How to Fillet Catfish Quickly Without Skinning

Fillet a catfish just like you do a crappie, bass or any other species that you fillet. Just have to be a little more careful when you fillet the skin off.

Bet his deck rail is gonna stink for months.

Like fried Catfish best cut into stakes with the bone in.

A lot of meat left on those bones, rib cage meat , chin and cheek meat !!

It's not a problem at all, a quick rinse with the hose and the sun sanitizes it.

On crappie and bass, I start further forward and cut through the rib cage on the first cut, then fillet off the skin, then cut the ribs out.

On catfish, I stay out of the rib cage. Catfish ribs are thicker and harder to cut through, and the stuff inside of the catfish ribcage is much messier.

That's a great way to do it, but my wife prefers fillets for our favorite dishes.