Brown Bullhead

Effective natural baits include nightcrawlers, cut bait, minnows, leeches, chicken livers, and worms - try soaking worms in pickled beet juice for added attraction in murky water. They'll also take corn, cheese, hot dogs, bread chunks, and doughballs.

Brown Bullhead fishing in Indiana is best during late spring through fall, with peak action in summer months, especially at night when they're most actively feeding.

Still fishing and drift fishing from shore work well, as do simple bottom rigs with the hook point exposed since Brown Bullhead aren't line-shy. While they can be caught during the day in muddy water, evening and night fishing produces the best results when water temperatures are in the comfortable range.

They're omnivorous bottom feeders with an opportunistic diet including aquatic plants, algae, insects, worms, fish e.g.gs, small fish, mollusks, leeches, crayfish, and crustaceans like amphipods and chironomids.

Widely distributed throughout Indiana's waters, including midsize streams, small ponds, lakes, and large rivers. Present in virtually all Indiana waters from clean lakes to muddy ponds and even polluted areas.