How to butterfly trout?

Butterfly: Here is where we start to butterfly the trout. Turn the trout upside-down so the stomach is facing up. Turn your knife upside-down so the blade is facing up. Slide your knife in along the backbone (at the base of the rib cage) and cut up so that your knife slides up along the outside of the rib cage. read more

Butterfly: Here is where we start to butterfly the trout. Turn the trout upside-down so the stomach is facing up. Turn your knife upside-down so the blade is facing up. read more

To butterfly trout you must first know how to clean trout. After cleaning your trout you can butterfly it to remove the tasty meat from the bones of the fish. This process of filleting will remove all of the bones from your fillets so you can have all the benefits of no bones and enjoy every bit of your clean trout. read more

Fish like trout are best cooked whole, with the head on. But if you or a dinner guest are squeamish about eating whole fish, butterflying and de-boning can be an option that still makes for an attractive presentation. read more