Bad fish in SD BAY - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

todd one · 08-30-2013, 08:00 PM

So I've convinced myself that the halibut out at the jetty are better to eat than the halibut all the way in the bay. I've also told myself halibut come in from the ocean, lay their egg and ship back out. I've never seen any evidence of that. Now after this I'm really having second thoughts. All the fish I filet I inspect thoroughly. I've never came across any thing that made me not want to eat my fish from the jetty. Now this big 31 pounder that I caught in the bay, across from the bait barge was a different story. I thawed out a couple of filets tonight and this is what I found in the meat, worms.45.jpg I did not see this when I fileted it. Now I think it's definitely time to start fishing the ocean. It's going to be a learning process, but so was the bay.

t-$money bussard · 08-30-2013, 08:07 PM

nematodes it looks like. gross little guys, but theyre more common than you think...

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

jorluivil · 08-30-2013, 08:11 PM

You will not find a halibut that does NOT have those worms in it, even the halibut that I caught at San Clemente island had worms. Most of those worms are in the meat that is near the stomach, just cut them out and you're good.

bosshoss · 08-30-2013, 08:14 PM

todd one · 08-30-2013, 08:19 PM

Ok thanks, that's good to know. This is the first time I've seen this.

t-$money bussard · 08-30-2013, 08:23 PM

or if you are too lazy to hunt n peck em out just get the temperature up to 140 degrees F and it will kill them all. or freeze it fr a few days before eating the fish either way works

todd one · 08-30-2013, 08:27 PM

Thanks for the link T money. I feel much better now. I going to go ahead and cook some fish.

jorluivil · 08-30-2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by todd one

So I've convinced myself that the halibut out at the jetty are better to eat than the halibut all the way in the bay. I've also told myself halibut come in from the ocean, lay their egg and ship back out. I've never seen any evidence of that. Now after this I'm really having second thoughts. All the fish I filet I inspect thoroughly. I've never came across any thing that made me not want to eat my fish from the jetty. Now this big 31 pounder that I caught in the bay, across from the bait barge was a different story. I thawed out a couple of filets tonight and this is what I found in the meat, worms.Attachment 10174 I did not see this when I fileted it. Now I think it's definitely time to start fishing the ocean. It's going to be a learning process, but so was the bay.

they make great ceviche

lobstersoup · 09-02-2013, 10:52 PM

That is not cool.

taggermike · 09-03-2013, 08:17 AM

Finding worms in your fish is gross but it's also normal and common. And it really doesn't matter if the fish come from the bay or ocean. Like others said, most of the nematodes, round worms, are around the gut area. Just inspect the fillets and cook em all the way through. I always end up kinda dissecting my fish as I'm filleting them; gender, reproductive state, what they've been eating, parasite types. The more you look the more you find. Trematodes, copepods, and isopods on the gill, same on the body, anchor worms on the eyes, worms all through and around the gut, even worms occasionally in the swim bladder. Mike

lamb · 09-04-2013, 10:16 AM

Anisakis Simplex...

Cook thoroughly, freeze fillets before eating if paranoid...

More halibut I come across have them, that don't...
People just don't like to talk about it

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...=halibut+worms

08-30-2013, 08:00 PM	#1
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	Bad fish in SD BAY So I've convinced myself that the halibut out at the jetty are better to eat than the halibut all the way in the bay. I've also told myself halibut come in from the ocean, lay their egg and ship back out. I've never seen any evidence of that. Now after this I'm really having second thoughts. All the fish I filet I inspect thoroughly. I've never came across any thing that made me not want to eat my fish from the jetty. Now this big 31 pounder that I caught in the bay, across from the bait barge was a different story. I thawed out a couple of filets tonight and this is what I found in the meat, worms.45.jpg I did not see this when I fileted it. Now I think it's definitely time to start fishing the ocean. It's going to be a learning process, but so was the bay.

08-30-2013, 08:11 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	You will not find a halibut that does NOT have those worms in it, even the halibut that I caught at San Clemente island had worms. Most of those worms are in the meat that is near the stomach, just cut them out and you're good. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

09-04-2013, 10:16 AM	#11
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Anisakis Simplex... Cook thoroughly, freeze fillets before eating if paranoid... More halibut I come across have them, that don't... People just don't like to talk about it http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...=halibut+worms __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

08-30-2013, 08:07 PM	#2
t-$money bussard Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: racoon city Posts: 74	nematodes it looks like. gross little guys, but theyre more common than you think... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode

08-30-2013, 08:14 PM	#4
bosshoss Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 197

08-30-2013, 08:19 PM	#5
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	Ok thanks, that's good to know. This is the first time I've seen this.

08-30-2013, 08:23 PM	#6
t-$money bussard Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: racoon city Posts: 74	or if you are too lazy to hunt n peck em out just get the temperature up to 140 degrees F and it will kill them all. or freeze it fr a few days before eating the fish either way works

08-30-2013, 08:27 PM	#7
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	Thanks for the link T money. I feel much better now. I going to go ahead and cook some fish.

09-02-2013, 10:52 PM	#9
lobstersoup Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 100	That is not cool.

09-03-2013, 08:17 AM	#10
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Finding worms in your fish is gross but it's also normal and common. And it really doesn't matter if the fish come from the bay or ocean. Like others said, most of the nematodes, round worms, are around the gut area. Just inspect the fillets and cook em all the way through. I always end up kinda dissecting my fish as I'm filleting them; gender, reproductive state, what they've been eating, parasite types. The more you look the more you find. Trematodes, copepods, and isopods on the gill, same on the body, anchor worms on the eyes, worms all through and around the gut, even worms occasionally in the swim bladder. Mike