tullibees?

[Guest]

last year I fished a couple of lakes for tullibees.each lake had a completly different bite.one lake you had to jig and tease them into biting,the other seemed that if the bait was jigged even in the slightest they would just swim away.What I would like to know is was it the presentation, jig color,or the different lake? anyone have any ideas?the two lakes were Mille lacs and Leech.

[Guest]

It was the different lake. Did you fish the lakes on the same day? By changeing lakes, you are changing environments. The environement the fish lives in helps dictate the mood they are in. Changeing lakes to help find active fish is sometimes a good idea. If time is a factor, change spots. Not all of the fish in the same system are feeding at the same time. Tournements prove this theory every time.

[Guest]

Mallard1662-agroup of 8 are going to leech this wkend ill let you know the results when they get back,if your interested

[Guest]

I was on Leech last weekend and did pretty good. (a 6 gallon bucketful in 2 hours) the fish seemed to be away from the groups in about 28 ft. of water. they were running anywhere from a foot off the bottom to as high as 9 ft from the ice. You had to simply watch the locator and adjust accordingly. Agressive jigging triggered nearly everything that came thru.

[Guest]

RUSS AND JUDY,PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID ON LEECH THIS WEEKEND! A group of 6 of us were up the same time you were up.we thought that it was somewhat slow, but the DNR said it was the best he had come across on saturday.We had managed to ice 125 saturday and only 6 sunday. we fished all day sat. and only 2 hours on sun. We fished 24 ft. SE of stoney point.

[blue_healer_guy]

mallard,<BR>how did you get out SE of stony? I'm coming up the 17 of this month and would like to try it there.

[captkev]

I'm comeing up this weekend with my dad and brother, some friends will follow, I'm wondering about jig colors that are hot and the best bait to use? Will Reeds have the info? were leaveing around 3a.m. its a 2 1/2 hr. drive for us. will reeds be open? should I get bait the night before? any help on these matters is greatly appreciated, Thanks<BR>

[Guest]

mjgrose,Last week you could drive out on the ice.There was a road plowed out, but if you want to get away from the crowd then you will need to bring a snowmobile.Some people tried atv's but they spent more time digging out.the area that the crowd was in was not very productive the CO that we talked to said average in that area was 6 per person.bottom line bring a sled.

[Guest]

captkev., I would get your bait ahead of time most of the bait shops will not be open.WE used waxies under spring bobbers.Dont know if it will be the same when you go.If someone knows of one that will be open we could use some help.You should be on the ice before reeds will be open. All 6 of us used the same jig color it was red/w black.one in our group only caught 3, but the rest seemed to do pretty good with that.

[Guest]

JUST ANOTHER NOTE:THE DNR SAID THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A 50 FISH LIMIT ON LEECH COMING SOON.MAYBE NEXT YEAR! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID.

[Guest]

mallard1662-- between 70-100 tilles each day out from stony point also.30ft deep 6-12 inches off the bottom. forgot to ask color of jig, they used a spinner about 10 inches up to get them in, really fusy,they banged on the spinner till they found the grubs, they opened a couple up they were full of larvy evedently there hatching from the mud flats. I believe he said about 4 miles out

[captkev]

Thanks for the feedback Mallard1662, If your out there, I'll be in a 2000 3/4 ton chv. 4x4 silve/blk toper and a 2000 polaris 500 xcsp red/black. It would be nice to meet a few of you from time to time. As for the 50 fish Limit, that dont bother me, Shure I'll bring a few home to put in the smoker, but how many can a guy eat, I'll give some away too, take some to the bar after they are done. I'll only make one trip and I'll be filled up on smoked fish untill the sucker run in the spring. and thats only if I can catch one to bring home, we might get skunked. I'd like to catch a couple of those 12-14 inch perch everybody talkes about. that would be a real treat also. one more thing. everyone talks of Stony Pt. I've stayed at the campgrounds there and fished muskies in the summer, Is that the access that everyone uses or do I need to go somewhere else to get on neer Stony Pt.????<BR>Thanks for all the help, Hope to see ya there.

