Once I bought a tiny male bullhead catfish (I think it's a brown bullhead, but I'm not 100% sure) from a pet shop and kept it in a seperate tank (because he started to chase the other fish in my community tank), he built up a relationship to me and I was able to handfeed him, he swam out of his cave and up to the surface when I came near the tank and was begging for food, such a nice and alerted fish, he clearly showed signs of intelligence. But he got bigger, to big for the tank, and I released him to my garden pond. He still lives there in peace with six goldfish, two golden tench and ten rudd, every single fish is to big to get eaten by him. Now, he's about 35 to 40cm long, 12 years old and lives a good and healthy life. He still regognizes me when I come to the pond and he also begs for food. A very interesting fish!
@@TheDave333 yes, most people underestimate them and think that fish are primitive or dumb, but that's wrong. Even my goldfish regognize me and my voice, they also know when it's feeding time. It's always interesting to see such behavior!
Visually, this was magical. The Sun/water patterns on their bodies were beautiful, and they are already an interesting fish to watch. You packed a lot of good information into this video, and I really appreciate that. I was not aware that they were such attentive and protective Parents. Thank you Dave, for always bringing such quality to your content. You make it a pleasure to learn from you, and you see the beauty that is unique to each species.🖤🇨🇦
@@TheDave333 The pleasure is mine, to be sure. I also feel strongly that good creators, (like yourself) should be told that their work and effort are very much appreciated. Your framing and composition as well as your clean, smooth editing always make watching enjoyable, as well as your vocal modulation…which makes listening and absorbing the information you share effortless. As a little extra point, I know commenting and activity on your channel helps you with the algorithm. Your quality content makes it easy to honestly give you that activity and thanks.🖤🇨🇦
Absolutely! It's good to keep the algorithm happy! And insightful comments like yours do make a difference, but more importantly, they help help fuel my desire to keep putting out these documentaries. Yes, I love what I do, but it's so nice to know that others appreciate my efforts as well. So thank you. ♥♥♥
@@TheDave333 I’m glad I can provide encouragement and some of the drive to keep making and posting your excellent work. I know that my world, (and a lot of others as well) would be lacking without your presence in it through these beautiful documentaries. Never doubt that you inspire others to keep aquariums and film in lakes and rivers themselves.🖤🇨🇦
Awesome video!!!!! I'm a catfisherman and I love bullhead catfish. Most big catfisherman don't like catching them, but to me, they're just as cool and so much fun to catch on light tackle. Flatheads, blues, channels or bullheads, I love them all and release them all too.
@@TheDave333 Nice!!!! We have some decent ones here but they're definitely well spread out lol. The largest one I've ever caught was just over 11 pounds. I do get lucky and catch one close to that size at least once a year so I'm pretty happy about that lol
I've caught a 15+ bullhead over the years using countdown Rapala's as well as pretty much every hard or soft bait over the years. I've also caught flathead and channel on hard baits. One of my biggest channel catfish smashed a Mepps Musky Killer in the shallows. Obviously I wasn't targeting bullhead or any catfish on these occasions. I do regularly fish for bullhead in the spring & summer using light tackle and it makes any channel catfish I catch more exciting. They also can taste with all portions of thier body, not just thier barbels. Madtom catfish are the fish you don't want pricked by. I think it's a venom (not certain) in their pectoral and dorsal spines. I scrape my hand removing a hook and it swelled to softball size for half a day. Burned & itched something fierce. Bullheads can be amazing in a tank with adequate room and liked sized tank mates. Someone else commented on thier intelligence and I definitely agree. I had 5 in a 150 gallon until they needed to move to the pond and they all had personalities. I think all fish/living things do. We just never take the time to appreciate them. I know this is old content but I enjoy it. Thanks The Dave!
Thank you so much for watching the video and sharing your experiences with us. You've obviously put in a lot of time on the water. And you're so right about catfish being able to sense / taste food with their entire body. They're amazing fish. I love it when they get all aggressive and strike at lures! Great stuff.
Caught a small Brown Bullhead a few months ago and decided to keep it in a tank with 2 other adolescent black crappie. Absolutely awesome fish with a funny personality.
I would LOVE for you to cover more of these common freshwater fish. Im a Minnesotan - love the footage and narration! I see little schools of the what, half inch babies swimming along the shore when I usually fish, 11pm-3am! Dogfish (bowfin) would so SO cool! Theyre so combative to catch! Living dinosaurs! Or, the only fish I havent caught yet - a walleye!
I have very fond memories of staying up late with my friends fishing for bullhead with chicken liver. I did that a lot when I was young. Hopefully, I'll get more footage soon so I can make another video. We also used to fish for American eels like that too. I'd love to see a bowfin in the wild, but I'm not holding my breath. They're one of the few fish native to my area that I haven't seen in the wild. . . As far as walleye go, they like the deep in dark water, just like to Bowfin, so I don't see them very often, unless they're at the end of my line!
Last year I bought a dozen minnows from my local tackle shop. Stuck my hand in the bucket and one of these lil guys stabbed me! I kept him and set him up in an aquarium. He is my first fish and there was a big learning curve, but I am grateful he is still with me today.
Only thing you missed is how when they take a bait the bullhead likes to swallow the hook all the down to their tail. Always need long forceps to get hooks out. As for the fry, I have a cool experience. A buddy and myself were fishing a millpond for pike and he spotted what we thought were tadpoles. Upon inspection, it was a bowling ball sized mass of bullhead fry. Both of us were wishing we had a fishtank to raise them.
