Cleaning your Fish

The task of preparing a fish for eating need not to be so bad compared to the pleasure of catching it. In this guide I will cover the basic methods for fish cleaning.

Firstly take a sharp knife and make a shallow cut on its belly. The cut should run from the gills down to the anus. With your fingers pull the cut open and start to pull at the organs. The fish insides can be quite delicate, so be gentle! At each end of the fish you should pull at the organs to separate them from the fish's body. Inside the fish's body there may be a dark vein running along its spine which you should scrap out.

Now at this point it is my personal taste to cut the head of the fish off. It can take quite some effort to do so. You can also cut the fins off. When finishes clean the fish thoroughly with water.

Fish Descaling Video

How To Descale A Fish

Removing scales from a fish is done by firstly removing all fins. It tends to be very messy so putting the fish in a plastic bag may be a good idea! Using a sharp knife scrape the scales off the fish. The knife should be going in the opposite direction to the way the scales travel.