[blue_healer_guy]

mallard,<BR>thanks for the reply. we will bring a sled. this is for anyone, i've only smoked tullibee's once and that was as soon as we got home. is it possible to freeze a bunch and then smoke them the next week? anybody got a good brine to share? i got mine off of a internet site last year but can't find it. thanks, joe

[Guest]

captkev,it is the access that everyone is using. don't think i'll be up there this weekend. maybe in a week or two. If you are interested in trying some fishing some time you can email me .sounds like fun! [email protected]

[Guest]

Joe,we freeze our fish and smoke them all year long.I would freeze them in water to prevent freezer burn though.I can't tell the difference between fresh or frozen after smoking! sure are good though!If you want to know how we do our smoking,you can get me at: [email protected]

[Guest]

mjgrose--I worked at moreys in montley back in70-73 all fish that came in were froze with an ice coating,we tossed them in huge tubs of cold water(a salt mixture)the salt came out of the second hose as water,aii licquidified. we us a glass measuring tube just for salt brine,not sure where to get one. it measured in %. left them over night and smoked the next morning, I believe it was maple,hickery,and a dash of apple chips. wish i could remember excat measurements. any tullies that came in from red lake were packed in ice and smoked each day,just gutted and gilled heads on. hung heads down ,with a meat thermoter in. trout,halibut,salmon,laid on screens.

[rvvrrat]

You might take a look at this site:<BR><A HREF="http://3men.com/threemen1.htm#Prepare" TARGET=_blank>http://3men.com/threemen1.htm#Prepare</A> the Fish or start from their home page at <A HREF="http://3men.com/." TARGET=_blank>http://3men.com/.</A> The first one has a brine recipe and other instructions. I have tried some of their BBQ recipes with good results.

[Guest]

rvvrrat, that was a very good reference on the smoked fish that you gave!It is because of people like you that we are able access the INFO that we are looking for.thanks alot from all of us.mallard

[Guest]

TO ALL: I was just wondering what jig colors and presentations you use when you fish for tullibees? MY personal favorite is red/black and silver on the back fished under a spring bobber on six pound line.----mallard

[captkev]

I'll be trying that Red/Blk/silver combo first. all the info I can gather before sunday will be great. I hope to out fish My whole family I've been trying to put together some different kind of flashers, to attract them, any sugestions? I have a couple of Dare-Devels all silver and a couple of gold spoons also, I've also been told cow-bells like the ones used to troll for trout with.

[Guest]

captkev,I would try setting up two rods one with a silver flasher and one without,then work them both to find the mood of the fish. mallard<p>[This message has been edited by mallard1662 (edited 03-16-2001).]

[captkev]

O-kay, Here's another question, say I drill three holes and fish 2 lines with hooks and use the third hole for the flasher with no hooks, will that be legal? that is three lines, but only two of them have hooks....? have you ever seen this or done it yourself?

[Guest]

I have never done this sort of a thing,But if there is no hook I would believe that it would be legal.<P>[This message has been edited by mallard1662 (edited 03-16-2001).]<P>[This message has been edited by mallard1662 (edited 03-16-2001).]<p>[This message has been edited by mallard1662 (edited 03-17-2001).]

[Guest]

captkev, just tried to call dnr for your answer about third line flasher,but office was closed.Still not 100% sure on that.I tried to get info on the net.The laws don't get that specific that I found.Maybe someone else knows for sure.Any help out there?---------mallard

[Guest]

captkev,so how did you do on leech today?Did the INFO I gave you help?Need details!!!!!! how was snow on the ice? We will probably go again next weekend.-------mallard

[captkev]

We did allright, 37 Tullibees and 14 perch. We did'nt fish that long. we stopped Tullibee fishing about 10:30 and moveed untill we found some Perch on the camera. Nice Perch. 10-12 inchers. I've coulght a few like that before but not in numbers. As for the snow. It was better than other lakes I've been to. If you stick with the crowd, You'll be O-Kay with your Truck. get off the road and you'll need a sled. My dad brought his 4-wheeler with and we spent time getting him un-stuck. My advice, Don't put the snowshoes away yet. Well I gota go I'm picking a friend up at 9:00 and we're headed for my favorite BullGill lake.<BR>Oh, my dad got most of the fish, he was useing a orenge and gold moon-glo. at day break it did'nt matter if you had a flasher but once it got good and light out then it helped to bring them in for a look.

[Guest]

captkev,sounds like you had fun last sunday! did you go out of stoney point then? Sounds like snowmobile is still the best bet. Did you get away from the crowd that was by the road? How deep did you fish for both the tullibees and perch? Did you have to change areas of the lake to get perch? Probably going up this weekend and give it another shot. THANKS CAPTKEV!!!!!!! mallard

[captkev]

We fished 1/4-1/2 mile to the northeast of the crowed south east of stoney. the perch were in 18' of water to the west of the crowed on a sand bar I fished last summer for Muskies. The Tullibees were in 34' of water and from bottom to 15 foot off bottom. Bring your knee boots, the snow is melting and there is plenty of slush.

[Guest]

captkev,do you think we could get by on 4x4 this weekend?

[captkev]

I don't think so, sorry. with the snow melting the way it is, it could be tuff. If you stick to the crowds then O-kay. If you try to move in and look for some perch, you will need a sled.