Knowing what to do after you catch a fish is more important than any fish cleaning tips, or fish cleaning tool, because nothing has a greater impact on the resulting quality of the fillets.

We suggest reading the "After you catch a fish" section before you go fishing. Cleaning cooking fish is not difficult and well looked after fish are a pleasure to clean, and very tasty to eat.

This tutorial features a sequence of 28 large pics and clear instructions for every stage of the cleaning process from catching to the table.

Find out how it's done, the best fish filleting tool and all about fish cleaning stands.

The first step in cleaning fish is the fish care given between catching the fish and the fish cleaning table. Learn to use "Iky Jime" a Japanese style fish cleaning tool.

Find out how to fillet a fish and get the second fillet off as easily as the first. Lewy from PFK is an expert knife hand - a simple solution to an old problem!

Filleting fish doesn't get easier than this. The first side has been half removed and left in place to support the second side. Photos by fishing guru Geoff Thomas

The second side is completely removed, the fish flipped back on the first side for the last cut. This way of filleting a fish was certainly easier!

Fish skins can be removed without risk of cutting the fish skin by holding the knife still and moving the fillet from side to side instead of the knife.

Many consider the hardest part of fish cleaning deboning the fillet. The fish back bones are removed in the filleting stage. The remaining fish bones are easy to remove.

If you are cooking whole fish, the fish needs to be gutted and scaled. Find out more about gutting and cleaning fish for baking whole.

Sharks are good to eat but require a completely different approach. This article shows all you need to know about preparing shark fillets for the table.

What is the best set up, a complete fish cleaning station or a simple fish filleting board? It all depends on the size and number of fish you are dealing with.

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