With a sharp knife, make two slits (about 1 inch below the gill plate), angling the blade away from the head at about 25 degrees and cutting straight to the bone (but not through it).

Sometimes on certain occasions, a fish will swallow a hook and it ends up at the back of the mouth near the gills. Sometimes it is actually easier to retrieve the hook through the gill plate. But ...

Now make a cut from just forward of the fish’s dorsal fin, down behind the gill plate, ending at the belly. Repeat this cut on the opposite side of the catfish.

To distinguish sunfish vs bluegill, look for the dark earflap and the dark spot at the base of their dorsal fin. This is a bluegill. If the fish has both these physical features, along with a dark ...

A telescope goldfish is missing an eye, a deformity caused by a birth defect. A cichlid swims around with a deformed gill plate. Another is afflicted with scoliosis. These are Katie Berg’s ...

Goss also provides some tips for its harvest: “Once you gaff the fish, keep it as calm as possible. I like to break a gill and cut its tail so that blood pumps out of both ends. Once the fish is dead, ...

Johnny Procell is a colorful and expert angler who bills himself as the Cajun fishing guide. On a recent fishing trip to Lake Ray Hubbard, Procell ...

If you really want to fight food waste, eat fish heads, the U.N. says. They're nutritious and delicious, but most fish heads get thrown back in the sea as trash or turned into livestock feed.

Sometimes on certain occasions, a fish will swallow a hook and it ends up at the back of the mouth near the gills. Sometimes it is actually easier to retrieve the hook through the gill plate. But ...