How to prepare Tullibee

[Darton37]

Can anybody give me any direction on how to prepare tullibee for the table

[Steve Foss]

I've only ever had them smoked, because they are bony. For smoking, simply fillet it, leave the skin on and take the ribs out, and it's ready. Or you can gut it and then but inch-thick steaks like you see for smoked salmon.

The few people I've talked to who fix tulibee for the table, simply treat it like a walleye fillet, pulling out the ribs, taking off the skin and fixing it however they want.

That's maybe not a lot of help, but it's all I know about that.

[Darton37]

I watched Babe Winkleman on the outdoor channel fishing for tullibees thru the ice on Winnie, it looked like a blast and i think ill try to get in on the action

[Dark Cloud]

Try the old tried and true technique... Skin the tullibe and rub it down with some butter and sprinkle it with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place it on a nice cedar plank and bake it for a few hours at 300. After a few hours scrape the stinky fish into the cats bowl(he probably wont eat it). Then sit down with a beer and chow down on that cedar plank.
They are fun to catch but I dont want em stinking up my bucket....

[Guest]

Tullibee and whitefish are very good fished when they are smoked.
We always cut the head off,then split down the one side of the ribs,they open up just like a butterfly.
Then you soak them in a brine(there is many diff recipies for the brine)
soak them overnight,then smoke them in a smoker. Buy some beer and wait for them to get done. They are awesome when they are still warm.

[Havin' Fun]

I agree!!!! Fillet them, leave the skin on, soak in a salt water brine for 12 hours and smoke em'. I can't wait for March to get in on some tullibee action. Went to Leech last year...and did pretty well.

[Bushwacker]

I agree also. We caught quite a few on Lake of the Woods last year and we smoked them. They tasted great and it was a fun get together for all of us to relive the trip and sample a couple of barley pops a couple weeks after getting back to civilization. Good luck.

[icehousebob]

At a campground, I was once invited to join a group for Tullibee grilled over charcoal. To be polite, I did. It wasn't half bad. One Tullibee tip when smoking; we make our brine by adding salt until it will float an egg, then add either maple syrup or a handful of maple sugar. It gives it a much better flavor. And smoke it cool and slooow. Too hot and you end up with building material or compost.