A device for holding fish to remove a fish hook from the mouth of a fish, the device comprised of a first hollow cylindrical member, a connecting member attached to a first end of the first hollow cylindrical member, a second hollow cylindrical member attached to a first side of the connecting member, and a third hollow cylindrical member attached to a second opposed side of the connecting member. A gap is located within the second and third hollow cylindrical members, and two dowels are attached to the inside surfaces of the second and third hollow cylindrical members. The second end of the first hollow cylindrical member is fitted over a fishing rod holder. A fish is pulled within the second or third hollow cylindrical member until the fish head is wedged between the dowels at which time the fish hook can be removed from the mouth of the fish.