How to Use bullhead in a Sentence

bullhead

noun
  • Along with channel catfish, the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, rock bass, bass carp, brown trout and brown bullhead.
    Sean Quinton, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2018
  • Small, ruby lacquered bullheads line a far wall and booths the color of red sangria adorned with nail-head trim fill the dining space.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2018
  • Bullheads are active and provide good action, but their numbers seem to be down compared to the last few years.
    Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
  • Live bullheads are also effective for striped bass near the Mothball Fleet.
    sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Jackson said other fish, such as bluegill sunfish, largemouth bass, bullhead catfish and yellow perch are known to be caught from the pond too.
    Michael Walsh, Courant Community, 3 May 2017
  • Grass shrimp is available in Suisun Bay bait shops, and live bullheads are going in and out rapidly in selected bait shops with access to a shrimp boat.
    sacbee, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Grass shrimp is available in Suisun Bay bait shops, and live bullheads continue to be very popular at shops with shrimp boat access.
    sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The lake contains bluegill/sunfish, carp, largemouth bass, crappie, bullhead, northern pike, and walleye.
    Laura Hinderman, Daily Southtown, 27 June 2017
  • Warm and murky water in the pond would attract mostly carp, bullheads and other fish tolerant of poor water quality, Wawrzyn said.
    Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Fishing continues to be good for crappie, bullheads, channel catfish, and trout.
    Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 7 May 2017
  • Some other species found are largemouth bass, brown bullhead, white catfish, chain pickerel, brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout, according to ctfishfinder.com.
    Frank Cohen, courant.com, 17 May 2017
  • One fish, a brown bullhead, had the astounding concentration of twenty-five hundred parts per million.
    Rachel Carson, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 1950
  • The rest of the fish community includes muskellunge, northern pike, white sucker, brown bullhead, yellow perch, spot-tail shiner, Johnny darter and a handful of other small species.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • Other fish include pickerel, white perch, yellow perch, sunfish and bullhead.
    Frank Cohen, courant.com, 17 May 2017
  • Anglers caught 10 non-natives: Yellow perch; black and white crappie; largemouth and smallmouth bass; pumpkinseed; bluegill; bullhead and channel catfish, and walleye.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • As a result, June suckers face an array of predator species, including white bass, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, black bullhead, northern pike and channel catfish.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Jan. 2021
  • While there are a number of American catfish (and similar-looking bullheads) the most important catfish species to American anglers are channel catfish, blue catfish, and flathead catfish.
    Popular Science, 1 June 2020

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