pepper in fish meat

anyone on here eat fish with the pepper looking parasite in some fish meat and what exatly causes them to get it?

[QUOTE=lil skeeter;371846]anyone on here eat fish with the pepper looking parasite in some fish meat and what exatly causes them to get it?[/QUOTE]

I have and it bothered me a bit. I to would like to know what these are and if they are anything to worry about.

A while back I had a boatload of fillets that had this parasite - did a little research and found it's OK to eat them as long as you cook them thoroughly.

[URL]http://www.ag.auburn.edu/fish/image_gallery/details.php?image_id=1806[/URL]

The life cycle is fascinating. Goes from a kingfisher, to a snail, to the fish: [URL]http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/qa/fish/worms.htm[/URL]

[QUOTE=jcb;371851]A while back I had a boatload of fillets that had this parasite - did a little research and found it's OK to eat them as long as you cook them thoroughly.

[URL]http://www.ag.auburn.edu/fish/image_gallery/details.php?image_id=1806[/URL]

The life cycle is fascinating. Goes from a kingfisher, to a snail, to the fish: [URL]http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/qa/fish/worms.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]

Thanks jcb, most excellent this is it exactly. As a matter of fact the lake that I find these in are in Big Gills that I harvest every year for table fare. They eat a ton of these snails out of this body of water. I've seen their bellies full of these snails.
Thanks again.

Fellas I never figured myself as picky when it comes to food but I won't intentionally eat cooked parasites. I understand they say it's ok but I'll pass! :)

[QUOTE=DJD;371856]Fellas I never figured myself as picky when it comes to food but I won't intentionally eat cooked parasites. I understand they say it's ok but I'll pass! :)[/QUOTE]

LOL yeah I told my wife it was cracked black pepper :D

I can't recall seeing them I'm the freshwater fish I've eaten. However, in FL we often catch Speckled Trout and Grouper that have small worms. Cut em out or cook em real good and you're ok.

[QUOTE=flyfish;371863]I can't recall seeing them I'm the freshwater fish I've eaten. However, in FL we often catch Speckled Trout and Grouper that have small worms. Cut em out or cook em real good and you're ok.[/QUOTE]

Yep I remember the trout having those worms in them....never ate those either.:) Seems they were worse in the Summer.

Good source of protein.

LOL,Ive ate them.Cant say i care to much too but i will.Cant taste them but if i get a filet thats to bad ill toss it.Ive never seen them in lake fish,usually in over populated farm ponds.

I went to Canada on a fishing trip and we cooked what we caught every day....every single one of the smallmouth we caught had these parasites in them...we ate them and im still alive today so i don't guess theyre too bad for ya

[QUOTE=mhall;371852]Thanks jcb, most excellent this is it exactly. As a matter of fact the lake that I find these in are in Big Gills that I harvest every year for table fare. They eat a ton of these snails out of this body of water. I've seen their bellies full of these snails.
Thanks again.[/QUOTE]
found them in some big bluegill my 2 younger kids caught last week out of a members lake last week. i had heard it was ok to eat them, but i just wanted to know if anyone had ate it and what they thought. i will still have a hard time making myself eat them, but hate to waste. also, they were some of the biggest gills ive seen since i was a kid. thanks for all your responses. later