How I Fillet a Trout Step-By-Step (Pin Bone Removal With NO CUT!)

Freshwater trout carry one of the most delicious, delicate and rich fillets you will find on any fish. In this video we will explore the quickest, as well as the cleanest, methods of obtaining the best fillets possible from them. Sporting that dense orange meat, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout and even hybrids like tiger trout and splake are all fabulous eating. Although these fish appear much different than say, a walleye or a perch, there are many similarities in the way we fillet them. That being said, these fish definitely have a few characteristics that make them a little more difficult to fillet efficiently.
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[@sjklahn]

This should be the only video on KZbin on how to clean a trout. Thanks and cheers from Marshfield Wi.

[@calebwistad]

Thanks! That’s quite a compliment and I appreciate it!

[@Anderware]

Thank you for this video, probably the best one out there. Professional and competent. I've cleaned a lot of fish and I still learned a few things to make me better at it. Cheers!

[@calebwistad]

Thanks much!

[@steveperez3393]

Excellent, thanks for taking the time to put it together! Now tell me how to catch ‘em. Lol

[@calebwistad]

You bet! Here is one video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp23kGlvisudhZosi=thxn7VcrE9qYB8Ku

[@KimiW]

I don't get to fish much since moving to the city but as a chef, I do like to buy fresh fish at the market. We were trained to cut thru the head. So thanks for your terrific instructional video. Beautiful pin bone work, btw!

[@calebwistad]

Thanks! That’s quite a compliment.

[@KimiW]

@@calebwistad a well deserved one. I'll be sure to share it on Facebook. Thank YOU!

[@TheWhitetailrancher]

BEAUTIFUL FISH!!!! I am officially hungry! My absolutely favorite food! We don't clean them the same way but hey, each to their own! I find no fault with your method at all.

[@calebwistad]

Thanks so much! Trout are great eating.

[@mitchellbaalman6184]

My partner and I just watched it! We had been trying too clean our fish way to fast for some reason. We'll definitely take our time for now on and also get some fish tweezers! Also, we like the fishy taste! But we make a lot of fish stew.

[@calebwistad]

Nice! I need to learn how to make some soup/stew out of my fish.

[@earlybirdadventures8677]

Omg I thought I was the only guy on lake superior who used tweezers! I also use an 8in old-timer fillet knife and been loving the new freshwater Gerber fillet knife too.

[@calebwistad]

Haha. Sure makes a nice fillet!

[@ShenkFishingCO]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to share.

[@calebwistad]

You bet!

[@reelangling9108]

Thanks for the info!

[@calebwistad]

You bet!

[@Edwardcruzz13]

Really good job buddy!!😮

[@calebwistad]

Thanks!

[@renotimberwolf2139]

Great video! I ordered knives and tweezers!

[@calebwistad]

Awesome! Thank you! I'm glad you found some good information in here!

[@kpohanka]

Insane technique

[@calebwistad]

Thanks!

[@realbipedalbob]

Looking good

[@calebwistad]

Thanks!

[@robertlafontaine805]

Does that bone puller work on Pike? Great video by the way.

[@calebwistad]

I haven’t tried it yet. I kind of doubt it because of the shape of the Y bones but I’m going to try it!

[@mg8718]

Cook your trout whole and broil it with butter and herbs, When its done you can pull the entire bone section out at one time. You will have alot more fish to eat!

[@calebwistad]

I cook trout that way too. Especially smaller ones. Lots of people can’t stomach eating fish that is served whole though. That’s why it’s important to also know how to fillet them. Fillets from a larger fish also smoke much better than a whole fish.

[@christinehooper6488]

What is your countertop made out of

[@calebwistad]

1/4” thick sheet plastic.

[@tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk3120]

Nice job But your obsession with fat.🤣 That's the best part.

[@calebwistad]

Faaaat! 😆

[@philippetherrien8753]

This video that we just watch is the best piece of work that we have seen. Best informations. Congratulations.

[@calebwistad]

Thanks!

[@duanebolen543]

I was watching another video on cleaning and they said leave them little bones and because they won't hurt anything after you fry them or you bake it in the oven cuz they will turn soft just like eating a sardine

[@calebwistad]

That might be true on a small trout but definitely not a 20” +!

[@duanebolen543]

@@calebwistad thank you

[@bjellison905]

​​@@calebwistad i think it's true for native trout but not stock. Or is what I was taught. Which here are creek trout. Nothing like the size of the ones in the video. Those are beauties.

[@carvedwood1953]

Better left skin on IMO.

[@calebwistad]

They are great that way! That’s #3 on the list in the video but is put it closer to #1 on my favorites.

[@camdenfurry5187]

Ive always just spit the pin bones out as i chewed like a caveman. My uncle likes to chew and crunch them. Too much for me

[@calebwistad]

I know some people are ok with it but I prefer my fish bone-free.

[@mg8718]

Theres nothing left of this fish. Only 2 paper thin slices of fish.

[@calebwistad]

I ate the two fillets from this one and it was more than enough for a meal. The fillets were about 1 1/2” thick, which would be some real thick paper.

[@mg8718]

@@calebwistad If those filet are 1 1/2 inch thick then im Santa Clause. Hell, most salmon filt arent even 1 1/2 inches thick. What are you smoking?

[@hondo5002]

If people don’t know how to clean a fish they shouldn’t go fishing

[@calebwistad]

Well, maybe some people can start fishing now that they have watched this video!

[@KimiW]

Everybody had to learn before talking like that.

[@fishinghunting7275]

You kids nowadays don't like fat. That's where all of the good taste is at!

[@calebwistad]

I do on beef, not so much on catfish or salmon….😂