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Caught a few black crappie before the storms yesterday and started cleaning them the first one had a lot of worms in its innards I mean plum full, threw it away started on #2 same thing but the last few had none, this was the first time I've seen this I have seen a few in the meat bit not in their innards. Has anyone else had this problem ?
I had one yesterday that was plumb full of worms. It seems to be worse this year than normal. Been seeing several with worms behind the rib cage and sometimes in the meat. I usually just cut them out. The one yesterday I discarded because of the huge quantity of worms.
I'd like someone to take a picture of this. I've heard of it but never seen it
I have seen them in their meat and have cut them out but never like what I seen yesterday, I wonder what is causing this.
Never saw in the innards but find a few in the meat sometimes . Cut out and cook , just fish cause thats what their eating . :Rofl You won't gert wormy if ya cook em good . nonono
Crappie out of the Arkansas river seem to hve them the worst. I know everything has parasites but I dont like it when I can see them!
That's where I fish the ark river
Just cut em out cook em and eat away, pretty common to see worms , you will find em on Bass as well !!!!
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f57163038a.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...20f82428ed.jpgthese are the most common found in crappie and are usually in the meat around or near the ribcage, don't know if these are the same type that you find in the intestines and stomach area but they look the same, D10's the man that can set ya clear on this one !!!!!
Yes its the same one's, as I said I've never seen them in their innards and so many, thanks Gregg and would like to hear D10 comment on why we are seeing more of this and especially out of our river.
They are round worms that are in the body cavity. Some years they are worse than others. Grubs and flukes can also be found just under the skin or on the skin of fish. These parasites are more prevalent in streams and rivers than lakes. Completely normal. Nothing to worry about. Most parasites have secondary hosts such as birds or snails. If there is an increase in one of these secondary hosts, often the parasites increase as well. I have always been told to cook the flesh good and don't worry about it. I still cut the obvious ones out. If it's cooked well, it can not be transfered to you.
Ty D10 for the info,
I've read where they are spread through Crayfish too .Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
The one that was so bad we had to discard was marked on the outside as well. I had heard that bird waste contributed to this. There are plenty of birds here to cause it. I have never seen so many cormorants. I estimate this flock to have about 2000 birds. They have been working this area like a flock of snow geese.
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RCC where is this pic from, and we have the same problem here in Franklin county.
Need to open season on cormorants !!!!!
I'd be for that! They're a nuisance.
Doesn't look goo for that option. We were just forwarded a document today about a law suite against the USFWS for not monitoring this enough. Wish I could figure out how to post a document.
I started noticing an increase in the parasites in fish that seems to me like it parallels the increase in a lot of these birds. Especially the different species of herons that are everywhere now. Parasites in a fish when I was a kid was unheard of as far as I remember. As soon as these birds started increasing in numbers and eating all the shoreline aquatic life,then fly from one body of water to another body of water . I think they transfer it from mud on their feet and the parasites that are not killed in the digestive track and then pooped out where ever. I see them sitting on ditches and ponds that are nothing more than polluted waste water....then they fly over to some nice body of water and there you go.
That's just a theory of mine but I think you would have to show me some pretty convincing evidence otherwise to get me to change my mind.
That gets my vote.
I agree with your hypothesis! When a species is protected, they can overpopulate. I don't really know about the population levels of wadding birds, but I bet their population is growing and not declining. I have heard that in northern states where these birds nests, the state wildlife agencies get permits from USFWS to "dispose" fledglings and eggs in an attempt to control the population. Seems to me that more made need to be done.Quote:
Originally Posted by doggone
PM sent earlier today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Preacher2014
Those birds like to get in your nets steal your fish and the ones that don't make it out twist all up
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