The brown bullhead is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead and yellow bullhead.
The brown bullhead thrives in a variety of habitats, including lakes and ponds with low oxygen and/or muddy conditions in many areas of the U.S. Brown Bullheads are opportunistic bottom feeders. They eat insects, leeches, snails, fish, clams, and many plants. They are also known to eat corn, which can be used as bait. Similar to other catfishes, they spawn only after the temperature of the water has reached 80 degrees (cooler in the northern US) in June and July.
Unlike their cousins the channel catfish and the blue catfish, the brown bullhead are considered rough fish and not commonly eaten, although they may be quite edible if caught in very clear waters. In most areas, they will not exceed two pounds in weight, with a current world's record of 6 lbs. 1 oz. [2]. Because of this, brown and other bullheads are not often sought by anglers and usually caught while pursuing other fishes.
The Brown Bullhead goes by other names such as mud pout, horned pout, hornpout, mud cat.
