The Only NORTHERN PIKE FILLET Tutorial You'll Ever Need!

*Scroll for Product Links👇 * Everything you need to know about filleting northern pike all in one place! Northern pike (or "northerns" as some people call them) are one of the best eating fishing in fresh water. You are missing out if you always throw these firm, flaky, white meat fish back simply because you don't want to deal with the extra Y-bones or slime. It's well worth a few extra minutes on the table to harvest what I consider a better fillet than even the revered walleye! I've cleaned hundreds of pike over the years and I'm giving you everything I know about filleting these tasty critters!

[joonasantikainen]

Here in Finland we call the piece with the Y-bones a mother-in-law's piece😁

[ClareAnkerstein]

At last somebody that really knows how to filet fish. Most YouTube videos they make a mess of it and waste so much of the fish. Thank you for teaching your methods and explaining it so well.

[benjaminliebherr]

I think pike is one of the best eating fish. I’ve always just ate around the bones. I can’t wait to try this!

[VisitaInteriora]

Hey man, I have been catching pike in Europe since 30 years, and like you, I really like to eat them. Here is something I treid out 4 years ago, and it worked amazingly well: On a hot summer fishing trip I didn't bring a cooler and caught a 5 pound pike in the morning with around 22C°. Immediately I tooke the scales off and took both sides of filets out. I left the rib-bomes in. I salted the 2 fielts, maybe about double the amount you would use on a pork roast, and left the filets in a bag without cooling. Guess what...these two filets with the skin on, came out so good. This exquisite pike taste was preserved by the salt, I loved it. I tried this because I just didnt have ice and a cooler and really wanted to eat this fish. It's sort of an outdoor bushcraft fishing hack. Take care.

[jimmeade]

Fished and ate pick for 65 years, but this is the best info ever on the whole cleaning process. Thanks.

[glensebzda]

You Win!! ⭐️ You’re the only person I’ve ever seen do a tutorial of cleaning a pike and do it the same way as I do. I watch the people leave the bones in and pick around them once it’s cooked. Some people, quite a lot really use the 5 piece method and some just don’t eat them at all. Cooking it bones in and picking them out as you go makes for a poor eating experience, 5 piece method is wasteful and in my opinion it’s a bit of a hack job. Not eating them is no fun. My dad would sit at the table, take his time and using the same method as you he would slice out the bones trying not to miss the slightest bit of meat. I learned that same technique from an early age. I have thought many times about doing a demo video but never had a pike on hand when I’d see a video of someone struggling to eat a pike and make me think about doing it. You did a great job showing people the best way to debone a pike. I hope all the fishermen that cross paths with pike see your video so they can stop struggling and enjoy some pike. Great job.

[williamrendall]

I have filleted Pike approximately 55+ years ago, I am now a 73 year old and a sea fisherman now.
I have never saw the proper way to fillet a pike, I suppose you are always learning. Thanks for your
great video.

[kirkmason]

Nicely done!! I've been Filleting Pike for 30+ years Love catching Pike over walleye any day!!

[jtmachete]

Pike is my favorite fish to eat. Your video is the best I've seen on cleaning this delicious fish.

[kerall]

I love my early season Pike... and after watching your skills, I believe I'll enjoy my Pike all that much more! Thank you for sharing🎣

[RogerD.JudithMcGinnis]

Best fish cleaning video I ever seen, never knew how to clean northerners.Good jog, thank you.

[adoptdontshop]

Sir, you've restored my faith in pike. Thank you for making this video.

All the best,
Cheer 🍻!

[db]

Thankyou Sir! I took alot of snapshots and you made it very clear with removing them y bones. It’s always great to eat fish and not have to worry about them bones!

[markkalyta]

First method was the one I was taught. Been ten years since I cleaned a Pike. Good refresher!

[frankr]

Thanks for this great tutorial! I love pike and until now I didn't care too much about the bones because they are easy to remove once the fish is cooked. But this method looks amazing. I will try this next time.

[aaronmeyer]

This video helped give me the confidence to fillet up some Pike. Each time I keep getting better. Thanks for teaching me!

[jonmcallister]

Well done. We go through a lot of these, and absolutely love them. The 5 fillet method always seemed a little problematic when bringing fish back across the border from Canada, so I adopted this technique years ago. I have never seen the slime removal method and will have to give it a try. Very informative video. This will surely help a lot of people eliminate waste. Keep up the good work.

[Theblackwolf-vq]

Awesome video!!!! Pike is my favorite fish to fish for, but haven't quite mastered the proper way to prepare it. I will definitely use this technique. Thank ya sir👍

[awesum]

Thank you. I've been using the 5 piece fillet and was sick of losing so much meat. This came at the perfect time

[jackmanjls]

Excellent video. The graphic of the "Y" bones was really helpful. Keep up the good work.