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Offline treeclimber2852

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Wormy silver
« on: March 21, 2020, 10:25:36 PM »
Went to Riffe lake for a little social distancing and caught a descent silver.  Looked healthy but when I got it home it was like slicing into a tangle of parasites in a fish suit.  Has anyone seen this before? 
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2020, 10:27:19 PM »
Nope, and that is disgusting!
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2020, 10:32:50 PM »
Totally disgusting.  I didn’t notice any signs on the outside.  And yes- it went in the compost pile. 
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2020, 10:43:07 PM »
 :yike:
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2020, 10:47:12 PM »
Man that’s nasty! Only thing I have seen that nasty with worms is a porcupine.
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2020, 10:48:56 PM »
 :puke:
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2020, 10:51:11 PM »
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2020, 11:24:02 PM »
Quote from: treeclimber2852 on March 21, 2020, 10:32:50 PM
Totally disgusting.  I didn’t notice any signs on the outside.  And yes- it went in the compost pile.

treeclimber2852, Hopefully those "Creepy Crawlers" won't take over your Compost too!  :yike:
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2020, 07:34:51 AM »
Not uncommon there. There should be info sheets at the park fish cleaning stations and a few other spots.
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2020, 07:46:11 AM »
If you contact the wdfw they will more than likely tell you that they are co-pods. Several years ago there was an increase in them from the kokanee plants done in the state.  Even lakes that had natural stock were also planted. So now most of the lakes are showing signs of them. I found them in a local lake last summer and when I contacted the bio he said thanks. 
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2020, 08:58:08 AM »
Wow. I used to fish riffe a lot but its been about 10 years now. I never ran into that, thats for sure. The picture messed with my gut a little, not sure I would have held my lunch if I was cleaning it...
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2020, 09:24:45 AM »
I fish up there a few times a month and have run across fish like that.  Yes compost pile, or under roses and they do fine. It seems if I remember right it’s like one in ten fish are like that.  Talked to one of the fish biologist they said that because they are freshwater only it is a parasite, it should not bother humans, it is gross and shocking to see it. Because the fish don’t make it to salt waters it does not kill the parasite.
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2020, 09:29:00 AM »
I get a couple of wormy fish every year that look like that out of the ocean. Maybe a different parasite, but looks the same to me.

They just go into the bait bin for shrimp season. 
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2020, 09:49:22 AM »
wow, that fish is disgusting...
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2020, 10:20:36 AM »
Never seen anything like that, totally disgusting!
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2020, 10:56:51 AM »
Last time I fished that lake with my kids 8 or 9 years ago.  Fishing was awesome...we couldn't keep two rods in the water and had our 15 in an hour or so.  All excited, we go to the cleaning station, and start gutting them.  As soon as you would slit them open, a mass of crawling worms would come oozing out.  All 15 of them!! :puke:  Kids looked at me and said no way dad!!  Never been back
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2020, 09:10:54 PM »
Yeah last year we got lucky and didn’t run into any infected fish. Ide day your probably good just cook’em just a bit longer! :drool:
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2020, 09:16:38 PM »
Quote from: elkrack on March 22, 2020, 09:10:54 PM
Yeah last year we got lucky and didn’t run into any infected fish. Ide day your probably good just cook’em just a bit longer! :drool:

I think you got the wrong emoji there lol
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2020, 09:22:11 PM »
 Nothing new . The parasites have always been there some years are worse than others . I caught fish 20 years ago that looked the same .
« Last Edit: March 22, 2020, 09:30:14 PM by Remnar »
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2020, 05:26:16 AM »
Nasty, looks like it has the Corona virus too
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Re: Wormy silver
« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2020, 09:34:43 AM »
As gross as it is, most gut worms do not affect the meat. The best thing is to gut as soon as landing them. Even worms in the meat, though unappetizing, are not harmful when the fish is cooked properly.

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/fisheries/parasites
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