Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Harvest4 lb 15 ozRobert Richey · 1990 · Prospect Pond, Southington
Catch & Release17.5"Keith Bonenfant · 2016 · Saugatuck Reservoir, Redding
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Also called: Bullhead, Mudcat
Identification
Dark brown catfish with a square tail and dark chin barbels.
Habitat
Muddy ponds, lakes, and sluggish streams.
Behavior
Nocturnal, schooling bottom feeder.
How to Catch
Nightcrawlers and liver fished on the bottom at night.
Notes
Common and easy to catch.
Where to find Brown Bullhead in CT
- Ashland Park Pond Jewett City
- Bashan Lake East Haddam
- Christensen's Pond Windsor
- Eagleville Lake Mansfield
- Edgewood Park Pond New Haven
- Fernridge Park Pond West Hartford
- Gay City Pond Hebron
- Gorton Pond East Lyme
- Gould Manor Pond Fairfield
- Great Hill Pond Portland
- Great Hollow Pond Monroe
- Hampton Reservoir Hampton
- Hanover Reservoir Sprague
- Higganum Reservoir Haddam
- Holbrook Pond Hebron
- Hopeville Pond Griswold
- Kaatz Pond Trumbull
- Lake of Isles North Stonington
- Lake Stibbs Southbury
- Lakewood Lake Waterbury
- Long Pond (Ledyard) Ledyard
- Moodus Reservoir East Haddam
- Mudge Pond Salisbury / Sharon
- Peck Pond Lebanon