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parasites in catfish
joshmb1982
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i was told be i cant remember who that these little yellow/white round things im seeing in the fish after i skin them were some kind of parasite. they seem to be more around the fins and bones then in the meat. anyone else see these and know what they are. i cleaned a good sized catfish (~2-2.5lbs) that had probably 10 of these friggin things that i cut off.
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Safe or not, if I did, I'd probably feed it to the cat....sort of like drinking water from your toilet bowl. Might be safe, the dog does it, but that doesn't mean I want to.
Every time someone comments on these little worms.....I have to ask where you are fishing? I've kept fish from Ohio, PA, VT, MI, NC, FL, and ME and have never seen a worm in one.
Safe or not, if I did, I'd probably feed it to the cat....sort of like drinking water from your toilet bowl. Might be safe, the dog does it, but that doesn't mean I want to.
These worms are the the begining of the fresh water mussel.I see them in Maine in yellow perch and bass in late summer.Pick them out with the point of your knife.
quote:Originally posted by jonk
Every time someone comments on these little worms.....I have to ask where you are fishing? I've kept fish from Ohio, PA, VT, MI, NC, FL, and ME and have never seen a worm in one.
Safe or not, if I did, I'd probably feed it to the cat....sort of like drinking water from your toilet bowl. Might be safe, the dog does it, but that doesn't mean I want to.
These worms are the the begining of the fresh water mussel.I see them in Maine in yellow perch and bass in late summer.Pick them out with the point of your knife.
yep pretty much. there just these small little yellow balls that seem to be found just under the skin either along he dorsal fin the other 2 stinging fins or tail. though i have found them a time or 2 inside the body cavity of the fish up along the spine. way i see it is fire cures all. cook it well enough and nothins gonna survive. catfish is to tasty to feed to a cat.