Riverside gutting knife...

[Zak]

The Morakniv discussed above is currently on sale for $15.73 at REI:

https://www.rei.com/product/231019/morakniv-companion-fixed-blade-outdoor-knife

Zak

 

[VMP]

there is never not a knife in my pocket, this a few of them...son and I exchange knives every xmas..when the kitchen Henkel's start to ldull a tad, out comes the Workmate for all blades. The Swiss Army is from the early 80's...

I love this old knife. It belonged to the man who I call my dad. Not my biological father. He made his living as a purse seine owner/ skipper.
I would be crushed were I to lose it.
The knife is a web knife that most fishermen used for net work. Mending, hanging web, stripping the seine etc.
The steel is first class, it really holds an edge and is flat and thin so you barely know it's in your pocket.
This particular knife is at least 50 years old.
Note the 206 area code for a Bellingham business. There was a time when the 206 code covered all of Western Washington folks.
This brand/ type of knife is still available at Lummi Fisheries Suppy at Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham.
It's made short work of bleeding and dressing many a fish.

Thanks for the above posts, I also love knives with history, they are an important heirloom and rite of passage in my family. These are a sample of my folding/pocketknives on the right, from the smallest to the largest I own/inherited. Granted, some don't see the water nor gut any fish, but they all get some use though the year each year. Favorite of this lot is the navaja sevillana at the top right of the pictures, it belonged to my grandfather (along with half of those pictured) and the ratcheting-tooth lock-blade has a distinctive clicking sound (here is a sound sample from Wikipedia) that made a big impression when I was a kid and that blade was off limits!
Back to the original post, for regular fish bleeding and gutting on the field I use an old filet/serrated blade with spoon at the back of the handle while on my boat and a safety/spearfishing knife (straight +serrated double blade) on my sea kayak (pictured on the left) or any one of the folding knives that happens to be in my pocket, nothing special. Collection of fileting knives get busy back at home.

 

[Chadk]

My routine for bringing home dinner:

1. Bring cooler with ice
2. Catch a fish
3. Insert knife through one side of gills and out the other. Slice throat and let blood spray out. Don't bonk first. Want a strong heart beat...
4. Rinse in water to encourage more blood flow
5. Toss on ice
6. Repeat 2-5 until done for day
7. Clean and filled

Knife - just mu EDC knife. Currently a custom Benchmade Griptilian sheepsfoot. But any knives will do. Same for gutting.
Filled knife - I like my Dexter Russell.

 

[flybill]

Brought one of my new knives to work today! My buddy Kao gave me a couple when he found out I liked them! And did a lot of outdoors shit!

 

[Creatch’r]

I carry a bench made and love it. It does everything I’d ever want and sharpens easily. But my next knife will be one of this guys:

Chris Reeve Knives

Made in the USA, Chris Reeve Knives in Boise, Idaho specializes high quality precision knife manufacturing and professional blade sharpening services.

chrisreeve.com

This dude makes one hell of a knife. A buddy of mine is a big time knife geek and has a huge collection from every maker you’ve probably ever heard of. And the Chris Reeves knives, while not the most expensive, are the most impressive to me. The thumb studs are pointy and a little uncomfortable for me, which is my only gripe but you can swap them out. Everything else is just remarkable IMO.

That said, every fishermen should have a Vicky. Great knives and cheap as hell. Every day carry when I’m at sea.

 

[Chonay]

Back in 2010 I did a nice section of the PCT in Oregon and stopped to fish a lake for a bit and found a really cool little folding knife called Winschester just sitting there on the ground next to the water. I have that thing on me basically everyday since then! It excels at avocado opening. I also found a nice folding knife at a playground in seattle because my kid at the time 10 month old was about to pick it up! Actually now that i have two folding knives i should choose one to be in my fishing bag full time

 

[Merle]

I like the M-16 series from CRKT. I ended up buying a few variations (at the start of the pandemic while working from home all day) and have them stashed in various fishing vests, packs and jackets. They have a nice one handed opening and lock solidly.

M16® Family

We create innovative, top quality knives and tools by working with the world’s leading knife designers.

www.crkt.com

If i ever actually harvest a fish I will be all set!

Andy

 

[BriGuy]

This summer, I lost my trusty Swiss army knife on the beach. In the interim, I bought this puppy from Harbor Freight Tools:



I am really amazed at the quality of this knife. The blade flicks open easily, is made of decent stainless and locks rock-solid. Plus, it only cost ten bucks. Also, it has a really strong belt clip that you can unscrew and mount in four different positions depending on how you'd like to orient the knife on your vest/belt/pack. I bought a couple and always have one in my fishing vest -- even in the salt. So far, it's been holding up really well. I did run it through the sharpener to put a nice edge on it.

For ten bucks, you can't go wrong and it won't be a big deal if you lose it.

All that's left now is to draw fish blood with it. I haven't caught anything worth retaining since I bought it.