how to fillet a northern pike

Looks good. Make sure you have a sharp knife. Angle the blade of the knife slightly toward the tail, riding right along the backbone, and slice all the way to the tail and remove the t… You should be able to feel the blade “clicking” along the top of the “Y” bones. Cut right behind where the head of the pike meets the body, slicing down until your hit resistance. Cut downwards and then turn the knife towards the tail of the fish to cut right across the tops of the bones all the way to the fin. Bigger fish are of course better but this method works wonders for both big and small fish.Northern Pike have bones going through the whole body but they do not reach around the top of the fish. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. Chuck in Toronto. It was my first Winter as a Minnesotan and my first season of ice fishing. A filleting glove for extra grip can be used while cleaning northern pike. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Clean-and-Fillet-a-Northern-Pike-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Clean-and-Fillet-a-Northern-Pike-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Clean-and-Fillet-a-Northern-Pike-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/aid23224-v4-728px-Clean-and-Fillet-a-Northern-Pike-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"