The Stripers We Caught In The Delta Last Year Were Full Of Parasites
Nov 24, 2020 12:36:24 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
My friend and I went out with a guide on the delta and caught limits of stripers up to about 8 pounds on the biggest. Cleaning them I was pretty turned off by the parasites under the skin borrowing into the meat. I was finding the little channels and digging them out, but I've got to tell you I am not a fan of them in what I'm going to eat...and I know to make sure they are cooked really well and all that. I cut filets thinner than I normally would and fried them with nice crispy crusts...tasted good
I've heard that some years are worse than others, I guess depending on temperatures maybe?
I've heard that some years are worse than others, I guess depending on temperatures maybe?
Nov 24, 2020 12:48:19 #
woodguru wrote:
My friend and I went out with a guide on the delta... (show quote)
Wow buddy. All the stripers in the Napa and Petaluma Rivers don't seem to have those. Thank goodness.
We catch a lot of them and I haven't seen any yet at least.
Nov 24, 2020 13:45:08 #
woodguru wrote:
My friend and I went out with a guide on the delta... (show quote)
Welcome to the Forum, wood, that would be the of me eating stripers.
Nov 24, 2020 14:18:22 #
mmadoc
Loc: santa rosa,CA
Stripers can carry a heavy load of round worm parasites, and tapeworm larvae (little red spots
on the skin, then the larvae burrow deeper).
Supposedly safe if cooked well, but...……………….I would pass.
Gary
on the skin, then the larvae burrow deeper).
Supposedly safe if cooked well, but...……………….I would pass.
Gary
Nov 24, 2020 14:37:07 #
Sometimes the Black Drum here have worms. Those fish go to the crabs.
Nov 24, 2020 19:59:52 #
Gordon wrote:
Sometimes the Black Drum here have worms. Those fish go to the crabs.
Most of the bigger black drum have worms, I release all of the bigger ones.
Nov 24, 2020 20:07:24 #
flyguy wrote:
Most of the bigger black drum have worms, I release all of the bigger ones.
Our size limit is 14 to 27 inches. Had some 18 in. with worms. Only once but makes me look close when cleaning.
Nov 25, 2020 10:33:18 #
BongsonBob
Loc: East Bay
Unless they are recently "Sea run", almost all the fish in the Bay have some worms, with stripers and kingfish being the most commonly affected. My understanding is they cannot transfer to a human host. The next time you have a striper fillet, sprinkle some salt on it. The worms will "dance" up out of it, like a snake charmer serenading cobras. Creepy but harmless.
Nov 26, 2020 09:43:33 #
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