This bullhead was caught in the Jordan River, using chicken liver as bait. 

Anglers Perspective:

Fishing for a bullhead is the kind of fishing where you bring some friends, cast out, enjoy a cool beverage, and wait for the action. Location is important, when determining where to cast. If the water isn't prime "bullhead water" you may be waiting quite a long time. Bullhead fishing techniques are simple and once you have a few basic rigs down you can catch them in any kind of conditions. Bullheads arent as prized a their relative the channel catfish, maybe because their smaller , or they live in murkier water. They do taste good however, and put up quite a fight rolling and shaking their way off hooks. 

Description:

The Black Bullhead Catfish is a scale-less fish, the back of the fish is colored ranging from black - dark olive to dark golden brown, the sides fade to bronze-green, and the belly is white. The head is large and is most of the fishes mass, with black barbels (whiskers) from the upper lip.Most Black Bullheads are less than 12 inches long and less than a pound, but they do grow to be over 18 inches and 2 pounds. They spawn from May to June, in vegetation, logs, and depressions on the bottom. They live in many ponds and slow moving rivers in Utah (Usually in calm muddy waters).They are a hearty fish and can survive in non optimal conditions,  A Bullhead once survived all the way from Utah lake, to south salt lake when it was taken off the stringer and put in the sink to be cleaned.

Current Angling Record:

• It Weighed  3 lb 4 oz. 
• The fish measured 16" long, and 13 in girth.
• Caught by Jack Gilgen, while fishing in Cutler Reservoir, 1999.