Griffin / Adobe stock For the purpose of this guide, we’ll focus on the four main freshwater catfish species that are targeted most frequently by North American anglers: flatheads, blues, channels, ...

In addition, the number of young-of-the-year bullheads, fish less than about 4 inches long, dropped from about 40% of the catch in 2023 to 2% of the entire catch in 2024. The catfish also gained ...

Bullhead catfish, smallmouth bass, and green sunfish currently dominate the pond fishery, and are voracious predators that eat other fish and limit the production of more desirable sportfish.” ...