How to Skin a Side of Salmon

How's it Done?
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Fishing 'How's It Done'

By Fishing & Food Editor Renee Shelton

How to Skin a Side of Salmon:

Place the fillet skin side down on large,
flat clean surface. Hold the tail end taut and make a cut under the fillet to the skin.

Holding the knife at an angle with right hand and holding the tail taut with the left, scrap along the skin without cutting through it, using a gentle sawing motion to assist you.
Run finger along salmon fillet to remove bones.

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Fishing 'How's It Done'
By Fishing & Food Editor Renee Shelton


Place the fillet skin side down on large, flat clean surface.	Hold the tail end taut and make a cut under the fillet to the skin.

Holding the knife at an angle with right hand and holding the tail taut with the left, scrap along the skin without cutting through it, using a gentle sawing motion to assist you.	Run finger along salmon fillet to remove bones.