Bullheads by boat or from shore?

[reelcharacter]

I recently saw a post refer to catching Bullhead from a boat. I wonder how common boat fishing for Bullheads is?

How do you fish for them? Do you fish by day or night?

By boat:
Do you boat to a spot and anchor up to fish for Bullhead?
Do you float until you find some, then anchor and stay put?
Do you float an area, fishing your bait dragging on the bottom?

By Shore:
There are only so many options, I guess?

-Reelcharacter

[big walleye]

I have never purposely fished for these fish but I have caught hundreds while fishing for walleye. I have caught them trolling with spinners but the majority have been on jigs or pickerel rigs. Man I had one sting me once with it's stinger. Ouch and did my hand ever swell. Must of had an allergic reaction. It went away after a couple of hours and a few beer. I mean ice.

[reelcharacter]

Big Walley,
 
That beer is necessary to slightly warm the ice to prevent frost-bite. 

-Reelcharacter

[hosscletuslulu]

We use the boat to get to some of our spots but then we set up on shore but Im sure once you found some you could just ancor and fish over the side nothing too scientific about bulls just give them something to eat on a hook(worms leeches hot dogs rotten meat)about anything works whene they're runnin'

[reelcharacter]

That was my thinking. The fishing is usually either hot or not  for Bullhead. Wondered if anyone ever dragged a line or two in likely areas until a hit or two indicated a location where they were. You know, prospecting by boat. Then drop anchor, line and fish . . .

Or, just continue draging a weighted line with bait back and forth through an area.

-Reelcharacter

[techyfisher]

A relative of my wife goes up to Dexter swamp using his 14 footer. He made a trip there last thursday and they came out with about 80 nice bullhead between 3 of them. There are places a boat is desireable.

[hosscletuslulu]

No doubt boats are good but everytime I start a fire on board bad things happen

[howey1176]

I only fished for them from the boat once. It was very discouraging. Keeping the lines taught was a challenge. Even with two anchors the boat still moved somewhat. The creek that I fish is very marshy and muddy. So what I do now is boat to the spot, push the boat up into the cattails and fish from shore in the boat. If there is nothing there we push out and move down a little till we find them and do it again.

[cnyfishing]

I've never fished for bullheads from a boat. I think that it would be to hard to keep the lines tight. Plus it id to hard to have a fire on a boat.

[sbfpa_Mike]

I can't ever imagine why anyone would fish for Bullheads on purpose.  I guess it's like fishing for pretty carp,  some knuckleheads have more time and money than brains.   Just pulling some legs fellas.

Mike

[Hookset]

some knuckleheads have more time and money than brains.

Ouch, well I've been called worse than  knucklehead.  I don't necessarily target bullheads, but I do hook quite a few while catfishing.  They're still fun, albeit not nearly as large as their big cousins.  I fish from my boat.  I anchor with the bow pointing in to the current and fish off of the stern, casting downstream.  As you can imagine, the current of the river keeps the line tight.  I like to cast around structural lines that create a natural pathway for the fish to follow.  I catch many of the bullheads shallower than the cats, but they are mixed in everywhere.  I start fishing just before dusk and go until there is no bait or I am falling asleep.

[reubenpa]

I used to think it was crazy to Mike, until I tasted the spring run bulls here in the finger lakes. My wife baked some last spring and I gingerly bit into them as teh last time I had eaten one, I had about thrown it up!!!!!  I took one bite and couldn't get enough of them. They were awesome so I will be targeting them, and I think I will try my little boat this year

[Polar]

I used to think it was crazy to Mike, until I tasted the spring run bulls here in the finger lakes. My wife baked some last spring and I gingerly bit into them as teh last time I had eaten one, I had about thrown it up!!!!!  I took one bite and couldn't get enough of them. They were awesome so I will be targeting them, and I think I will try my little boat this year

Bullheads are great eating. I perfer to fish them from the bank,you could use a boat but I believe it's going to be more of a disadvantage. (keeping lines tight)

[Pan Handler]

I've done both. Do all of you guys forget that you can use bobbers to catch wooly bullies as well? I've caught many by fishing for walleyes, or perch, or whatever, with a simple bobber-bait setup. No tight lines needed there. Or else buy a Wolf River Rig, and let it sit on the bottom. Tight lines there, and its possible in a boat. ph.