I can see you have some experience with these fish!!! You're so right about them swallowing the hook all the way to the tail! They're a lot less finicky than other fish, they just swallow their food without much chewing. I should've mentioned that, so thanks for bringing that up. If I make another video about them, I'll be sure to mention it. And that's so amazing that you saw that tight bowling ball sized group of fry. What a great sight to see.
Cool to see them defending their fry with aggression. I had a Black Bullhead in my large aquarium living with my Cichlids and a Redtail Catfish who eventually dwarfed it.
I’ve never caught the brown ones, but I have caught a white bullhead before. I like the color on these catfish, they look pretty cool, the yellow ones especially.
Also dad had one in a tank. Always jumped out. Find it laying under tank full of cat hair and dried out. Who knows how long out of water. Put it back and was always fine.
I also love these wildlife documentaries, apart from your usual content (which I also like). Keep it up and hopefully more viewers will find this channel. Thanks Dave
Ultra light fishing them is fun. At dusk youonly need 1 pole . They have a sweet flavor and are really good if smoked. Alway lite the little end when smoking fish 😂
Thanks, no one talks about this incredible fish! We actually raised two of this catfish from fry to adult but info on the internet Is very very limited, we actually heard them talking each others at night in the aquarium they lived
I caught one in Michigan last year that was 19" long ....took a pic and got um back in the water . I got a master angler patch for it . Biggest one ive ever seen ( michigan)
You have got to keep a trio of bullheads, they are an underrated aquarium fish. I had a yellow bullhead that would actually cone to me for belly rubs and hand feeding. And a trio of black bullheads. Total hams and got along well with anything that would respect their space or wouldn't fit in their mouths. Smaller fast fish they ignored too
@@TheDave333 in a heavily planted and scaped tank they remain vibrant. If they feel insecure, yes they lighten. Using full spectrum light also helps. And I'm sure diet as plays a role as well. Varied diets for omnivorous species will serve you well. The spotted bullhead(Ameiurus serracanthus) is a stunning species but I've never owned them. A 55 gallon is the bear minimum for a trio, they do best in 75 to 120 gallons. They adapt to the aquarium life marvelously ive found older WC fish seem to appreciate the luxury more so than young bullheads who grew up in captivity.(That's just my experience, said yellow bullhead was WC and a puppy dog, vs the trio of black bullheads that I raised from small fry, they wound up being more reserved yet still charming) You can easily get bullheads at bait shops as they are collateral catch. They generally give them to you if you ask. As trivia at night they are aggressive surface feeders, make sure your cover is secure as they are *very* enthusiastic about larger surface pellets.
Thanks for the advice. Someday I'll set up a tank for them. I used to go night fishing for them a lot as a kid. Now, I'm trying to film another nocturnal fish. The American Eel. (Anguilla rostrata). Night diving this Summer !!!
@@TheDave333 Chelydra serpentina deserves a feature film from you, especially if your night diving, the best turtles ever. Very curious and friendly in the water, they earn their name while out of the water where they feel most vulnerable.
@Periplaneta Missionary I'm already working on it !!! I'm really bummed though, I lost some killer footage that I got of a huge common snapper last year. . . Caught it by hand and filmed the whole thing! Over the years I've caught several of them by hand while in the lake (daytime ). They're very hard to find, but such a thrill when I do. Hoping to get all the footage I need this year. If not, I'll keep working on it until I get what I'm after. :-)
meowwwwwwwww! Lol A great video as usual Dave! And I agree with the comment below! I loved the humor today and needed it. but your usual serious documentary style is awesome too! I can tell you absolutely love fish as I do.
I've caught a bunch of brown, black, and yellow bullheads. My dad has always called them mud cats. Largest one I caught was a black bullhead that weighed a little over 3 pounds. Not the biggest catfish species, but they fight like a big bluegill.
Thank you buddy. I grew up catching black bullhead in the ponds around me. Can’t tell you how many times been stabbed by them. My dad would cook them. Strongest flavor of all the catfish. Brought back good times. Thank you
Here’s a story for all you Okie Catfish folks My Okie cousin Tony had this Boston terrier named Buster, we all decided to go down and try and catch some catfish with this stuff called “punch bait” bc you’re supposed to take a stick, “punch” it onto the hook. It was made from Cattail fluff and rotting, fermented, ground up minnows” it smelled like hell. Anyways we’re all catching nada and decide to go home and we can’t find Buster. He had grabbed the tub of punch bait and took it into the grass. We found him with his head in the tub he was eating it!
I tend to only talk about things that I can actually show you. We only have two bullheads where I live. (Yellow and black) and then there's the channel cat. Three catfish in my area and that's it. 😊❤😊
Another fantastic documentary Dave! How did you manage to get close up shots of fry without alarming parents?? Sounds like these catfish are very tough. "Meow" at the end was unexpected! Thanks Dave
Yep. It's great. I love watching them in the big fish tank. Than when they get to big. They go to the big pond. It's cool. Black Bullhead catfish can be spoiled rotten. Their great. 😄
Do you have an aquarium you use to make these videos? It's cool I came across this. I did a tiny bit of research on these last night. Or the night before.
