Help identifying weird larvae in Walleye mouth>>>

  • Backtroller
    North Dakota
    Posts: 48
    July 28, 2003 at 1:16 am #1243404

    I landed two fish last night that had a parasite looking worm or larvae in their mouths. The mouths were lined with this grayish/white larvae that looked alot like a maggot. Any idea wht this is and is it dangerous to the fish or humans?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    July 28, 2003 at 6:24 am #271728

    Backtroller

    Where did you catch these fish… which body of water I mean?

    Backtroller
    North Dakota
    Posts: 48
    July 28, 2003 at 12:20 pm #271736

    James,
    We were on Ottertail.

    Thanks
    John

    walleye1274
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 515
    July 28, 2003 at 6:47 pm #271779

    I am not sure what they are, but I have been seeing them in just about every walleye I catch out of Lake Wissota (WI). Does anybody know what they are?

    Backtroller
    North Dakota
    Posts: 48
    July 29, 2003 at 1:41 am #271824

    I have been researching and came up with a Chronomid Worm larvae. Has anyone heard of this and is it what we are seeing? Apparently it is a favorite larval protein that the Walleye find emerging on the rocks and as the feed on them some remain in the mouth.

    Thanks
    John

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