Filleting English Perch (Redfin) - How to achieve totally boneless fillets

There are many videos on filleting fish, and there are a few out there that deal with filleting redfin (English Perch). In this video I will show you how to achieve redfin fillets that contain absolutely no bones, and also apply the same technique to small redfin. When I was a child, we caught and ate many reddies, but they were always cooked whole, and the barrage of small bones put me off eating them. In later years I discovered how easy they were to fillet with 100% removal of bones, and after a bit of trial and error, and filleting 1000's of redfin, I settled on this method. I'm not suggesting this is the best way, but it is for me! Thanks for watching.

[@robbiefishing]

Great work Ross. Similar to the way I do it, but a bit different. Both end up the same. I will share to my audience so that they can see an alternative to the way that I do it.

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thanks mate, exactly the same result, and it's good to give alternatives. Leaving them in the fridge overnight to firm up is the only real difference. Cheers!

[@SPHARKS11]

Very useful video. I really miss Redfin. used to eat it twice a week. We would gut it and mum would just tear the skin off. Flour the fish and cook with bones in. We would pick them clean. Still my favourite fish

[@FishtalkVideo]

They certainly are a great table fish. Thanks for visiting.

[@knight6022]

This is how I remember my pop filleting his redfin caught in the Hume when I was a kid. Thanks so much. I plan to get my boat on the water in the Hume and fish for reddies with my daughter.

[@FishtalkVideo]

I took my daughter out this week and she loved catching redfin. They made a great meal as well!

[@timrosenthal46]

Very good...thank you ..

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thanks mate.

[@RKJFishing]

Interesting technique, I'll have to give that way a try next time!

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thanks Rohan, cheers!

[@tigesinaus]

Thanks for sharing!

[@FishtalkVideo]

Pleasure! I hope you got some useful information from it.

[@michalesinclair5274]

Nice job Ross

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thanks Michale, Nothing you don't already know, but may be of help to some.

[@darrengillett1965]

good job roscoe ole mate

[@FishtalkVideo]

Lake Hume is still going strong mate, hope you are getting amongst them.

[@stevebourke9769]

I take the skin off before I fillet. I make a cut along each side of the dorsal fin and peel off with pliers. The i do the same as you. Love your videos.

[@FishtalkVideo]

Interesting. Does the skin peel away from the flesh easily? Thanks for the kind comments.

[@stevebourke9769]

Yes the skin comes off quite easily. Got this tip from Bill Ryan who use to write for NSW Fishing News.

[@jogguys]

👍

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thank you

[@petefrayne6074]

Thanks mate, that was an informative and helpful video. Well done. PS. Where did you get the nice wooden board?

[@FishtalkVideo]

Thank you for the kind comments. The filleting board came from K Mart, but it is 20+ years old. I don't think they are available now.

[@petefrayne6074]

@@FishtalkVideo Thanks mate. I tried your filleting style last night - worked well! Cheers, Pete

[@FishtalkVideo]

@@petefrayne6074 excellent!! It's nice to not have to worry about bones.😀

[@Nudgeworth]

G'day. I like the your video, If the pin bones were left in in the larger perch, would they cook out too?

[@FishtalkVideo]

Probably, I always cut them out, but I doubt that they would be a problem. I'm just fussy I guess!

[@Nudgeworth]

Thank you for showing how to make fish fingers from small perch too, I catch a lot of small perch.

[@lotfytime]

Loving your videos, do u ever smoke redfin??

[@FishtalkVideo]

I have, and they come up ok, but generally oily fish work better. Trout of course, and yellowbelly work very well.