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Ameiurus nebulosus
How to catch Brown bullhead
Brown bullhead feed in 40–88°F water and bite best at 60–78°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 33 waters.
5 pts · trophy at 14"Feeds 40–88°FBest 60–78°FIn season nowPond / pitLakeCreek / streamCanal
About
The mudcat: the small, mottled, square-tailed catfish of every pond and canal, that takes a worm on the bottom at night and is better eating than its home suggests.
How to fish it
A worm on the bottom after dark in any pond.
What it eats
wormschicken livercut bait
What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader10–20 lb fluorocarbon
Hook#2–3/0
Jig head1/8–1/2 oz
Braid10–30 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereNo size or bag limit — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule →Where it is, month by month
PPeakSSpawningAArriving·AroundLLeaving
Fresh water by state