Fish Fillet Yield Calculator — How Much Meat From Your Catch

Your Catch

Species

Number of fish

Average weight per fish (lbs)

Total Catch Weight

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lbs

Fillet Yield

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lbs of fillets

4-oz Servings

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servings

6-oz Servings

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servings

Meals for 2

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meals (6-oz each)

Meals for 4

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meals (6-oz each)

Skill level matters — an experienced filleter can add 5–10% yield over a beginner. Practice on panfish first.
Ice your fish immediately after catching. Fish deteriorates fast at warm temps. Keep them on ice in a cooler.
Northern Pike has Y-bones running through the fillet. Learn the 5-piece fillet method to remove them for boneless fillets.
Yield percentages assume clean filleting with skin on. Skinning reduces yield by another 3–5%.
Catfish are skinned rather than scaled. Yields improve once you learn to "noodle" the skin off cleanly.