Yesterday, Minnesota's second-biggest fishing season _ for bass _ opened. A half-century ago, bass fishing was a more subdued affair as anglers in simple fishing boats cast tried-and-true baits like ...

Bullheads -- their mere mention sends shutters through the spines of serious fisherman who would rather have an enraged skunk in their boat than a fighting fish without scales. Bullheads are despised ...

Aug. 25—FORDVILLE DAM, N.D. — On a steamy Wednesday in late July — easily one of the hottest days of the summer to date — Tyler Bennett and Will Johnson launched their jonboat into Fordville Dam to ...

Bullheads are slimy and hard to clean without hurting yourself, but both those qualities help them survive. The spines protect them for being swallowed whole, and their lack of scales makes way for ...

Now is traditionally the time for anglers to start searching for big bluegills on the spawning beds. When they move into the shallows to whisk out a bowl-shaped spawning bed, they can become extremely ...

New research shows that dozens of threatened fish species caught in the wild are commonly sold by aquarium retailers in the U.S. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Pet fish lovers beware, your ...

If you've never eaten a fried bullhead before, or had trouble eating one, Ed Biel wants to teach you a little trick: Hold the fish upright, by the tail, and run a fork top to bottom down each side.

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 ...