Strange tiny worms???

[Bait Killer]

Hello everyone,

I caught a calico today, however, when I got home and cleaned it I noticed little clear worms about an cm long. Has anyone seen these before and know what they are? They were to small to take a good picture.

[jorluivil]

I find them in halibut quite often, just pull them out and you're good to go.

[jorluivil]

This should help ease your mind, or tummy

http://www.seafoodhealthfacts.org/seafood-safety/general-information-patients-and-consumers/seafood-safety-topics/parasites

[2-Stix]

This should help ease your mind, or tummy

http://www.seafoodhealthfacts.org/seafood-safety/general-information-patients-and-consumers/seafood-safety-topics/parasites

thanks, good content.

[Bait Killer]

Ok. Thanks for the info Jorluivil.

[onetriphudson]

I've seen these worms in Calicos too, but they seemed to be more prevalent in fish from areas like LA and Palos Verdes. For a few years Malaga Cove was my spot and occasionally I would harvest a calico for tacos. At times the filets would be crawling with too many of these critters and I'd lose my appetite.

As well, any sandies I caught around marina del rey would have some fierce parasites on the outside and I never bothered to find out what the filets looked like. The grass and plants in that area would come up on my lures covered in some kind of tiny clear parasite that had a sort of a "constant stabbing-motion" with its tail or head that was shaped like a thorn. I assumed that was how it would find a host... not cool to see dozens of these things on a tiny swatch of plant life. I wouldn't want to go wading in that water but I saw a guy actually surfing the storm runoff at the mouth of the Bollona creek one time. Longboard and shorts, having the time of his life while trash bags and styrofoam cups floated by. :eek:

[maquinapescado]

You must have bought them at that damn Costco.

I don't do anything with them. I cook them. No point in pulling the ones you do see out when you just cook and eat the ones you don't see and their eggs.

[YOYOYaker]

I always back light the fillets of any non-pelagic fish I keep. I actually find worms in them more often than not, and they are usually longer than 1cm. I am pretty sure they are harmless once cut up or cooked, but I don't want them in my food. They most commonly found in bottom dwellers. Sculpin usually have em.:reel:

[govomit]

Most of my mackerel from yesterday (March 27 2016) were infested with Anisakis Simplex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisakis) (ring worms). Their stomach was full of krill, which is in line with the Anisakis life-cycle.
Seals are spreading these parasites, another reason to hate seals...

Calicos and halibut reported already:

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/526/worms_halibut_parasite.jpg

The question is - how long before these parasites show up in predators like yellowtail and WSB ?
Anyone seen them already ?

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