This catfish video was filmed in the wild, but I have 22 fish tanks where I raise, breed, and film freshwater fish. The typical stuff you see in pet stores. Bullheads kinda lose their dark coloration when they've been in captivity for a while. Great fish though, and they'll eat just about anything.
No, I keep it simple, lots of live plants, sponge filters. I find lots of free tanks on the side of the road, plus I breed and sell fish, so the hobby pays for itself.
I have noticed catfish activity in mid day in the height of summer. The one in my picture was 15 pounds and caught on a muggy day in August in Colorado.
The piraiba is my favorite catfish because it looks just like a shark. And, like I mentioned before, it's the largest catfish in South America reaching 9 feet long.
There's no shame in catch bluegill! I used to go fishing for bullhead at night a lot when I was a kid. We used chicken liver. . . But, the first big fish that I ever caught on a rod and reel was a stocked 14 inch rainbow trout! Before that, it was a parrotfish with a spear gun.
I wish! However, there are shortnose sturgeon in the river where I dive. They're rare, but I hope to see one someday. Eventually, I'll have videos from the rivers as well.
My personal favorite species of catfish are the walking catfish and the marine catfish I like the marine catfish for its brilliant black and white striped pattern and the walking catfish because it takes the sheer survivability of other species to the next level by being able to crawl around on land. This allows it to for example leave a dirty small stagnant pond and find a bigger cleaner pond. What’s your personal favorite species?
I agree! Those walking catfish are on a whole other level! I'd say they were my favorite as well. Have you seen footage of the Wels catfish catching pigeons?
@@TheDave333 Hmm Oh yeah I saw that on a documentary once. It shows Catfish are fairly intelligent as well since it takes a lot of skill practice and patience to catch a bird.
And now the nine lives of the catfish- 1. The running “or I guess swimming” of the bull sharks.- catfish- Oh hello there madam do you have the ti-(Gets eaten. 2. Accidentally breathing in a bit of salt water.- Catfish- A cat always (hic) lands on his feet!…Watch! AHHHHHHH! (Falls down a waterfall into some jagged rocks) 3. Staying on dry land for too long- Catfish- …(coughts)…WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?! 4. Catching birds- Catfish- … Bass- What are you doing? Catfish- I heard about a catfish that can catch birds so I’m taking a crack at it. I think I see one. Bass- Is it just me or is that bird coming closer and getting larger? 5. Moving a rock- Bass- Uhh…You need help? Catfish- NO! A catfish doesn’t need help in these matters! Watch! (Gets crushed) 6. Cooking- Catfish- …(dead) suckerfish- …Eesh poor guy. I’m glad that’s not us. 7. Trying to recreate scenes from puss in boots the last wish- Catfish- I call this one the legend will never die! (Gets crushed by a bell) 8. Meeting death- Catfish- So umm who are you again?… Death- I’m death…And I don’t mean metaphorically or poetically or rhetorically or in any other way…I’m death…Straight up… Catfish- …I think I just layed something in my nest…And it’s not eggs. 9. The last one is up to you.
Fresh water Catfish are amazing survivors. .With various species perfectly adapted to life in various freshwater biomes. Not to mention many species can live very long lifespans.
Super easy to catch with worms, they work incredibly well. I caught like 15 in just 2 hours and lost a few. They bite like crazy if they're present and if you don't catch one soon there's probably not present. They usually hangout in schools and you gotta look for slow moving or stagnant water with muddy/sandy bottoms with some vegetation, we are talking WARM relatively shallow water. They'll often hangout under bridges over a slow moving creek, small bay with shade in a lake. They can be caught at just about anytime but they bite more when the sun is going down at dusk or nighttime.
The piraiba is the largest catfish in South America. It reaches 9 feet long. It makes a loud growling sound, and it will also eat anything that can fit in its mouth.
Thanks for sharing that bit of information. Catfish do love to eat. I wonder if the growling noise that they make sounds like a cat purring. That would be awesome!
@@6Humanity6Is6DoomedThe son's of Jacob (Israel) had many prohibitions, many based on food they can't eat. One of those commandments were that they could only eat fish that have both scales and fins, so catfish, sharks, eels, and many other fish that don't have scales were considered unclean by GOD...just like they were only allowed to eat animals that have both split hoof and chew their cudd. If something is allowed its considered clean and if its not it's considered unclean!
That sounds about right, unfortunately we don't have them where I live. The White sturgeons are the largest fish in the U.S. We don't have those here either. 🐟❤️🐟
It was something I heard quite often growing up in New England. It's the pectoral fins that you have to worry about, but that's probably how the rumor started.
@@TheDave333 This is still a thing told to young fishers on docks by older folk. Honestly never made sense to me, but I never barehanded one to find out
I did as a kid. There was no internet back then so a lot of information was handed down from stories and legends, and there was no way to quickly double check what you heard like there is today. "Old wives tales"
Luckily l can relax after hard day at work watching majestic catfish pair on guarding their nest. Imagine to sit underwater near them, observing those distant cousins of pleco 🐟
Once I bought a tiny male bullhead catfish (I think it's a brown bullhead, but I'm not 100% sure) from a pet shop and kept it in a seperate tank (because he started to chase the other fish in my community tank), he built up a relationship to me and I was able to handfeed him, he swam out of his cave and up to the surface when I came near the tank and was begging for food, such a nice and alerted fish, he clearly showed signs of intelligence. But he got bigger, to big for the tank, and I released him to my garden pond. He still lives there in peace with six goldfish, two golden tench and ten rudd, every single fish is to big to get eaten by him. Now, he's about 35 to 40cm long, 12 years old and lives a good and healthy life. He still regognizes me when I come to the pond and he also begs for food. A very interesting fish!
