Perch ice fishing and filleting Video 1/27/25

[Mildog]

If I’m doing larger fish I usually debone with standard very sharp regular fillet to get as much meat as possible , on smaller perch for speed and ease I debone with the electric I can do it to get a little more meat, but on smaller perch it is negligible to me for the extra effort for the little “extra” you may get. I fillet Stripers ,SMB, Bluegill, Crappie, Walleye with electric fillet and make quick work of them. I like to fillet trout and Kokanee with conventional fillet knives and also prefer to use conventional fillet for Salmon, Halibut etc . I go to AK every year and usually get into lots of fish. I hate dull knives, so I like a quality knife and to always have sharpeners handy to keep the edge super sharp, it makes the job so much easier. Nothing worse than a bad and or dull knife. Like most things the more you do the better you get. Catch lots of fish and practice, practice , practice!
Good luck tight lines!!