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06-20-2020, 05:44 PM #1Junior Member
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Zippering
Is zippering a walleye filet necessary?
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06-20-2020, 06:13 PM #2Junior Member
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No, zippering is not necessary. I do it to my filets anyway. Seems to make it more palatable for my wife. She insists I do it.
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06-20-2020, 06:19 PM #3Member
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06-20-2020, 07:22 PM #4Senior Member
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At Bays Edge they zipper the walleye filet.They cut it out but leave the pieces joined at the tail.Not sure but think they charge extra to do it and a little bit of good meat is gone in the process.I always zipper our filets before I vacuum freeze them.I usually zipper them the day after they were caught.That seams to firm up the meat some and is easier to zipper the filet without it breaking in wrong spot.If it does,I just cut it out.Not sure of legal ramifications of transporting walleye filets cut up.
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06-21-2020, 04:18 AM #5Junior Member
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So what happens to the bones or what ever you feel right there. They small enough they soften up when cooked?
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06-21-2020, 01:34 PM #6Senior Member
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The smaller the fish the smaller the bones in the median line.With perch you don't even feel them.In bigger walleye you can feel them for sure.When I zipper them at home I put them back in bag the filets came in.Then put in freezer and put in trash the day they pick up.
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06-22-2020, 06:58 AM #7Senior Member
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It's the law. You are supposed to keep the whole filet intact until you reach your permanent residence or are preparing them to eat. The reason is that people were overfishing and then cubing the fish to cover the true number of fish they had, making it nearly impossible for DNR officers to count the fish. 10 years ago you were even supposed to leave a patch of skin on the filets for easy identification but at last check that was no longer the case. Technically speaking, you need to keep your receipts with dates from the cleaning house if you are fishing multiple days so that if you are stopped you have proof that you didn't catch them all that day.
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06-22-2020, 07:33 AM #8Junior Member
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Here's what the regs say:
Fillets are required to be kept whole until an angler reaches their permanent residence, or until the fish are prepared for immediate consumption. Frozen fish are required to be transported in such a way that the fillets can be easily identified and counted. This does not apply to anglers with a receipt from a fish cleaning house or charter captain which states the date, number, and type of fish possessed. Fish must be transported whole or as a complete fillet while returning from the Lake Erie islands on a commercial ferry boat.
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06-24-2020, 08:50 AM #9Senior Member
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Absolutely correct about leaving fillets whole. A buddy stayed on Kelley's for a week and chunked his fish up each day. They received 7 tickets for improper cleaning. I like to "Y" the fillet. No need to zipper through the tail, their are no bones there. If you give fish to someone they actually look like a fillet instead of fish bites.
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06-24-2020, 02:49 PM #10Senior Member
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So if you have a summer home on the islands then what? Can’t bring fish back in the fall winter to other residence?
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