Wow what a great story! Fish are much more intelligent than we give them credit for. 😊
@@TheDave333 yes, most people underestimate them and think that fish are primitive or dumb, but that's wrong. Even my goldfish regognize me and my voice, they also know when it's feeding time. It's always interesting to see such behavior!
Fish can be friends. . .
That's awesome
You straight up told us about this awesome pet like he was a cat-cat and no pictures? Just like that
It's my first time to see catfish care for their brood. Beautiful 💕
Thank you
Ive never seen a huge swarm of baby catfish like that, super fascinating footage and commentary. Learned a lot :D
I'm so glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching. :-D
Visually, this was magical. The Sun/water patterns on their bodies were beautiful, and they are already an interesting fish to watch. You packed a lot of good information into this video, and I really appreciate that. I was not aware that they were such attentive and protective Parents. Thank you Dave, for always bringing such quality to your content. You make it a pleasure to learn from you, and you see the beauty that is unique to each species.🖤🇨🇦
Thank you once again.
@@TheDave333 The pleasure is mine, to be sure. I also feel strongly that good creators, (like yourself) should be told that their work and effort are very much appreciated. Your framing and composition as well as your clean, smooth editing always make watching enjoyable, as well as your vocal modulation…which makes listening and absorbing the information you share effortless. As a little extra point, I know commenting and activity on your channel helps you with the algorithm. Your quality content makes it easy to honestly give you that activity and thanks.🖤🇨🇦
Absolutely! It's good to keep the algorithm happy! And insightful comments like yours do make a difference, but more importantly, they help help fuel my desire to keep putting out these documentaries. Yes, I love what I do, but it's so nice to know that others appreciate my efforts as well. So thank you. ♥♥♥
@@TheDave333 I’m glad I can provide encouragement and some of the drive to keep making and posting your excellent work. I know that my world, (and a lot of others as well) would be lacking without your presence in it through these beautiful documentaries. Never doubt that you inspire others to keep aquariums and film in lakes and rivers themselves.🖤🇨🇦
Awesome video!!!!! I'm a catfisherman and I love bullhead catfish. Most big catfisherman don't like catching them, but to me, they're just as cool and so much fun to catch on light tackle. Flatheads, blues, channels or bullheads, I love them all and release them all too.
I'm with you 100 % Love those catfish! We have some big channel cats here in the Northeast. :-D
@@TheDave333 Nice!!!! We have some decent ones here but they're definitely well spread out lol. The largest one I've ever caught was just over 11 pounds. I do get lucky and catch one close to that size at least once a year so I'm pretty happy about that lol
Just keep that line in the water. . . :-D
@@TheDave333 Absolutely
My son absolutely loved this video. He loves catfish. Thank you for the video!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Amazing footage! Such clear water. Catfish are my favorite! 😁
Thanks! It was great coming across these fish. Lucky day!
I've caught a 15+ bullhead over the years using countdown Rapala's as well as pretty much every hard or soft bait over the years. I've also caught flathead and channel on hard baits. One of my biggest channel catfish smashed a Mepps Musky Killer in the shallows. Obviously I wasn't targeting bullhead or any catfish on these occasions. I do regularly fish for bullhead in the spring & summer using light tackle and it makes any channel catfish I catch more exciting.
They also can taste with all portions of thier body, not just thier barbels. Madtom catfish are the fish you don't want pricked by. I think it's a venom (not certain) in their pectoral and dorsal spines. I scrape my hand removing a hook and it swelled to softball size for half a day. Burned & itched something fierce.
Bullheads can be amazing in a tank with adequate room and liked sized tank mates. Someone else commented on thier intelligence and I definitely agree. I had 5 in a 150 gallon until they needed to move to the pond and they all had personalities. I think all fish/living things do. We just never take the time to appreciate them.
I know this is old content but I enjoy it. Thanks The Dave!
Thank you so much for watching the video and sharing your experiences with us. You've obviously put in a lot of time on the water. And you're so right about catfish being able to sense / taste food with their entire body. They're amazing fish. I love it when they get all aggressive and strike at lures! Great stuff.
Caught a small Brown Bullhead a few months ago and decided to keep it in a tank with 2 other adolescent black crappie. Absolutely awesome fish with a funny personality.
They are a fun fish to keep. I like feeding them live food. :-D
I would LOVE for you to cover more of these common freshwater fish. Im a Minnesotan - love the footage and narration!
I see little schools of the what, half inch babies swimming along the shore when I usually fish, 11pm-3am!
Dogfish (bowfin) would so SO cool! Theyre so combative to catch! Living dinosaurs!
Or, the only fish I havent caught yet - a walleye!
I have very fond memories of staying up late with my friends fishing for bullhead with chicken liver. I did that a lot when I was young. Hopefully, I'll get more footage soon so I can make another video. We also used to fish for American eels like that too.
I'd love to see a bowfin in the wild, but I'm not holding my breath. They're one of the few fish native to my area that I haven't seen in the wild. . .
As far as walleye go, they like the deep in dark water, just like to Bowfin, so I don't see them very often, unless they're at the end of my line!
