Fish parasites'
Apr 20, 2021 08:19:02 #
When I clean fish I usually examine the entire body for anything that doesn't look right. It could be a color, growth, etc. I just returned from lake fishing after catching a few crappie. While cleaning and doing my usual examination I noticed little red worms in the intestine. They were bright red, about two or more inches long, the diameter of a pin, and barely moved, and were coiled up in a tight coil. Some time ago, I found these same worms embedded in the skin of large mouth bass. They appeared as a dark spot in the fillet. I found the same type worm in that spot. I inquired about that and was advised that they were parasites and were harmless if eaten by humans. Has any other fisherman had this experience? I'm very interested to know the opinion of others.
Apr 20, 2021 18:33:28 #
hartwell11 wrote:
When I clean fish I usually examine the entire bod... (show quote)
Fresh Water critters need to cooked properly for human ingestion. Saltwater critters can be eaten raw by humans. We are freshwater mammals. Saltwater parasites will not effect us but freshwater parasites will effect us.
Apr 21, 2021 15:26:54 #
dondc
Loc: Southern California
Jeremy wrote:
Fresh Water critters need to cooked properly for human ingestion. Saltwater critters can be eaten raw by humans. We are freshwater mammals. Saltwater parasites will not effect us but freshwater parasites will effect us.
That isn't true of Fish that spend some time in fresh and salt water. Salmon, stripers, searud trout, shad etc. Sushi graded salmon is flash frozen below zero and kept that way for 24 or 48 hours-I don't remember- before it is used raw, on sushi, even though the salmon was caught in salt water.
Apr 21, 2021 22:08:59 #
Just curious did both the crappie and the bass come out of the same Lake?
Apr 22, 2021 07:32:49 #
Not the same lake. The bass was caught some time ago in a NJ town lake (Brick). The crappie was caught a few days ago in a town lake in Gloucester, Va. Since the parasites were similar, I'm beginning to think the parasites are common in fresh water fish. Haven't heard of anyone getting sick so they must be harmless. I didn't want to start anything, I was just curious and wanted to know if anyone else had noticed and wanted them to be aware. Try examining the fresh water fish caught next time for conformation.
Apr 22, 2021 11:21:40 #
That is very interesting I have never come across anything like that at all out here in California freshwater fishing on the other hand I have in saltwater I was a deckhand for many Summers growing up and we would come across crazy things glued to the side of fish at times
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