How to Fillet Rainbow Trout

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By Jessica Drew
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Rainbow trout is great cooked right away or frozen to eat later

Rainbow trout can make for a delicious meal. The following are steps on how to fillet it when caught fresh.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Step 1

First, always wash the trout thoroughly.
Step 2

Cut the fish open from its underbelly. Start from the bottom hole near the tail and cut a line all the way up to the gills.
Step 3

Rinse out the inside of the fish; intestines, bones, and all.
Step 4

Remove the intestines and the bones with your hands.
Step 5

Remove the head and tail of the trout. When removing the tail cut approximately one inch above the tail.
Step 6

Check again to make sure all the bones and intestines have been removed.
Step 7

Peel the trout's skin from tail to head, it should peel nicely.
Step 8

Cook, fry, or barbeque and season according to preference.