Last year I bought a dozen minnows from my local tackle shop. Stuck my hand in the bucket and one of these lil guys stabbed me! I kept him and set him up in an aquarium. He is my first fish and there was a big learning curve, but I am grateful he is still with me today.
What a lucky find! 😁
Only thing you missed is how when they take a bait the bullhead likes to swallow the hook all the down to their tail. Always need long forceps to get hooks out.
As for the fry, I have a cool experience. A buddy and myself were fishing a millpond for pike and he spotted what we thought were tadpoles. Upon inspection, it was a bowling ball sized mass of bullhead fry. Both of us were wishing we had a fishtank to raise them.
I can see you have some experience with these fish!!! You're so right about them swallowing the hook all the way to the tail! They're a lot less finicky than other fish, they just swallow their food without much chewing. I should've mentioned that, so thanks for bringing that up. If I make another video about them, I'll be sure to mention it.
And that's so amazing that you saw that tight bowling ball sized group of fry. What a great sight to see.
Cool to see them defending their fry with aggression. I had a Black Bullhead in my large aquarium living with my Cichlids and a Redtail Catfish who eventually dwarfed it.
I'd love to have a redtail catfish, and a swimming pool to keep it in!
I’ve never caught the brown ones, but I have caught a white bullhead before. I like the color on these catfish, they look pretty cool, the yellow ones especially.
They are pretty cool looking catfish. If you keep them in a fish tank they tend to become lighter in color.
Awesome video. That's awesome that she's guarding her babies.
It sure is
Nice narration and unique rarely talked about fish! Thank you!
Also dad had one in a tank. Always jumped out. Find it laying under tank full of cat hair and dried out. Who knows how long out of water. Put it back and was always fine.
They are true survivors. . . Thanks for watching the video !
I also love these wildlife documentaries, apart from your usual content (which I also like). Keep it up and hopefully more viewers will find this channel. Thanks Dave
Thank you very much! I love making them!
Ultra light fishing them is fun. At dusk youonly need 1 pole . They have a sweet flavor and are really good if smoked. Alway lite the little end when smoking fish 😂
Absolutely! I've spent many nights fishing for them on light tackle. Never really cared for the flavor though. . .
I love watching videos to sleep, I love learning about animals, your channel is great :]
I'm glad you're enjoying my videos!
The babies are amazing. I've never met a catfish I didn't like. Such fascinating animals.
They are very interesting fish. it was a real treat to run across these guys. Totally unexpected.
Lucky lucky you❤
Thanks, no one talks about this incredible fish! We actually raised two of this catfish from fry to adult but info on the internet Is very very limited, we actually heard them talking each others at night in the aquarium they lived
That's awesome, they do make a lot of noise. 😁
I liked the video. Thank you for this peek into the Brown Bullhead's accompanied by your very informative speech.
Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. :-)
Very underated channel,keep making informational content please❤️❤️
Thank you! I will, as long as you keep watching them. 😊
I caught one in Michigan last year that was 19" long ....took a pic and got um back in the water . I got a master angler patch for it . Biggest one ive ever seen ( michigan)
Nice work on the catch and the release. We need more anglers like you!
i love these videos , bullheads are so cute
They really are in their own special way. 🙂
You deserve more views!
Thanks!
You have got to keep a trio of bullheads, they are an underrated aquarium fish.
I had a yellow bullhead that would actually cone to me for belly rubs and hand feeding. And a trio of black bullheads. Total hams and got along well with anything that would respect their space or wouldn't fit in their mouths. Smaller fast fish they ignored too
I've never kept them in an aquarium. Did you find that their colors faded after a while. I've heard they lighten considerably in captivity.
@@TheDave333 in a heavily planted and scaped tank they remain vibrant. If they feel insecure, yes they lighten.
Using full spectrum light also helps. And I'm sure diet as plays a role as well. Varied diets for omnivorous species will serve you well.
The spotted bullhead(Ameiurus serracanthus) is a stunning species but I've never owned them.
A 55 gallon is the bear minimum for a trio, they do best in 75 to 120 gallons.
They adapt to the aquarium life marvelously ive found older WC fish seem to appreciate the luxury more so than young bullheads who grew up in captivity.(That's just my experience, said yellow bullhead was WC and a puppy dog, vs the trio of black bullheads that I raised from small fry, they wound up being more reserved yet still charming)
You can easily get bullheads at bait shops as they are collateral catch. They generally give them to you if you ask.
As trivia at night they are aggressive surface feeders, make sure your cover is secure as they are *very* enthusiastic about larger surface pellets.
Thanks for the advice. Someday I'll set up a tank for them. I used to go night fishing for them a lot as a kid. Now, I'm trying to film another nocturnal fish. The American Eel. (Anguilla rostrata). Night diving this Summer !!!
@@TheDave333 Chelydra serpentina deserves a feature film from you, especially if your night diving, the best turtles ever. Very curious and friendly in the water, they earn their name while out of the water where they feel most vulnerable.
@Periplaneta Missionary
I'm already working on it !!! I'm really bummed though, I lost some killer footage that I got of a huge common snapper last year. . . Caught it by hand and filmed the whole thing! Over the years I've caught several of them by hand while in the lake (daytime ). They're very hard to find, but such a thrill when I do. Hoping to get all the footage I need this year. If not, I'll keep working on it until I get what I'm after. :-)
I had a pet yellow bullhead, got too big for my tank so i had to give it to my friend since he has his own pond in the backyard. I miss bean :(
I want my own pond !
