3 Ways to Fillet a Large Trout

[@JoshPiland]

Caleb, you’re like the Bob Ross of fish filleting. Always enjoy the lesson!

[@calebwistad]

Haha, that’s a first. Thanks man!

[@Will7981]

You do some of the best filet tutorials that I’ve seen on YT.👍🏻

[@calebwistad]

Thanks again!

[@kevinthompson5827]

So I had to watch this again just so I knew what to do. I have never tried filleting a trout before and the first couple didn’t turn out well but after that I did a lot better and then by the eighth fish I could probably do it really well again. So thanks again for showing me how to fillet a trout.

[@calebwistad]

I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@epicgamercam8619]

this is the best tutorial video on youtube

[@calebwistad]

Thanks!

[@kevinthompson5827]

Wow that’s amazing how you did that. Because trout is the main fish we catch and we have been trying to smoke them this is going to help us immensely. And seeing how I have used my filet knife so much there isn’t much left to it I’m going to get one of those.

[@calebwistad]

Great! Glad to hear you liked it.

[@adriannarodriguez1659]

I was just looking on your page last night for this video! Thanks for posting!

[@calebwistad]

Awesome. Just in time!

[@samuelsilbaugh4414]

Enjoy all of tiur tutorials! Question about the largemouth bass. Do you only eat them in the winter and not summer? Also, have you ever had smallmouth bass and if so, what are your thoughts?

[@calebwistad]

Thanks! No, I’ll eat bass any time of year. I don’t eat a lot of smallies because we don’t have an overly high population of them like we do the largemouth. I have eaten them at times though and they are virtually identical to largies on the table.

[@codybertram6122]

Needed this just got my first hook jaw in the iowa driftless. Mealie master style 👍🐐🎣

[@calebwistad]

Haha. That’s awesome! I need to watch some of his videos.

[@codybertram6122]

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[@randallmcintosh7075]

How often should you sharpen your knives and how to sharpen ? Great videos!

[@calebwistad]

I’d like to do a video on that soon. Stay tuned!

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

This man just offended me he cut off the belly meat. Ive heard so many call it unhealthy. But it is the sweetest part

[@calebwistad]

I do keep it sometimes, especially on a large salmon or lake trout.

[@melindas.8745]

Good fileting. Why is the flesh of the trout yellow? The trouts in our area have white flesh.

[@calebwistad]

Lake trout can have many different colors of flesh. Sometimes they are a dark orange, sometimes a yellow, and even nearly white. Most trout that have white flesh are stocked fish that have not been eating a natural diet for long. Wild trout typically have very yellow to dark orange flesh.

[@melindas.8745]

@@calebwistad thanks :) now i know

[@Lukelovesfishingandhunting]

Where can I buy a fellet knife like yours?

[@calebwistad]

The links are in the description for this video. I’ll leave them here too though. Bubba 7” tapered flex: scheels.rockporch.com/prdlink/Ss2go6unxG Bubba lithium ion electric: scheels.rockporch.com/prdlink/cR2sU8SWHt

[@1f2s3hm]

Thx

[@calebwistad]

You bet!

[@RWAllen-jx8gi]

Can I go on your next fishing trip? 🤣

[@calebwistad]

😂

[@k1llshot]

If I catch any this weekend I'm going to use this as my guide. I'll still destroy them in the process, but what a great tutorial. You're a rockstar.

[@calebwistad]

Thanks much! It does take practice, as with anything, but you can do it!

[@gbrito4923]

What's the point of keeping the guts while filleting?? Always remove the guts before doing any kind of filleting. This way you keep things clean and avoid any unecessary contamination on the flesh while filleting. Another tip, use tweezers to remove bones. It is much faster to do and also your filets will not miss any flesh like the method you used.

[@calebwistad]

I have a few more videos out there that do show how to remove the guts first. It’s just an extra step that some folks just won’t do though. As far as removing the pin bones, I also have another video that shows how to remove them with tweezers just as you described. Again, more time consuming but a better product in the long run.

[@SubArcticAdventures]

Came here to see if I’m gonna add my lake trout butchering in my next soon-to-be-posted video 😂. I’m not. 😂

[@calebwistad]

Lol. Why not?

[@SubArcticAdventures]

@@calebwistad lol. Fair question. Perhaps I can be the video example of what not to do 😎

[@Dz3no2]

Why is it so yellow

[@calebwistad]

That’s fatty Lake Superior lake trout. Sometimes they will be more orange but often real yellow.

[@SteveArmstrong-Watkins]

Unsure why you’d remove the skin before frying. If you fry the filleTT skin down first, you’ll have lovely crispy skin and the meat will stay together. Also….when speaking English the word is pronounced FilleTT, you pronounce the ‘T’. Repeatedly saying ‘fillay’ is incorrect. You aren’t speaking French here. Other then that; interesting video. Many thanks.

[@calebwistad]

Yes. I also have some videos on how to cook fish with the skin on. Up here in the Midwest I have never heard a single person call it a “fillet” it’s always “filet”. Must be from all the French voyageurs who settled here or something…. 😆

[@jwjwalshmusic]

It comes from the French word bozo. It's a cut of meat. His pronunciation is correct.

[@mileswoodard4278]

Also part of the reason he's so slow is he's using way to ridid of a filet knife. No flex. The handle is way top cumbersome and thick. Blade also should be way more flexible. Total joke to use an electric filet knife on trout. Makes no sense at all unless your normal filet knife is dull. Anyway, just my opinion..

[@calebwistad]

I happen to believe that many anglers use knives that are too flexible. The more flex you add, the less control you have. You need some, but there is a point where you can have too much.

[@mileswoodard4278]

Very slow, Lol! Very inefficient it's actually way easier to start from the other side. Not trying to be mean and I understand he's doing a demonstration but he took 3 times longer than any experienced fisherman used to fileting trout would. Also no reason to remove pin bones on trout of that size. They basically cook out. Total waste of meat. I've fileted thousands of trout. Just my opinion..

[@calebwistad]

It does take about 3-4 times longer to fillet a fish while you are doing a tutorial and explaining each aspect of the process. If you want to see someone fillet a fish quickly, there are probably plenty of those videos out there.

[@n8ter292]

The info was described perfectly and demonstrated! Thank you 😎

[@Will7981]

You do some of the best filet tutorials that I’ve seen on YT.👍🏻

[@calebwistad]

Thanks so much!