My limit of gills today were full of these worms. Worth keeping them? No clue exactly what they could be. Not very appetizing at the least. But hate to throw em too.
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teakettle87 on
This is why we cook meat. Fish, mammals, all of it. Even sushi is frozen to kill these guys. You are fine.
CapNBall1860 on
You can pick those out with the tip of the fillet knife. If you miss a couple, it’s no big deal – just don’t eat the fish raw.
Mackymackattack2 on
Parasite, don’t recall the name, but they’re harmless to us. Definitely not apatizing tho haha. I personally just cook em up as is and eat em, but they’re easy enough to remove if you prefer.
82ToyotaFarmin on
You’ll be okay. They are just called “Yellow Grub”. It’s a parasite harmless to humans. These suckers are in the bass and crappie I catch year round. You can dig them out if they bother you, or leave them in and fry them.
Yea I picked most of them out. They bug me, I only ice fish and I have never seen these on a fillet before. Fishing buddy told me to toss em. But I don’t really believe in trashing something you took home, and wanted more input thanks to you all.
wesleymasters12 on
I catch yellow perch that have those in them open water and threw the ice! I generally just cut them out and they taste fine👍🏻
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This is why we cook meat. Fish, mammals, all of it. Even sushi is frozen to kill these guys. You are fine.
You can pick those out with the tip of the fillet knife. If you miss a couple, it’s no big deal – just don’t eat the fish raw.
Parasite, don’t recall the name, but they’re harmless to us. Definitely not apatizing tho haha. I personally just cook em up as is and eat em, but they’re easy enough to remove if you prefer.
You’ll be okay. They are just called “Yellow Grub”. It’s a parasite harmless to humans. These suckers are in the bass and crappie I catch year round. You can dig them out if they bother you, or leave them in and fry them.
Yellow Grub.
Here’s some information about it:[Yellow Grub- A Common Fish Parasite](https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/yellow-grub-a-common-fish-parasite.html)
Yea I picked most of them out. They bug me, I only ice fish and I have never seen these on a fillet before. Fishing buddy told me to toss em. But I don’t really believe in trashing something you took home, and wanted more input thanks to you all.
I catch yellow perch that have those in them open water and threw the ice! I generally just cut them out and they taste fine👍🏻