@@TheDave333 same here man, its just not the same without ol bean to look after
Maybe it's time for a Bean version 2.0 :-D
Amazing footage!
Thanks a lot!
meowwwwwwwww! Lol A great video as usual Dave! And I agree with the comment below! I loved the humor today and needed it. but your usual serious documentary style is awesome too! I can tell you absolutely love fish as I do.
I really do love making these videos. Thanks for watching them. :-)
I've caught a bunch of brown, black, and yellow bullheads. My dad has always called them mud cats. Largest one I caught was a black bullhead that weighed a little over 3 pounds. Not the biggest catfish species, but they fight like a big bluegill.
Thanks for watching the video! I have fond memories of night fishing for catfish as a youngster. They do put up a good fight.
Great video! I’m going for channel catfish but I think a lot of the information you presented will apply to them too
Channel cats get big . . . Around here some people use freshwater clams as bait.
Really nice work! Both calming and informative! Going to go get some bullheads on my lake tomorrow!
Best of luck. Awesome fish!
The jau, the red-tailed catfish, and the piraiba are the three biggest catfish in South America.
I wish I had room for a red-tailed catfish!!!
Interesting and an intriguing narration. 👍🏻🇺🇸
Thank you kindly! Have you seen my video on the largemouth bass as well ? ua-cam.com/video/0okCEpCKGsU/v-deo.html
@@TheDave333 I actually ,just yesterday ,watched the great job you did on the elusive pickerel.👍🏻🇺🇸
Awesome, thanks for watching my videos!
Really nice video. Amazing how you recorded those shots!
Thanks Mike! I have some pictures from the old days I'd like to send you. Just need an address. :-)
We are both having a similar experience with this fish. How amazing.
Beautiful! Such intelligent fish.
I fish for bass using crank baits most the time I’ve caught a couple of the brown bullheads lipless cranks and square bills
Nice, I usually only catch them at night off the bottom, but a hungry fish will do what it has to.
I think I love freshwater fish as much as you. I just wish I had the videographer skills you have.
Thank you. :-)
Thank you buddy. I grew up catching black bullhead in the ponds around me. Can’t tell you how many times been stabbed by them. My dad would cook them. Strongest flavor of all the catfish. Brought back good times. Thank you
You're very welcome, and thanks for sharing your experiences. Amazing fish!
I was just night fishing on Monday and was catching yellow bullheads. Was a lot of fun.
Nice!! Night fishing is fun.
i love this channel!
Thank you!
i loved your commentary
Thank you
Here’s a story for all you Okie Catfish folks
My Okie cousin Tony had this Boston terrier named Buster, we all decided to go down and try and catch some catfish with this stuff called “punch bait” bc you’re supposed to take a stick, “punch” it onto the hook. It was made from Cattail fluff and rotting, fermented, ground up minnows” it smelled like hell. Anyways we’re all catching nada and decide to go home and we can’t find Buster. He had grabbed the tub of punch bait and took it into the grass. We found him with his head in the tub he was eating it!
I've never heard of 'Punch Bait," sounds delicious! Apparently, it catches dogs, but not fish!
Any chance of doing a video on perch or crappie?
I have some footage of perch, but not enough to make a video, yet. . .
Dave, you missed white bullheads, snail bullheads, flat bullheads, and spotted bullheads.
I tend to only talk about things that I can actually show you. We only have two bullheads where I live. (Yellow and black)
and then there's the channel cat. Three catfish in my area and that's it. 😊❤😊
@@TheDave333no blues or flats?
No sir, not that I know of. . .
Another fantastic documentary Dave! How did you manage to get close up shots of fry without alarming parents?? Sounds like these catfish are very tough. "Meow" at the end was unexpected! Thanks Dave
The parents were alarmed, but after a while they figured out I meant no harm. They were more concerned with the largemouth bass and the sunfish! :-)
@@TheDave333 Awesome!! Must feel good being back to diving again!! Thanks Dave
I've caught and raised black bullhead cat fish. Their my favorite fish to raise.
Awesome. Outdoors or inside?
Indoors , until their big enough to go outside in the ponds!!!
I see, that's the best way to do it!
Yep. It's great. I love watching them in the big fish tank. Than when they get to big. They go to the big pond. It's cool. Black Bullhead catfish can be spoiled rotten. Their great. 😄
While I was deep-sea fishing in Florida, there were lots of bull sharks out there.
Amazing sharks found far upstream in freshwater (hundreds of miles from the ocean). Aggressive too! I love them!!
@@TheDave333 So do I, me hearty! 🏝🏖 🦈
Got my first bullhead in my 60 gallon with a green sunfish. He’s a black bullhead
Let me know how that goes, I've heard they become very pale-colored in captivity.
I love this video and hope that you do more on catfish.
If I ever see them again :-D
wow what a great Video. Are you snorkeling?
Yes I am
Do you have an aquarium you use to make these videos?
It's cool I came across this.
I did a tiny bit of research on these last night. Or the night before.
This catfish video was filmed in the wild, but I have 22 fish tanks where I raise, breed, and film freshwater fish. The typical stuff you see in pet stores. Bullheads kinda lose their dark coloration when they've been in captivity for a while.
Great fish though, and they'll eat just about anything.
