Walleye fillet technique

[Tapsa007]

Nice job, but too slowly! Right technique, but your knife is too short and blunt. One of the best here in youtube. Why you have that plastic under the fish, it's much easier without it! ;)

[Freshwaterphil]

@Tapsa007

The walleye was actually too big for my knife, most of the ones I get are considerably smaller. The plastic was there to protect the countertop and save on the messy cleanup, as it was indoors.

[Youngd2007]

Good job!

[kotakintai]

Lol, & minutes and you have but only 1 fillet to show for all your work.

[RileyUMR]

Never seen people cut through the ribs with a traditional knife. Seems like a lot of extra work...

[Freshwaterphil]

@RileyUMR

I find that you end up with more meat on the flanks if you cut through the ribs as opposed to going around them. Maybe it's just me, I'm used to that method...

[RileyUMR]

@Freshwaterphil I'm going to have to try that.

[tristancooper1997]

@Freshwaterphil sorry about the thumbs dont on your comment i ment to hit the like button

[live2fish1000]

wow thats a big baifish for a walleye that size

[Benjaminsix]

wax paper...rlly? did u know u were shooting a video?

[gptoplak58]

nothing like some good stomach bile on your knife before you start to fillet!

[buddypookie]

Thats like a 10 pounder, dont imagine its gonna taste to good. Never cut down the stomache. One cut into the neck along the backbone but dont cut the fillet completely off, stop before the end of the tail and do the same for the other side. Then cut straight through the backbone a couple inches up from the tail. Then you can grip the tail when skinning. Makes it alot faster when you have lots of fish.

[armyluv90]

Amazing Job Man! :D I am saving this to my favorites!

[TheEliteFisherMan]

Great method of filleting walleye, i love to see when people save as much meat as possible!

Great job!

I subscribed!

Mike

[CABINDAD]

Hey whatever works for you, but take a look at some other vids on how to fillet a walley. And I couldn't help but notice but your knife seems very dull. Nice fish though.

[freedog37]

to big

[jetshull]

@freedog37 i agree, thats not good eating size, for me around 16-18 inch walleye is great eating.

[yoda12145]

Lots of them "burn-out" in a year or too. regular knives work fine if you have got time.

[ketay88]

might as well get some good cheek meat on that big walleye

[Freshwaterphil]

I did. 2 fat walleye cheek burgers...

[koxiesarmy]

@ketay88 Broil the cheeks with a little garlic butter and they're like scallops.

[faintkillingyou]

yum

[pikefisherman3]

don't the fins usually cook out? good video. i'm going to invite you as a friend

[Freshwaterphil]

I get rid of the fins and their surrounding bone structure, I hate bones on my fish.

[yoda12145]

I hate bones in my fish too.

[Freshwaterphil]

I don't fillet than many big ones, most are smaller, quicker and easier with a standard blade.

[asmodia14]

you know there is a thing that can make filleting a walleye like that a lot easier. its called an electric fillet knife. invest in one you wont be dissapointed

[NSRNDN]

what on gods green earth are you doing?

[fireboy70000]

i have coat 13 fish in my life 11 walleye 1 jack and a musile

[eepruls]

Smaller ones are better to eat and the bigger ones are better to put back to keep the stocks up.

[sucklava]

that makes no sense. Put the smaller ones back, so they'll go about makign big ones. Keep the big ones.

[dammeganoob]

Sorry for so many comments but i was wondering if you could as me as a friend?

[dammeganoob]

Well I am a Canadian and I love your videos I also enjoy fishing for pike and walleye, but I usually catch alot of walleye at night on rapalas. I catch walleye at night because at night walleye can see as good as day if not better and for some reason thats when they love to bite. Recently I have caught a 5lb walleye and a 8lb walleye but my friend thinks those are quite small he usually catches 10-12lb walleyes...monsters

[northsidestp]

fried pickerel.mmmmm....but thats too big...but i wouldnt mind catching that

[JohnnyTaco01]

I'll have to agree with barryjonross...He makes a valid point. Any walleye over 20" regardless of sex is a survivor and as such is also prime genetic stock. When you remove the most successful fish (the big ones) you are eating the species best and brightest. That being said...I have eaten large walleye as well as small ones and there is a marked difference in flavor and texture (the smaller ones being more pleasing to the palate) I did enjoy this video but I feel this point must be made.

[Freshwaterphil]

After eating 1/2 of it the other day, I did notice the texture being a bit different than say a 14 incher. Then again, one 25 incher makes as many meals as 5 or 6 12 inchers, and is a lot less work to clean.

[live2fish1000]

@Freshwaterphil wow your bad at math

[Freshwaterphil]

@live2fish1000

OK, let's break down the math. A 25 inch pike that weighs 6 lbs, makes roughly the same amount of meals as 5 or 6 12 inchers weighing 1 lb each. Simple enough?

[wifisherman]

very nice.. I hate when the knife pops out and gets your finger.. Great fish also

[kustomcougar]

why dont you cut down the spine instead of the stomach??

[Freshwaterphil]

I cut along the spine too, that is how I removed the fillets...

[barryjonross]

Nice fish, but you should have let it go, to spawn more of the smaller one's that actually taste better. Catch & Release. You just wasted a fish.

[Freshwaterphil]

That one was actually a male, so it couldn't spawn any more than smaller ones. As May and June on the river I fish is mainly the time to catch them, I'll get my limits then enjoy them maybe once a month over the next few months. I hardly consider a good eating fish a waste, you can find plenty in that size range in the fish store too. Catch & release is OK for trophies, the one in this clip is more like table fare. I haven't tasted this one yet, I just ate a smaller one from a previous outing.

[mangoss4]

did u catch that?

[Freshwaterphil]

Yes, caught it the day before casting a wally diver.

[AGustavmahler]

thanks fir sharng