How to fillet fish

[FishingUpskill 5]

Just completed a video on how to fillet fish (using Tommy Rough as an example).

Let me know what you think.

If you find it useful, let me know what the subject should be for the next one.

 

[Kelvin 2,251]

Welcome

Nice clear video and simple to understand language. Good work

[FishingUpskill 5]

Thanks. I'll keep at it

[doobie 5,802]

Good clear video 

I fillet my fish similar to that.

With Gar, I can butterfly them pretty well -- but with other fish I find it difficult.

So I'd be up to seeing a video on butterflying  

Thanks again for putting up.

 

[Soobz 559]

Nice work. I'd appreciate tips on snook if you're looking for a different fish, I'm not happy with the way I do those, and there's no other videos I can find.

[FishingUpskill 5]

It seems there is a demand for some of the more tricky species. Garfish might be the next cab off the rank. I will have to work up to carp. If anyone else out there has a magic method, let me know and will make you a star!

[Knackers 696]

On 28/12/2021 at 1:29 PM, FishingUpskill said:

Just completed a video on how to fillet fish (using Tommy Rough as an example).

Let me know what you think.

If you find it useful, let me know what the subject should be for the next one.

 

Bit of an old topic. But with smaller fish like tommies and whiting I don't bother to gut them. Cut straight down at an angle behind the pectoral fin to the backbone. Then slide knife alone the backbone to the tail. Fillet off and remove the stomach bones. I have a mate that does your method but I cannot tell the difference between his and mine regarding the size of the fillet and/or retained weight.

Your method is perfect for bigger fish like Snapper, Spanish Mackeral, Wahoo and Mahi Mahi etc because they have quite pronounced backbones and if you don't do your method you loose a lot of fillet. I still don't gut them though, just bleed and into the esky.