@@TheDave333 I bet your house is so cool to be at. Lmao
I have a room just for tanks, and there's a fish tank in every room except the bathroom. My wife drew the line at the bathroom. . .😁
@@TheDave333 Damn that's awesome. I bet that costs a fortune!!
No, I keep it simple, lots of live plants, sponge filters. I find lots of free tanks on the side of the road, plus I breed and sell fish, so the hobby pays for itself.
Commenting for the algo bro. Another great video, thank you !
Thanks I appreciate that. Gotta keep the "algo" happy. 😃
I have 2 wild caught bullheads in my aquarium right now. The big one is almost 2 feet long
What do you feed them?
@@TheDave333 they eat sinking pellets just like my other fish. It's cool cuz cats will eat anything and so they keeps the bottom clean
Another awesome video!
Thanks again!
Your "MEOW" was the very unexpected from serious channel like yours. Nice vid
Thank you. I like to keep things fresh . . .
How many bullhead should I stock to a 20 by 15 foot pond?
My guess would be three or four, they'll make more.
@@TheDave333 thanks
I have noticed catfish activity in mid day in the height of summer. The one in my picture was 15 pounds and caught on a muggy day in August in Colorado.
That's a nice fish! Was the water murky that can bring them out midday, that and food of course. They do love to eat. .
@@TheDave333 it was a clear stream fed pond. But the area I fished had a bunch of overgrown grasses.
I see . . . I've tried eating catfish a few times. Never cared for the taste.
Do you have any videos my guy???? That thing looks awesome
It would be awesome if you did one about burbot.
Agreed!
love the vids
I always saw babies as singles in the run by my house but never the adults
I rarely see either of them, so this was a nice treat! 😁😁😁
We used to catch the babies right at the shore of our local pond... they looked like pollywogs...
And I haven't heard horn pout in AGES. Thank you for that!
You're welcome! Horn Pout kicking it old school! 😁
I caught one today with white bread on the hook
Nice! They'll eat just about anything. Whole wheat is healthier. . . :-)
4:50 i respect the bass for seizing the opportuinity
Me too!
This is incredible
Well thank you! Be sure to check out my video on the largemouth bass, as well as the chain pickerel. :-)
They are a favorite food of flathead catfish here in north Ga blue catfish eat them too
Those flatheads get huge!
I've caught blue catfish before. And occasionally channel catfish.
Nice, those are big catfish. We have channel cats in the rivers here, but no blues.
The piraiba is my favorite catfish because it looks just like a shark. And, like I mentioned before, it's the largest catfish in South America reaching 9 feet long.
They are amazing fish. There are so many things in the Amazon that can eat you. It's a little bit frightening.
A bullhead was the first big fish I ever caught. It was at least 6 or 7 inches long! Earlier that day, I only caught small sunfish.
There's no shame in catch bluegill! I used to go fishing for bullhead at night a lot when I was a kid. We used chicken liver. . . But, the first big fish that I ever caught on a rod and reel was a stocked 14 inch rainbow trout! Before that, it was a parrotfish with a spear gun.
Are there sturgeon in this lake of yours?
I wish! However, there are shortnose sturgeon in the river where I dive. They're rare, but I hope to see one someday. Eventually, I'll have videos from the rivers as well.
@@TheDave333 The Atlantic sturgeon is bigger.
The Amur catfish/Silurus asotus is like the smaller version of the wels catfish.
It looks like a cross between a knifefish and a bullhead.
Nice video
Thanks
My personal favorite species of catfish are the walking catfish and the marine catfish I like the marine catfish for its brilliant black and white striped pattern and the walking catfish because it takes the sheer survivability of other species to the next level by being able to crawl around on land. This allows it to for example leave a dirty small stagnant pond and find a bigger cleaner pond. What’s your personal favorite species?
I agree! Those walking catfish are on a whole other level! I'd say they were my favorite as well. Have you seen footage of the Wels catfish catching pigeons?
@@TheDave333 Hmm Oh yeah I saw that on a documentary once. It shows Catfish are fairly intelligent as well since it takes a lot of skill practice and patience to catch a bird.
It sure does! I'm not sure that I catch a bird without some sort of trap. Fish are much more intelligent than we give them credit for. 😁
And now the nine lives of the catfish-
1. The running “or I guess swimming” of the bull sharks.- catfish- Oh hello there madam do you have the ti-(Gets eaten.
2. Accidentally breathing in a bit of salt water.- Catfish- A cat always (hic) lands on his feet!…Watch! AHHHHHHH! (Falls down a waterfall into some jagged rocks)
3. Staying on dry land for too long- Catfish- …(coughts)…WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?!
4. Catching birds- Catfish- … Bass- What are you doing? Catfish- I heard about a catfish that can catch birds so I’m taking a crack at it. I think I see one. Bass- Is it just me or is that bird coming closer and getting larger?
5. Moving a rock- Bass- Uhh…You need help? Catfish- NO! A catfish doesn’t need help in these matters! Watch! (Gets crushed)
6. Cooking- Catfish- …(dead) suckerfish- …Eesh poor guy. I’m glad that’s not us.
7. Trying to recreate scenes from puss in boots the last wish- Catfish- I call this one the legend will never die! (Gets crushed by a bell)
8. Meeting death- Catfish- So umm who are you again?… Death- I’m death…And I don’t mean metaphorically or poetically or rhetorically or in any other way…I’m death…Straight up… Catfish- …I think I just layed something in my nest…And it’s not eggs.
