How to clean a fish

STEP 1

Keep wet and cool.

Keep your catch wet and cool until you clean and gut it.

STEP 2

With your knife, hold the fish firmly and scrape off the scales on both sides.

Start at the tail and move towards the gills- don't press to hard.

STEP 3

Gut the fish.

Gently, insert a knife into the small hole located above the tail fin- only breaking the skin and cut towards the head.

STEP 4

Pull out the internal organs with your fingers.

Scrape and rinse until all the insides and blood have been removed.

STEP 5

Rinse and repeat for all catches made.