The ONLY CATFISH FILLET Tutorial You'll Ever Need!

*Scroll for Product Links👇* Catfish are one of the top 5 most popular fish in the US for both catching and consumption. Some people still say they don't like cats because they taste "muddy" or "fishy" but that's just not the case if you fillet them properly. In this video I show you how to get the cleanest, best tasting fillets from your catfish so you can truly impress your family and friends with one of the tastiest fish that swims!

[floridamanOrigins]

This is literally the best tutorial on filleting catfish out there! Thank you

[cglarsen]

I don't keep cats often but when I do I always come back and reference this process - thanks for posting.

[seanshukoski]

Thanks! I love catfish, but always thought the muddy taste came from the yellowish strip on the back area. Can’t wait to go out and catch some this season.

[dhyde]

Best recipe: Nail the catfish to a 2x4. Cover with salt, pepper and seasoned salt. Marinate the whole thing in barbeque sauce. Cook at 400 degrees for 2 hours. Throw away the catfish and eat the 2x4.

[Unc]

You clean em like a chef!
That made it easy for me to learn.
Thank you

[bradh]

That yellow meat is okay? You do the same on bullheads? I thought one of the catfish had a mud vein in it?

[ginaparr]

Thank you. We have a small lake getting too many cat fish in it. You made cleaning them look easy

[diggy-dw]

"Red Meat" in fish is an acidic part of many fish, some have a lot more than others making it where you might want to
soak the meat in milk or other marinade. Have you seen how a flathead is cleaned? Especially on the larger fish there
is two big pieces of meant on their head & then the stomach meat is larger than the side fillets. The best eating cats
are 2lb-7lb fish but everyone thinks differently about this.... lol, I mean I don't mess w/ carp or gar but I've eaten both
of these cooked by cajun folks & I mean to tell you it was good. Gar Balls is scrapped off the backbone of the Garfish
& rolled up into balls. I do like how you handled these catfish, good explanation & well done video as well. peace

[Robstar]

came here from the bluegill filet tutorial. I love the style of these filet videos they are very helpful! Thanks!

[williamgalbraith]

Thank you for the video! I didn’t know about the red meat being the source of the muddy taste. Can’t wait to put your technique to work.

[tomhenschel]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing your knowledge…

[jamesfeverett]

Great video! I'm don't fish a lot and I normally just catch and release, but if I decide to keep some, I will try this method of fileting them. 👍

[naturallymemarie]

My grandad used to skin catfish with a pair of pliers. Thats the only way I've ever seen it done. I definitely want to try this method.

[castingwithchris-]

I plan on doing catch n cooks on my channel, and you help me out. Where I won't look like an idiot, Granddad always did it when I was younger.😂😂

[Shouriterayray]

My favorite fish this video just helped me survive when time get hard

[dagobertojimenez]

Thank you brother I do learn something new.on this video

[Pompano-gynj]

Great video - I think you've taught a bunch of us old dogs a new trick or two, here. I tried your method and it produced such clean fillets family members commented on it, unprompted. I think at this stage of life it's better for me to focus on getting clean fillets rather than every ounce of meat off the fish. Especially when it's a game of chance if you'll be the one to get a 'gamey' piece! Only gonna do it this way going forward. One question though -- had a hard time with the fins -- what exactly are you using to clip them, particular scissors or wire cutter or both?

[bva]

I wish I had this video many years ago when I cut a catfish for the first and only time. I did not know what I was doing. I tried to scan it first before cutting the meat, and that was the hardest thing to do skinning a catfish.

I am definitely thinking about purchasing this filet knife, but I did not know filet knives could be so expensive! I have a filet knife, but I only paid a fraction of the cost for this one. But maybe I will have to invest in a quality knife when start fishing on a regular basis. But I hope I can use a cheap knife sharpener, because the same brand sharpener is just as expensive as the knife!

[venomgaming]

Hitting a pond with some lunker cats while Im with this frac. Fingers crossed I get to pull a big one.

[Lafreeyah]

I was just curious on how catfish are cleaned. Never expecting to get a tip on board maintenance. I have a squigee kicking around so I'm going to try that when cleaning pike