9. The last one is up to you.
Love the video
Thank you
@@TheDave333 I'll have to watch it again, but are they easy to raise in a small pond
say like a 4 deep X 8 round or they need a bigger area ?
Fresh water Catfish are amazing survivors. .With various species perfectly adapted to life in various freshwater biomes. Not to mention many species can live very long lifespans.
They are incredible survivors. . . And how about the Dorado catfish with the longest freshwater migration of any fish species in the world.
@@TheDave333 The dorado catfish is closely related to the much larger piraiba.
Among the 2 baits which works better earthworms vs chicken liver for bullhead catfish
Chicken liver in my opinion.
Super easy to catch with worms, they work incredibly well. I caught like 15 in just 2 hours and lost a few. They bite like crazy if they're present and if you don't catch one soon there's probably not present. They usually hangout in schools and you gotta look for slow moving or stagnant water with muddy/sandy bottoms with some vegetation, we are talking WARM relatively shallow water. They'll often hangout under bridges over a slow moving creek, small bay with shade in a lake. They can be caught at just about anytime but they bite more when the sun is going down at dusk or nighttime.
Great job
Thanks
The piraiba is the largest catfish in South America. It reaches 9 feet long. It makes a loud growling sound, and it will also eat anything that can fit in its mouth.
Thanks for sharing that bit of information. Catfish do love to eat. I wonder if the growling noise that they make sounds like a cat purring. That would be awesome!
Great fried in butter, little salt and pepper.
I was never a fan of eating catfish, but to each his own.
@@TheDave333I always heard they taste like the river so I never did give it a try
@@TheDave333not to mention they're unclean according to the Bible. They have fins but no scales
How does that make them unclean? Lol@@jamespimental6919
@@6Humanity6Is6DoomedThe son's of Jacob (Israel) had many prohibitions, many based on food they can't eat. One of those commandments were that they could only eat fish that have both scales and fins, so catfish, sharks, eels, and many other fish that don't have scales were considered unclean by GOD...just like they were only allowed to eat animals that have both split hoof and chew their cudd. If something is allowed its considered clean and if its not it's considered unclean!
Have you heard of madtom catfish?
Yes I have. None near where I live, unfortunately.
Besides the piraiba, I also like the paroon shark.
Big catfish! Are you familiar with the Wells Catfish?
@@TheDave333 Yes
The blue catfish is the largest catfish in North America.
That sounds about right, unfortunately we don't have them where I live. The White sturgeons are the largest fish in the U.S. We don't have those here either. 🐟❤️🐟
@@TheDave333 They live in the Pacific Region of the U.S.
We have sturgeon out in CA.
@@chisaquaticvibe6524great lakes as well!
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Catfish is good to eat when cooked/fried right 👍
Yes, it is good when done right.
Hm. I’ve never heard any tall tales about the whiskers being dangerous.
It was something I heard quite often growing up in New England. It's the pectoral fins that you have to worry about, but that's probably how the rumor started.
@@TheDave333 This is still a thing told to young fishers on docks by older folk. Honestly never made sense to me, but I never barehanded one to find out
I've never heard tales of their whiskers being harmful.
I did as a kid. There was no internet back then so a lot of information was handed down from stories and legends, and there was no way to quickly double check what you heard like there is today. "Old wives tales"
@@TheDave333 there are a species that stab you with them I can't remember but its a silvery color and in salt water lol
You've heard of a vundu catfish/Heterobranchus longifillis?
Not until now! They're a bit to big to fit in any of my tanks, but they're awesome looking fish.
@@TheDave333 What about a sharptooth catfish? They live in Africa as well.
That one I know from River Monsters! Yikes!!!
@@TheDave333 I know that too. And Yikes indeed!!!!
The catfish went to the barbel shop. Get it?
Ha Ha good one. . . :-)
@@TheDave333 Next time I tell a joke, I want you to say my name. Just like Carlos from the Magic School Bus.
I don't even know your name. . . Chi?
@@TheDave333 Yes
Nice to meet you, and as you know I'm Dave. . .
It's funny when you say "meow".
Thanks 😁
There are also white bullheads.
And snail, flat and spotted.
He missed mentioning most ameiurus species
@@finnafishfl You are absolutely right.
@@chisaquaticvibe6524 I have caught and released 5 of them! Just need black and flat
@@finnafishfl Good luck with those two!
Cool vid,but pls keep making vids about underrated aquarium fish1
I will!
Luckily l can relax after hard day at work watching majestic catfish pair on guarding their nest. Imagine to sit underwater near them, observing those distant cousins of pleco 🐟
Sounds great! I love relaxing in the lake.
Catfish are a dream to hook compared to gar
Never hooked into a Gar. What's the trouble?
@@TheDave333 I think because of their beaks it’s so hard to hook them. I’d say for every 10 hits you’ll land 1.
Huh, interesting. I saw them down in Florida, but never tried fishing for them.
Lol the meow
It's not my usual style, but I like to mix things up.
I watched this video while using the litterbox
Cats are so tidy. . .
I see the tail is just like the flathead.
Yes, but unfortunately they don't get nearly as big. :-)
I bet you've never heard of a stormii catfish. 😁
You're right! I never did, until now.
@@TheDave333 They look like sharks.
Nice! I do love that look.
lol, great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like my sun cats
I agree, they do look very similar. 😁
The babies 👶