Yellow Tail bugs - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wavster · 05-15-2007, 05:36 PM

Has anyone seen these things attached to the skin of their fish? Does anyone know
what they are? They are white and flat. They didn't appear to move.

I surveyed the meat and it looked fine.

madscientist · 05-15-2007, 05:47 PM

Most YT have them. Just some surface parasite. Crunchy.

nmbrinkman · 05-15-2007, 06:04 PM

Sea lice? I know when I fished in Oregon, when the salmon and steelhead would make their way up river from the ocean, they would have a handful individual sea lice on them..

Siebler · 05-15-2007, 06:33 PM

Yeah sea lice. They are kinda pinkish. Yellows have them a lot. Also they will hang out in the mouths of sandies and such.

madscientist · 05-15-2007, 08:58 PM

If you happen to put your fish in a cooler, make sure you rinse out all those lice as well when you are done. They can be a pain because they really stick. I had a cooler full of cod whose mouthes were loaded with them and I got tired trying to wash them out of the cooler at the end of the trip. Dead rotten lice smell right up there with dead squid.

lamb · 05-15-2007, 09:28 PM

The circle of life...

Those surface ones are easy, just scrape them off…

Worms scare me. I’ve seen summer YTs who have them… A lil’ black rope hanging straight out of the flash…

Anisakis simplex, those tiny curly worms that halibut often have are the ugliest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisakis

I don’t know anyone who has caught more than a few halibut who likes to talk about it.

Safe handling procedure when it comes to fish parasites – thoroughly cook your fish. The safest – freeze it before eating.

If eating raw… Open up your eyes.

wavster · 05-15-2007, 10:21 PM

Thanks for the responses everyone. I was getting a bit freaked out thinking of what
they might be or how they'd affect my innerds...

madscientist · 05-16-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wavster

Thanks for the responses everyone. I was getting a bit freaked out thinking of what
they might be or how they'd affect my innerds...

Don't worry unless your ass starts to itch.

05-15-2007, 05:36 PM	#1
wavster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Encinitas Posts: 562	Yellow Tail bugs Has anyone seen these things attached to the skin of their fish? Does anyone know what they are? They are white and flat. They didn't appear to move. I surveyed the meat and it looked fine.

05-15-2007, 05:47 PM	#2
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	Most YT have them. Just some surface parasite. Crunchy. __________________

05-15-2007, 06:33 PM	#4
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Yeah sea lice. They are kinda pinkish. Yellows have them a lot. Also they will hang out in the mouths of sandies and such. __________________ CJ Siebler

05-15-2007, 08:58 PM	#5
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	If you happen to put your fish in a cooler, make sure you rinse out all those lice as well when you are done. They can be a pain because they really stick. I had a cooler full of cod whose mouthes were loaded with them and I got tired trying to wash them out of the cooler at the end of the trip. Dead rotten lice smell right up there with dead squid. __________________

05-15-2007, 09:28 PM	#6
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	The circle of life... Those surface ones are easy, just scrape them off… Worms scare me. I’ve seen summer YTs who have them… A lil’ black rope hanging straight out of the flash… Anisakis simplex, those tiny curly worms that halibut often have are the ugliest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisakis I don’t know anyone who has caught more than a few halibut who likes to talk about it. Safe handling procedure when it comes to fish parasites – thoroughly cook your fish. The safest – freeze it before eating. If eating raw… Open up your eyes. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

05-15-2007, 06:04 PM	#3
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Sea lice? I know when I fished in Oregon, when the salmon and steelhead would make their way up river from the ocean, they would have a handful individual sea lice on them..

05-15-2007, 10:21 PM	#7
wavster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Encinitas Posts: 562	Thanks for the responses everyone. I was getting a bit freaked out thinking of what they might be or how they'd affect my innerds...