Not this year or last but some years we do find them but I fish Saginaw bay mostly.

 

Yup, left my catch in the cooler with a lot of ice overnight to clean in the morning and found about 6 of the same things your showing. Kind of gave me the willies. So what is the deal with these, I have never seen them before.

Did't tell the wife, for sure. Hey honey look what I found in the walleye today.

 

Yup, left my catch in the cooler with a lot of ice overnight to clean in the morning and found about 6 of the same things your showing. Kind of gave me the willies. So what is the deal with these, I have never seen them before.

Did't tell the wife, for sure. Hey honey look what I found in the walleye today. View attachment 392215

Lol...... Same here smooz.... Can't tell the ol lady either.

Put a post on SCR forums 2 yrs ago about this same issue.. And YES the old lady came out back when I was cleaning them.... Bad news, freak out !! Started hanging em over board on a stringer becuase I read they leave the body when the fish dies.

Bad idea, was grosses out myself with trails and trails of worms behind the fish's ass .. Just dump cooler outside of gate away from dog's, problem solved. Not in meat so don't bug me that bad. And don't see it "usaully" till water warms

 

Lol...... Same here smooz.... Can't tell the ol lady either.

 

There are always a few. Some years more than others.

 

Tapeworm, eat one raw and it might be a good weight loss program! Ha. Inthink these ones only survive in cold blooded critters but i may be wrong

 

They get them from eating emerald shiners and other bait fish. As long as you cook the fish completely they are harmless.

They leave the host fish after it dies, DNR said we could gut the fish (save guts in plastic bag) and we wouldn't have them in the livewell or cooler. Do not throw guts overboard or fillet the walleye while on the water.

 

Anyone else finding worms in the belly of your walleyes? View attachment 392203

Had them in a couple walleye at metro in early march.they die pretty quick.still gross and can't tell the old lady either.

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This is normal. They come out when fish dies

 

They were in all my fish 3-4 weeks ago.

 

Yum! Those tape worms are packed with extra protein.

The only walleye that I've caught that had tapeworm were the ones I caught in the Saginaw River.

 

All the more reason to bleed them in the livewell and make sure it’s clean before you launch in your favorite, tape worm free inland lake.

 

Literally just read this post a half hr ago n start cleaning our catch for today n looky looky what I found..first two fish so far!

 

Do I spy a female with eggs?

 

So nasty


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feel free to clean them, package, and freeze.
Call me and I will pick them up and dispose for you in a safe manner.

 

You mean the worms?


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You mean the worms?


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I was hoping for walleye
Life is short and am in short supply of fish
Only joking here...I have to make that known now due my recent posts.