hay John. That looked like fun time. I live in south eastern north Carolina. If you could would you tell me what gameland your where in.I love to go catch some.

[@harryhyde6714]

Great video man....keep um comming....

[@donaldthomas6520]

Cool video brother see you on the next one

[@survivalpodcasting]

At about 6:40 I was like WTF is he doing, a bit later I was like, yea, been there.

[@willieturner2048]

Where is this gamelands located? Im in SENC and would love to go here in my wheelchair!

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

What is a flyer? I’ve never heard of that fish before, it looks like a bluegill

[@rogerdickinson9335]

It’s a panfish that lives in swamps in the coastal South

[@harlandeke]

Lol..looks fun

[@nostrilnick]

As kids, we used to use leather gloves to handle those spiky little buggers.

[@waynewurst3487]

That's the perfect size for cat fish

[@Guilmon470]

Is there a good way to catch catfish without them swallowing the hook? I caught a small channel cat at a creek I frequent and noticed that it's mouth is kind of like a... Bucket? Like they probably just slurp things back, right?

[@johnz5055]

Circle hooks are your best friend with cats unless you let them eat for a min most the time they won't swallow it

[@lftdblazer]

What part of SE NC? I'm out here too. Just curious if you were near my neck of the woods. Great video as always man.

[@daneboro6847]

Dang never knew you hat alligators in NC wow!

[@rogerdickinson9335]

Yeah we have a ton

[@stanwebb3480]

Most bullhead catfish from childhood was green and yellow not black and white.... Must be more than one species of bullhead??? Well there are 3 types: Yellow then Brown and finally Black......You must be catching the black kind. HAAAAAA!!!! Okay cast on John!!! They taste good floured fried with corn bread and skillet fried fresh green beans and green onions then finished with home made cinnamon fried apple slices!!!! Hmmmmmmmmm!!!!

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

We have Black Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Brown Bullhead and White Bullhead around here. Whites and Browns are the biggest but my PB Black Bullhead was over 15" long! I've caught Whites over 5lbs and Browns over 3lbs.

[@pomkevxiong8920]

What was that first fish you caught

[@augustonthefly]

A flyer sunfish

[@pomkevxiong8920]

@@augustonthefly thankss

[@msacco175]

Don’t let him sting ya

[@johnz5055]

Fyi they love shrimp you can catch them all day with shrimp

[@reallovechannel1309]

Bull heads are good to eat lol

[@mikeboyce584]

Bet you that the hellgrammite would have caught them got several catfish on that

[@FLYBOY-eh5th]

Sacrificed that little guy to the catfish god. It worked.

[@BrandonSmith-jz3zt]

I can’t imagine anyone ever purposely trying to catch bullheads. I hate those little pains in the butt so much. Always nightingale on baits meant for much bigger catfish.

[@andrewshuford]

👍

[@stevehammond2016]

Enjoyed watching this . The next time you go " cat fishing " you might wanta' wear work gloves .

[@ExplorishingAdventures]

This wasn't exactly a planned stop. We were driving back from the epic Bowfin fishing we had just had and it struck me that we were driving past this location and thought it would be cool to check it out to end the day. Not that we'd have had gloves anyway....lol

[@dwatson991]

U can fly fish anywhere u go more fly fishin

[@fishingwithjj69]

Can you come fishing with me i live in north Carolina

[@PopPopTN]

WHO ARE YOU? John Dalton NEVER casts into trees! 😉

[@jayfishing8764]

😍👍

[@majhlinodi]

Hi

[@leemowers9395]

I always grab a bullhead 2 fingers under the front fins and thumb on bottom lip. Grab a small catfish the same way. I remember a night in Beaver Dam WI getting bullheads. Fun times. Thanks John

[@timmichael8280]

Who the hell leaves a 👎 in the first ten minutes

[@scottbehr6296]

Someone that cant catch fish and hates when someone else does!....lol

[@mikeboyce584]

That's probably true

[@bellawright4265]

If they swallow the hook i keep them and eat them. Not a fan of returning a fish with hook in throat.

[@tomjohnson8479]

Bullheads are as bad as snot rockets

[@milanradojkovic3818]

Omg, i hate bullheads so much. They are invasive species in Serbia, our waters are loaded with 3-5 inches long bullheads. I enjoy your videos, but this is literally my worst nightmare... I hate that guy who bring them to Serbia.

[@CreekFishingAdventures]

Haha. That’s crazy

[@rhombiperiwinkle7157]

first :)

[@CC_Marauder]

#597👍🏻 🦬🧔 🙀🐠 🎣 👀

[@MECH-MASTER]

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