How to Gut and Scale a Fish

Scale Up to the Edges

Make sure you get near the fins

Holly Heyser

Make sure you get the scales on the top of the fish and near the fins -- and don't forget the tail.

• Start Scaling your Fish
• Scale Up to the Edges
• Scaling: A Forgotten Part
• Starting the Cut
• Cut to the Gills
• Removing the Guts
• A Gutted Fish
• Snipping the Gills
• Removing the Gills