Are you kidding me with this video?

Man I hope they don,t work at the store I shop at! LOL

He really made a mess of that fish.  What a shame.  I wonder how many others ruin their fish in similar manner?  It seems some one should post a video on the proper way to fillet a fish.

lol, I'd like to see them butcher a deer.

They could probably find a way to make a bigger mess and a longer process but I'm not sure how! Can't believe I've never thought of doing it that way but maybe that's a good thing. I actually almost thought that maybe they were on to something at the start but they quickly put that to rest. Truely amazing what people will spend time video taping and posting. Can't say that I've ever contemplated doing a video of our fish cleaning operations. Hell, I'm lucky if I occasionally remember to take pictures of the things I'd really like to have memories of. Not sure what commentary is due me for the fact that I watched it twice!

they sell that skank up there

Come on Clem , them cools are gettin cold!

Bughawk, there are good videos out there on filleting...this is how I do it right here....
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9zdM_MDv8
 
I'm still dumbfounded about that video...I'm wondering if it was a joke or not still.

the deer was great, reminds me of cash's "one piece at a time," I thought they were onto something hanging the steelhead up, then i watch it for 12 more seconds, and i realized these dudes are jag offs

Thanks ShutUpNFish  That Chef was very good.  The one thing I noticed about him was how sharp his knife was.  That is absolutely critical to filleting fish.  The guy in the first video looked like he was using a dull butter knife.
 
Watching him fillet fish reminded me of making fish head soup.  I wonder if anyone has ever made fish head soup?  Basically what I do is take the backbone and head (minus the gills) and simmer that a little salt added.  When the fish has cooked for about 30 minutes or so, I remove the bones and have a nice fish stock that can be used as a base for soups.  A simple soup would be a broth with just a little green onion, very thinly sliced celery and mushrooms and julienned carrots and simmered for another 30 minutes.  It is quite tasty.
 
You can also make a more Asian inspired soup starting with the base, some grated fresh ginger, a little crushed garlic, crushed red pepper, soy sauce and topped with a little sesame oil.  Right before serving you can add a few of the canned fried onion rings.

Here's how they should look.  Notice how the rib bones are shaved out and not completely cut down into like the baitshops do it.  You should have a nice wide filet with rib meet.  Instead they take the electric knife and cut straight down and cut out all the meat under the rib bones.  For the record these were from last Saturday, already smoked and sent off to friends and family.  Tore up one filet myself in less than 24 hours. 
 

Thank you.  Much appreciated.

Those videos are absolutely sickening I've never seen anyone gut a dog like that befor and capn ahab skinning the white whale...what a waste

Sounds good Bug.  I prefer grilled but will bake a filet now and then.  You really can't beat them when they are fresh run.  Looking forward to some smoked fish dip when I do the next batch. 

Nothing wrong with a grilled steelie...  These fish can be served in a variety of ways.  I have even pan fried them in a little butter with bread crumbs.  I don't think deep frying is the way to go.  I am getting hungry just talking about steelies...