2" worms in Steelie meat??

Joe Schmo · 10-13-2005, 07:58 PM

We caught some summers that were still pretty bright today and when we got them cooked we could pull out these spagetti-like worms that were about 2" long. They were right next to where the spine would have been in the fillets. Anybody know about these guys?? They didn't look that scary

but I have never seen them or maybe I just never noticed em.

FishTech101 · 10-13-2005, 08:39 PM

the largest tape worm comes from fish and yes it grows in humans i cant remember the scientific name. 35 ft long is the record. Halybutts and lings have worms too just cook it long enough and you are fine.

RiverMan · 10-13-2005, 09:33 PM

I have never seen them in steelhead and to be honest don't think I would have much of an appetite for one that did! lol. Would you pet a dog that didn't have any hair on it? lol?

RM

Boat Monkey · 10-14-2005, 05:26 AM

I would recommend not eating the fish. I know someone who ate some trout that had similar worms and gained a bunch of new friends...

SteelieSlammer · 10-14-2005, 05:37 AM

If i got a fish like that i would get turned into fertilizer. There are some things that i would not eat, and wormy fish is one of them. That and tomato's

fishtat · 10-14-2005, 06:47 AM

This thread just made me lose my morning oatmeal.

Bandy76 · 10-14-2005, 08:00 AM

I have seen this in bottom fish over the years, & have found that the longer I wait to clean my fish the more the worms show up in the meat. They seem to come from the intestines & mirgate into the meat fairly fast after death.

Jennie@ifish · 10-14-2005, 08:04 AM

yeeeeeeeeeeeeuck!

I'll never forget ordering halibut with my cousin one time, and she did not believe me about halibut worms.

We asked the chef, and he took us into the kitchen and showed us. Sure enough, she didn't eat her dinner!!!

Jen

JustCallMeDave · 10-14-2005, 08:10 AM

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SalmonJeff · 10-14-2005, 08:31 AM

was it a wilson river fish? I dont tag any of those fish this time of year I know they are still pretty chrome I have seen some that are down right flashy but the warm water fills them with those worms!

SteelheadBum2 · 10-14-2005, 09:37 AM

Only time I have seen worms in fish was in a frozen copper river sockeye fillet at safeway

Joe Schmo · 10-14-2005, 12:07 PM

It's crabbait now for sure!! Hopefully the worms don't transfer over to my crabs.

Gooey · 10-14-2005, 01:15 PM

When vacationing in Prince Edward Island (Atlantic Canada) I saw many shops hawking cod fillets. Before you carried them out these fillets went on a light board...you could see the outline of the worms in the flesh and they would be picked out.

I know the locals caught the same fish and didnt use light boards! Like one post said, its just a matter of cooking it thouroughly. I dont think I would smoke a fish like that, probably doenst get the temp high enuff.

Bon Appitete

sandman · 10-14-2005, 02:43 PM

Give me a break,Those worms are just Extra protein!!Or use the worms for crappy fishing

The rules are you caught it-you eat it

Hooker · 10-15-2005, 08:07 AM

Quote:

The rules are you caught it-you eat it

I'll remember that

Spoonplugger · 10-15-2005, 08:21 AM

Once told a man that offered me a piece of his smoked salmon: "I like salmon better than bottom fish because salmon doesn't have worms in it."

He laughed his head off.

He told me to hand him the salmon which I did and in less than 10 seconds he found a parasite.

He then told me that he was a meat inspector. He said that all fish have parasites. He said that actually if a person was concerned about it, that it is much easier to find the worms in the bottom fish because of the white opaque flesh, that can be held up to a light and then removed.

He then asked if I ate beef. I replied, Yes. He said that beef has 10 times the parasites as fish. He then asked if I ate pork. I replied, Yes. He said that pork has 10 times the parasites as beef or 100 times that as fish.

So, we just cook and eat and don't mention it to anyone in the family.

Happy eating,

SteelheadBum2 · 10-15-2005, 08:42 AM

I agree that fish have less parasites than beef and pork, because they grow up in the wild, while our livestock just sit in enclosures and rot. One thing I have tried to cut out of my diet though is pork

SteelheadBum2 · 10-15-2005, 08:58 AM

One rule of thumb is to always freeze your salmon before cooking. Freezing kills most of the parasites while cooking kills all of them. If you eat sushi be sure to check if the fish was frozen before consumption.

sandman · 10-15-2005, 04:34 PM

Quote:

The rules are you caught it-you eat it

I'll remember that

uuuuh,That doesn't include me!!