Cleaning trout

[BUCKYJR]

Are yall filleting the trout? I cleaned mine whole (excluding the head and tail), but we are hating the bones! My fish were stock mostly so they werent large enough to fillet anyway. Any suggestions?

 

[catman529]

I cleaned mine by gutting and then filleting and then skinning the fillets. Then I cut out a thin strip of the meat where the Y bones were so I ended up with 2 strips of boneless fillet instead of one whole fillet. Breaded and fried they are the perfect size, taste great, and are boneless.

Oh and my fish were in the 10-12 inch range

 

[BUCKYJR]

Im gonna have to try that then... maybe I'm underestimating the fish I froze... there may be plenty enough meat to fillet! Ive got some thawing now so we'll see

 

[trealtree]

You just have to know how to eat them. Seriously I may make a video one day to educate. Alot of people that eat trout with me really have no clue on how to eat them after their cooked, and its hard to explain.

 

[Rowdy]

i cook mine whole.after they are done i peel the skin off and slide the meat off the bone

So do I, but I like the skin. I DO scale'em first tho.

 

[bowriter]

Fillet one side. Scrape the skin side, then fillet next to the backbone. Leave the skin on. Start at the top of the ribs-at the backbone. With a slender, flexible blade filleting knife, cut just under the ribs and remove the rib cage. Pull the few remaining bones with-needle nose pliers. Easy to do and you end up with a bonless fillet that is great for sauteing in melted butter, lemon juice and white wine.

When done, peel the skin off and eat till you puke.

 

[stik]

double limit on its way to the frying pan.

i just gut em and fry em whole. when done, flake the meat off one side with a fork, grab the tail and carefully pull every bone out of it.

 

[bowriter]

Everyones got their preferred method. I remove the guts and the head and then either fry or bake them. If you make sure the meat is cooked thru you can remove all the bones together. Just carefully pull on the backbone and they'll follow. Easiest fish to prepare IMO.

X2 Just lift the tail part of the skeleton and carefully move the meat away with a fork.

 

[bowriter]

Time to head for the river.

 

[spottedbass]

Trout Fileting Instructions with videos

Go to the link above. It has step by step instructions with videos also.

 

[Unicam]

Everyones got their preferred method. I remove the guts and the head and then either fry or bake them. If you make sure the meat is cooked thru you can remove all the bones together. Just carefully pull on the backbone and they'll follow. Easiest fish to prepare IMO.

X2 Just lift the tail part of the skeleton and carefully move the meat away with a fork.

X3

 

[BUCKYJR]

Trout Fileting Instructions with videos

Go to the link above. It has step by step instructions with videos also.

Good instructions...

 

[jos3ywales]

I clean mine like this just take a few sec per fish and simple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZh6IMPvR_o