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If You Fillet It Right, It’s One of the Best You’ll Eat

Learn the method that changes everything.

October 12, 2025

Here’s a secret: when cleaned the right way, pike are one of the most flavorful freshwater fish you can catch. With a razor-sharp knife and the right technique, you can turn this misunderstood predator into a clean, boneless fillet worthy of your dinner table. Before you release your next catch, learn how to fillet it like a pro—and taste what you’ve been missing.

How to Fillet and Clean a Northern Pike

Most fishermen choose to release Northern Pike when caught because they are considered a 'bony' fish and not worth trying to fillet and eat.  In this video, Dave Knetter, shows us how to fillet and de-bone the Northern Pike. 

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