Mackerel Parasites?

[Greenheart]

Just finished gutting the mackerel that I caught yesterday at Chesil. The body cavity of one of the largest was stuffed with small curly worms, which I assume were some sort of parasite. Anyone else seen anything else like this? The fish looked healthy enough.

[baitmaster]

well i,m quite squemish if i had seen them it would have been straight in the bin with the whole lot.
does not sound good

tightlines

kevin

[pingu]

alot of mackeral contain these worms(like our tape worm really)
not a problen as usually in the guts and not the flesh
only discard if in flesh
supprised i didnt find any today usually get 1 in about a dozen

[gullyworm]

Ive seen a lot of worms in fish,especialy larger cod.
I think as Pingu as said they dont harm you ,they can even add a different taste and texture to the fish

[cuckoo]

Hi mate ive seen these before but the mackeral i found them in was going to be bait anyway,!...lee

[Mule]

Originally Posted by gullyworm

Ive seen a lot of worms in fish,especialy larger cod.
I think as Pingu as said they dont harm you ,they can even add a different taste and texture to the fish

Tsk tsk,

I personally wouldn't go near a worm if it had been near a fish - alters the taste somewhat.

[solehunter]

I had a nice sole one night....
In the morning i put it in the sink to clean it and all these tiney worms came out from under its scales!! Man, it was like something out of alien lol!

[solehunter]

Originally Posted by Mule

Tsk tsk,

I personally wouldn't go near a worm if it had been near a fish - alters the taste somewhat.

LOL