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The parasites are really bad in the crappie population here in south Ar. Ms and La. I wonder where they come from. Years ago they were a rare site. Now some fish are not edible because of them. We normally have stained shallow lakes. You boys in central and north arkansas fishing the deep clear lakes have a bad problem with the parasites in your fish?
I fish Lake Horseshoe in Northeast Arkansas. I have noticed more crappie being infested this year than normal. The bream in this lake are always bad during the hot months. My wife was cutting rib bones out for me a week ago, and she may never eat crappie again. Several fish had bloody spots in the fillets and I showed her why. Some of the worms were about four inches long when I dug them out. Don't tell the liberals about this. They will be yelling GLOBAL WARMING!!!
Bill, That is one reason I love to fish Lake Darbonne. I ALWAYS check every fillet carefully because I am a fanatic about parasites. I have Never cleaned a Darbonne fish that had a worm. It is the only lake I fish where I will scale some of the smaller ones for my own eating. I am the only one in my family that will eat the whole fish (everyone is scaird of getting a bone!) but it will have to be from Darbonne if I scale it because I otherwise might miss a worm! I have cleaned a mess from Grand before that were running more than 25% infested.
Shew...I used to envy you guys, but come to TN. and get some clean fish!
No bugs in fish on Greeson.
I have NEVER found a parasite in crappie at Ouachita.
Stripers, on the other hand, is a different deal. I'm glad I'm a 90% crappie fisherman!
aj
i agree...the fish at grand were pretty wormy this year expecially around the rib cages
Just wondering; if you miss a parasite; at 170 F for 6/7 minutes do you have anything to worry about?
Not to worry, James! From a biological standpoint it is just more protein and won't hurt a thing. It is the very IDEA of it that get to me though! BTW, missed you on Darbonne yesterday morning...... We found where the BIG ones were hiding.... right under our noses !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Southern Chuter
Why are those worms worse in the southern part of the state and where do they originate? Do you know?
I have not seen any worms in fish from either Bull Shoals or Beaver. However, I have caught small mouth bass in crooked creek that had them hanging out of thieir gills. Only the small mouth are affected, but that said, I ain't eat'n nothing out of crooked creek.
Have any of you gone to the main page and read my story on the frozen night stalk we did on Lake Conway? If not, please do and vote. Thanks
Never have seen any on Crappie on Greers Ferry, but the small mouth are real bad in the summer and also once in while you will find them in the large mouth. Dont't know about the whites and hybrids. Dont think the walleye have any either. In the hot summer the perch in the rivers also have them. Also caught a nice slab this spring with a leach attached. First time I had seen this on a Crappie.
I run across those tiny red worm things (Nematode/Round Worm) very seldom in Conway's fish maybe one fish out of every 50 or so I clean and it's been that way for years. Search Fresh water fish parasites and you should be able to find some info on these things. Lowland lakes seem to be most affected, due to habitat and it seems that I read somewhere that birds help the spread of them and they are a natural water parasite like ticks are to us. (Fish are ok to eat). There is another lil yellow worm that loves a largemouth Fillet, I dont know why but the LM's always seem to be the ones most affected by them and I have run accross them in bass from many waters in AR and other states to include TN;). With all this said, examine each fillet carefully and pick out the parasite, cause nobody wants a worm in thier fish no matter where it's caught. CP