mitchard
6/21/2012 11:06:00 AMI did some research on the old reports and found this:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm059
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm059
mud shark
6/21/2012 11:41:00 AMit is exactly what the guy told you they get worse as the summer goes along i remember about 20 years ago lake stevens had it really bad
mud shark
6/21/2012 12:57:00 PMthey say it is safe to eat but i wouldnt eat them just for the fact it looks nasty...lol
ilvcassidylake
6/21/2012 5:17:00 PMtheir call parasite, fished this lake for crappie and bass all the time, only the trout gets them for some reason.
salmonbarry
6/21/2012 8:33:00 PMthe fish in Deer lake on Whidbey island have the same parasites and they fall off after the fish die. I smoke my trout so I just scale them before I brine them and they are gone by the time I do that
jonb
6/22/2012 8:17:00 PMremember they are an aquatic parasite, which means they need water to survive...so simply keep them out of water for a period of time, or freeze or cook them, and your fish will be parasite free...this is tested and proven by me and my friends on multiple occasions..trust me, they're fine. all you might end up with is a little more protein in your diet lol
Lucky13newbie
6/29/2012 9:29:00 PMI was out on McMurray a couple weeks ago and noticed these as well. They're called anchor worms. Just be sure to clean out any water from inside your boat before you take it on another lake. They can breed in the water that accumulates in most boats, and they are easily transferred from lake to lake that way.