We've been catching a lot of trout in the surf thi year that have small spaghetti worms/tape worms in their meat. I know they arent harmful and the fish is still edible, but its been a couple years since I've seen the majority of the trout have them. Just curious to see how many other people are getting into them?
Those not familar, this is the description from TPWD:
Those not familar, this is the description from TPWD:
Some trout caught may have worms embedded in the flesh along the backbone. These "spaghetti" worms are larval stages of a tapeworm that can only reach maturity in sharks. The worms cannot survive in man even if the seatrout is eaten raw. The worms can easily be removed when the fish is cleaned to make the meat more appealing.