What is this? Catfish fillet.

[El Viejo]

I remember the fisheries class I took at A&M many years ago. During one lab session we looked at several freshwater fish, mostly bass, under a magnifying glass. It was amazing the number of parasites they had crawling on them. Then after cutting them open, we found a bunch more. That was with fish that were pretty normal looking at first glance. That being said, I would have pitched the catfish in question here.

[texan4ut]

Are all of them caught out of that pond/lake the same way?

[cricman]

There's a reason ya' dunk 'em in corn meal before you fry 'em and eat 'em;......it's to cover up all of those flavor enhancers!


cricman

[toastie]

I was cleaning a white bass a few years ago and saw something similar, but it was about dime size. I threw that fish away.

[brokeno]

You need to feed medicated wormer to your fish

[MUZZYSLINGR]

You need to feed medicated wormer to your fish

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[ATI]

I never eat fish from a still water pond. Always from a large lake or a pond that has a stream that feeds it and drains from it.

[oktx]

Are all of them caught out of that pond/lake the same way?

They said about half were this way. Don’t know how many they caught.

[miket]

Reminds me of rice breast in ducks

[oktx]

Reminds me of rice breast in ducks

That’s what I thought.

[Playa]

Extra protein

[Brush to Bay]

We've seen them on some of our farm ponds. They're harmless . Here's a good read on them:

https://fishpathogens.net/pathogen/yellow-grub-clinostomum

[mikeyb_23]

Is that in the fillet? I wouldn't eat that either.

[toomuchsun]

Used to canoe very small rivers and catch lots of fish before we drilled a kazillion wells and stopped many spring flows. In dry spells with stagnant water, the fish had way too much yuk and I became a catch and release finally. But these fish just seem to need some of that miracle acne meds I see on TV. Or my grandmother, bless her laid to rest soul, who would fix this promptly with her squeeze (get away woman) fingers.

[Gerald G]

I never eat fish from a still water pond. Always from a large lake or a pond that has a stream that feeds it and drains from it.

I’m the same way!