Fishing Fillet

How do I fillet a fish if I catch one when I go fishing?

I am going fishing and how do I fillet a fish the right way. THANKS

Be advised you are gonna tear up a few fish before you get it right but with practice you can get to the point where you can clean a fish with minimal waste. Start with a cut right behind the gills on each side and do not cut through the spine. Make the cuts on each side meet at the top of the head. From where the 2 cuts meet bring the knife down the back of the fish along one side of the spine (you will be able to feel the spine with your knife). Bring this cut all the way to the tail. Cut the meat off of the spine starting back at the head and working down your cut……..cut down to the top of the ribcage and when the ribs end follow the entire spine to the tail. Cut the belly skin and you should have a filet with the skin on one side. Starting at the tail end of the filet carefully run the knife under the skin until the meat is cleanly cut off the skin. Turn the fish over and do the same thing to the other side. This sounds difficult and I will be honest with you……..you will probably tear up a lot of meat before you get the hang of it but after you learn it is an art you can pass on to your grand-kids. Once you cut a few fish open and you see how they are put together then you will see what needs to be done to do a neat job of it. Hope this helps. Check out the site below for some pics of what I am talking about.

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