Great day at Deer Creek 2-5

[fishmasterjoe]

We fished north of the island from about 645-1 they stopped biting at about 11. They probably went deeper, my buddies stayed and got a few more, but I was jonesin a burger. Here are some pics. My best was a 16 inch rainbow. Nice pink flaky flesh. We also found a crawdad in one of their stomachs so they are eating well. Another one had a nice hookjaw developing. Ill see if my buddy can get me his pic. Here are the ones I took.
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[macscabin]

I saw you guys out their this morning. I thought I saw the QF3 in the same place last night. Did you spend the night?
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[fishmasterjoe]

I was only there on Saturday. My buddy may have gone back I'll ask him.
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[fishmasterjoe]

We brought the other dome tent in case the storm got really bad.
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[toadly]

Great post. Kind of a Fishy Afterlife. A look into what fish heaven would be![angelic]
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[fishmasterjoe]

More Photos
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[Springbuck]

Nice day! Good catch! Tell me where a guy can learn to filet trout! One of the main reasons I don't fish hard for trout is that I have only learned how to filet a really big one, which I never catch...

None of the Youtube videos made any sense to me...
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[fishmasterjoe]

I just watched a few clips on youtube... Filleting a salmon is very similar. They just have to be over 15 inches (2 lbs) for it to be worth it. The pin bones are what make it difficult. A Very sharp knife is necessary as well as some needle nose pliers

Here are some different ways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJuJFhPSwPk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-pNRDeb8Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPoyueX1v...re=related
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[fishmasterjoe]

I like cooking it with the skin on, just descaled. They after its cooked I peel the skin off. That way I get a little more flavor from the fat.
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[fishmasterjoe]

This is closest to how I do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdr1osjuCP4
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[Duckbutter]

I skin them like a catfish, season them, and fry or bake them. It has to be a large trout for me to fillet them. Usually, if you skin them most of the brown fat stays on the fish, so you don't lose much flavor.
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[elknut]

Nice Catch!!
If you dont mind me asking, what depths were you fishing and how far off the bottom were you cathcing them?
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[Tiller]

filleting takes a little work with them smaller trout but if u just get the whole fillet and pin bones still in the fillet. I just cut a small strip on both sides along them bones and just discard it you still have a good fillet doing it that way instead of pulling them out individually. On them bigger fish You can see them bones much easier and you dont have to lose as much meat when you cut out them pin bones.

And I always have two fillet knives when I fillet. one for all the cutting off the fish and one only for getting the meat off the skin. Gotta keep that one sharp.
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