4 Ways to Clean/Gut a Fish
Although your fishmonger will be more than happy to clean and prepare your fish for you before you take it home, if you catch your own fish, or a friend presents you with a huge whopper of a specimen for you to cook for everyone, it would be handy if you knew exactly what to do with it.
When you’ve had a productive day on the water and brought home a cooler, creel, or stringer of fish, there’s still work to be done before you can enjoy your freshly caught meal. Cleaning and gutting fish can be a quick task once you’ve had a little practice. This article provides instructions how to clean fish with and without scales, and how to gut them in preparation for making fillets.
