BLACK BULLHEAD

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Smaller than the other, more sought-after catfishes, the bullhead is brown/green in color and doesn't have the forked tail like the channel cat. Common in nearly all streams, lakes and ponds, the bullhead readily bites worms and stink bait and delights youngsters learning to fish. The state record is 7 pounds, 5 ounces. The world record is 8 pounds, 15 ounces.

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Updated: 01/17/2025

Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND 87.25 1.25 0.00 0.58 F
LAKE ATWOOD 56.75 0.00 0.00 0.36 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 34.40 20.60 0.20 1.04 G
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 24.67 23.00 3.33 1.44 G
STERLING CITY LAKE 21.89 7.67 0.00 0.67 G
SABETHA CITY LAKE 15.50 1.67 0.25 1.45 G
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 14.67 13.22 7.11 1.72 G
ATCHISON SFL 13.40 0.40 0.00 0.58 G
JEWELL SFL 11.76 8.47 0.18 1.48 G
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW 11.50 3.50 0.00 0.69 G
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 11.00 9.50 3.25 1.75 F
DOUGLAS SFL 10.45 5.09 1.45 3.13 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 10.00 0.33 0.00 0.53 G
NEOSHO SFL 9.17 0.50 0.00 0.66 G
WOODSON SFL 8.33 4.78 0.00 0.86 G
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE 7.13 6.25 2.13 1.50 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 6.50 1.33 0.50 2.27 G
MIAMI SFL 6.29 1.14 0.57 2.60 F
BARBER SFL 6.21 1.79 0.43 1.11 G
OSAGE SFL 5.33 1.00 0.58 1.41 F
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 5.29 4.17 0.17 1.48 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 4.71 0.71 0.29 1.29 F
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 3.88 0.00 0.00 0.48 P
BROWN SFL 3.85 2.08 1.00 1.42 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 3.83 0.25 0.00 0.55 F
COWLEY SFL 3.75 1.25 0.38 3.41 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 3.53 1.00 0.13 1.23 F
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
LYON SFL 3.50 2.25 1.00 1.80 G
SEVERY CITY LAKE 3.50 0.50 0.17 0.87 P
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 3.38 0.25 0.00 0.69 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 3.36 1.55 0.91 1.12 F
JOHNSON CO-LEXINGTON PARK LAKE 3.33 2.00 0.33 0.96 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 3.25 1.00 0.13 0.86 F
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 3.18 0.36 0.09 0.93 F
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 3.08 1.33 0.17 1.06 G
EDNA CITY LAKE 3.00 1.50 0.00 0.68 F
MONTGOMERY SFL 2.88 0.00 0.00 0.46 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 2.83 1.39 0.17 1.07 G
BONE CREEK LAKE 2.77 0.31 0.00 0.74 G
SHAWNEE SFL 2.67 1.67 0.17 1.04 F
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.43 F
JOHNSON CO-KILL CREEK PARK LAKE 2.33 0.33 0.00 0.56 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.32 P
LAKE OLATHE 2.25 0.33 0.08 1.18 F
CHANUTE CITY LAKE 2.00 0.50 0.00 0.68 F
WILSON SFL 1.67 1.00 0.00 0.91 G
GEARY SFL 1.55 0.36 0.09 0.76 F
BANNER CREEK LAKE 1.38 0.38 0.13 1.00 P
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 1.22 0.44 0.33 1.22 F
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 1.20 0.20 0.00 0.72 P
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 1.17 0.50 0.08 1.31 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 1.17 0.83 0.00 0.79 F
HORSETHIEF 1.07 0.00 0.00 0.59 P
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 1.00 0.25 0.00 0.57 P
LEBO CITY LAKE 1.00 0.25 0.00 0.49 P
LEAVENWORTH SFL 0.63 0.50 0.13 0.89 P
ELLIS CITY LAKE 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.33 P
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 0.58 0.08 0.00 0.54 P
JOHNSON CO-SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.45 F
MINED LAND PIT 44A 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.55 F
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.42 P
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.31 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.48 P
MARION COUNTY LAKE 0.42 0.17 0.08 1.63 P
OTTAWA SFL 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.41 P
LAKE LENEXA 0.38 0.13 0.00 0.55 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.30 F
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.33 0.25 0.00 0.77 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
NEBO SFL 0.33 0.17 0.17 1.92 P
BROWNING OXBOW 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.75 P
BUTLER SFL 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.14 P
CRAWFORD SFL 0.25 0.17 0.00 0.55 F
MCPHERSON SFL 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.26 P
EUREKA CITY LAKE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.41 P
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-AUXILIARY LAKE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.38 P
CLARK SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
LAKE AFTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 P
Updated: 01/17/2025

Ponds

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 16.33 1.00 0.17 1.81 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 3.00 1.00 0.00 0.60 F
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 2.00 0.33 0.00 0.49 F
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
COLBY-VILLA HIGH LAKE 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.96 P
Updated: 01/17/2025

Reservoirs

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
CEDAR BLUFF 14.18 5.02 0.12 1.29 G
SEBELIUS 8.87 6.40 1.23 1.33 G
KIRWIN 3.27 3.19 1.81 1.94 G
KANOPOLIS 3.00 2.47 0.58 1.27 G
WEBSTER 2.95 1.50 0.02 1.40 G
MARION 2.62 0.85 0.08 1.09 F
LOVEWELL 1.51 0.76 0.07 1.43 F
HILLSDALE 1.36 0.23 0.00 0.56 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.33 0.08 0.08 1.29 P
MILFORD 1.15 0.90 0.06 2.07 F
BIG HILL 0.73 0.13 0.00 0.53 F
CLINTON 0.71 0.51 0.02 0.93 F
GLEN ELDER 0.52 0.30 0.07 1.11 F
TORONTO 0.38 0.19 0.06 1.26 P
WOLF CREEK 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.39 P
POMONA 0.30 0.13 0.05 1.44 P
PERRY 0.25 0.13 0.03 1.60 P
WILSON 0.22 0.20 0.07 1.68 P
LACYGNE 0.21 0.12 0.00 0.93 P
FALL RIVER 0.08 0.08 0.02 1.14 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.07 0.05 0.02 1.09 P
EL DORADO 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
MELVERN 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.63 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 P