Bottom Feeding Tulibees?

[Spazzums08]

Anyone ever hear of this? We caught over 30 this weekend at LOW and they were all on the bottom, either right there or you'd have to raise them up anywhere from 3-15 feet, but almost all started within 5 feet of the bottom. Never heard of this before, has anyone?

[David Kasten]

lol no, thats a bummer though if thats all you were catching.

[jltimm]

Their usually suspended, but I caught them near the bottom many,many times on Mille Lacs.

[goose89]

saw it last year on mille lacs too. we watched em on the camera, and actually have several take our waxie tipped jigs out of the mud. Once we saw them come in, it would be like a frenzy, all within 1 foot of bottom. Eventually the action would slow down. After the frenzy, if we could get their attention, we dropped our waxie tipped jig down intot the mud, and often they'd root around and find it. We caught quite a few doing that. Very memorable, and surprising experience.

[jigginjim]

I would like to catch a few of them for smoking this winter.

[mike morris]

Was summer fishing URL this past year. Was dragging a rapala along the bottom, and to my surprise I caught a tulibee that low.

[ChuckN]

Yes! While at LOW in January we iced a couple roaming the bottom. I also iced one near home that was on the bottom....this is the first I've ever seen that happen, especially on 2 different bodies of water!

[Gissert]

I caught them on the botton on LOW before, mostly in the Angle on the sides of reefs.

[Boar]

Hit a bunch of them out in 34' on the bottom but not that many did ya keep them? many people target tthem for smoking, very goo stuff. Boar

[Cliff Wagenbach]

The Tulibees that are feeding on the bottom are after mayfly larvae. They eat tons of them on Lake Vermilion.

Half of the Tulibees seem to be suspended and the other half are right on the bottom.

Very easy to catch and lots of fun, but they sure are smelly!

Not edible, even smoked as far as I am concerned! Very fishy tasting!

Cliff

[jltimm]

Not edible? You must not have had them done right? Their MMMMMM GOOD!