How to Fillet Any Freshly Caught Fish

Fillet your fish! It's so easy! Takes just minutes! Panfish, catfish, bass, and more!!!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• fish
• filet knife
• cutting board
• steril water
• container to place fish in/ zip block plastic bag

1. First take your fish and be sure the fish is dead. Rinse the fish off of any dirt or debris. Lay the fish horizontally on a cutting board.

2. Take the filet knife and cut behind the pectoral fin which is located right behind the gil of the fish. Cut Behind the gil, NOT in front of the gil. Begin to cut gently behind the pectoral fin until you feel it wont go any further. Do not force it. Then turn the knife on it's size and slowly start to cut and fillet the meat off of the fish going down the spinal cord of the fish but be sure not to go to deep going into it's guts. If you hit the guts and rupture them the fish meat is usually bad. Catfish have a mud vein and if you hit the vein the meat will be bad instant! Take the knife all the way from the pectoral fin and cut all the way to the end of the tail end of the fish but do not cut through it yet.

3. Next flip the fillet you cut off over and do the same thing with the meat so you can remove the meat from skin easily versus descaling the fish and making a mess. This process is so simple.

Tips & Warnings

• This process is so easy.
• Be careful not to cut yourself. Be sure your knife is good and sharp. A dull knife can lead into a cut due to forcing the knife versus a nice smooth cutting knife.