Something in my fillet : Reef & Pelagic Fishing Trip Reports

Manton mad · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Theres nothing worse after a good fight seeing a good feed go to waste does turn the gut a bit seeing worms

nomad · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Just give it to the mother in law (the fish that is!)

Manton mad · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Mud · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Quote:

Just give it to the mother in law

...some days I wish I was not a visual person...

moz · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

its a larval tapeworm (plerocercoid stage). Develops into adult tapeworm in gut of shark or dolphin. Harmless to humans because we are not the right host. Some species not found in oz can infect humans. It's in just about all the fish up here. No worries- if worried just cook it properly.

balou · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Makes you sick thinking about it....If I show the MRS and the kids that pic they will never eat fish again. :shock:

mako · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:38 am Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

moz wrote:

its a larval tapeworm (plerocercoid stage). Develops into adult tapeworm in gut of shark or dolphin. Harmless to humans because we are not the right host. Some species not found in oz can infect humans. It's in just about all the fish up here. No worries- if worried just cook it properly.

Makes you think twice about eating numus or sashimi or any raw fish.

Incidently, pork has trichina worm larvae which does infect humans, so if you eat pork make sure you cook it really well.

Manton mad · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Might need to shut off a poo canons in our water way how many paracites getting shot from em every second messing with our fish should get some infecteded fish an feed it to gillard next time she's here. Yes befor the masses start I dont think the canons of shyzer give our fish the worms..... Or do they ha ha ha ha

Agent86 · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

I have seen a lot of worms similar in Blue Salmon, especially from the mouth of the Finnis. Mainly throughout the flesh.

Has a bit of a yellow head and an extended white tail, similar to those in pic, can pull them out, but havn't seen them like that. Makes you want to check a bit more thoroughly.

xxxx · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Long time ago,30 odd years, fishing at sharks bay,w.a. around Steep point we found lots of parasite worms in the snapper caught and filleted.Mainly along the spine if you were quick with the knife you could just about see them duck as the blade went past their head. Makes you realise why fish shops in Perth would advertise COLD WATER or SOUTHERN CAUGHT snapper. Back then we did not seem to notice things like that too much

MattyA · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Have seen some sort of small black worm around the gut cavity in the rib bones of barra up here, are they a different species to the yellow ones?

Cheers

Matt

Manton mad · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Have seen em in a lot of fresh water fish mate I think they are diferent think them one are found in humans to bot not sure

moz · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Hi MattyA. They probably are different. They may be a nematode (round worm). The tape worm larvae (the yellow ones) are only found in the flesh of fish including barra from marine environments (not fresh water).

goldfish · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

Mmm. Tasty

mippa · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Something in my fillet

must be all that poo that got pumped into the harbour!!!

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