What is this????

[Norfolkdan]

It was a number 1

[Chris Plumb]

Yup definitely a bullhead - here's a big (for a Bullhead! ) one that I caught last year - deliberately targetted for the IAC species race as well!

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

[DavyR]

Andy_1984:

 dont even think they do jubblies anymore atleast i havnt seen one in years

Andy, Jubbly's been relaunched:

 

http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/faded/

 

...but it's not the same (obviously).

[Kappa]

There are loads of them around but they don't often take anglers bait. If you've ever looked for crayfish under stones in shallows you've probably disturbed loads of bullheads they love to live under stones.

[Chris Plumb]

Bullheads have got mouths which appear to be like the Tradis - bigger on the inside than out!!!!! I once caught one on a big lob and a size 8 (was barbel fishing at the time) and despite its size I could hardly see the hook which it had somehow managed to swallow right down!

 

 

C.

[Steve Walker]

They're a species of sculpin, they're all like that!

 

Here's one of its cousins:

 

Ugly Bugger

[Andy Macfarlane]

We used to catch Bullheads regularly from the River Cart in Glasgow almost 20 years ago. They disappeared for a few years but they've come back again. I don't know why either because the river's in a worse state than it ever was.