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How to fillet northern pike to remove "Y" bones - daymere - 04-12-2004 1. Fillet the northern pike just as you would a walleye . 2. Place fillet on newspaper to keep it from slipping-with inside of fillet up . 3. Look for row of white "dots" which are the ends of the "Y" bones . (See Figure 1 .) These can be felt by running a finger over the fillet . [center][/center] 4. Using a sharp , short , flexible fillet knife , make cut along top of white "dots" as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 . Note that "Y" bone curves slightly , so try to follow curvature of "Y" bone . Cut entirely through the fillet . 5. Make second cut along bottom side of white dots as shown in Figures 2 and 3 (above) again following bone curvature as much as possible . 6. Make above two cuts toward the tail end of the fillet to the point where the "Y" bones stop . This is about to the vent of the fish . 7. Cut "Y" bone strip of flesh off the throw away . [center][/center] 8. Cook and eat the deboned fillet . It's finger-licking' good [signature]