Common Parasites In Freshwater Fish

The Kokemachine lays down the scoop on common parasites found in freshwater fish. Get ready to learn about the life cycles of yellow grubs, tape worms and black spot.

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Well that answer the black spots I noticed on some grass pike I caught last summer. Very entertaining while informative 🤘

[@ianpatterson3061]

Great animation, great music to go with it, sense of humour is awesome! Great production Koke!

[@tacodenhaas1863]

The cartoons are very well made. Thanks for posting!

[@fishnsled]

Worth the wait! Entertaining and educational. Cook your fish well done. ;-)

[@MrKokemachine]

For sure. I know some people refuse to eat wormy fish but if cooked properly they are perfectly fine.

[@fishnsled]

@@MrKokemachine I haven't died yet or gotten sick. I carefully look the fish over and if it is heavily infested I'll let it go. A couple of spots and it just might come home if I'm looking for a meal. Sometimes you don't know until the filleting has begun.

[@aaronmermis5858]

This is exactly what I was looking for and I never expected to find it.

[@MrKokemachine]

I'm glad you found it. Thanks for watching.

[@offgridwanabe]

Thanks for the classroom information

[@MrKokemachine]

Lol. No Prob.

[@maymoonsharks1214]

thank you, humans have flukes too, from eating fish or swimming in fresh water ponds, etc... great video

[@brandonfoley7519]

What kind of flukes do you think humans have

[@eminemzie90]

Subbed good video thank you for making this made me laugh too never eating fish again lol

[@gullinbursti118]

Thats great, Koke. What are those nasty semi-squishy hitchhikers that attach onto fishes tails and fins? When I find them I scrape them off before tossing the fish back. Kind of like a fish day spa. The opposite of those spas with the minnows that eat dead skin off of rich ladies' feet

[@MrKokemachine]

I'm not sure if I have seen any of those parasites. I have seen small leeches on the fins. Take a pic the next time you see them and send it my way. Good on your for helping the fish get them off.

[@agglyusr]

Great video.

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks!

[@timadams6154]

Thanks for making a nasty subject easier to handle. Kills off the urge to eat fish when finding these. Do you know if i put a fish with yellow grub in with other fish if they also will get these?

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks, Tim. I'm not sure, really. I think the one fish would have to eat the other to get infected. I'm not sure if it can pass it on just by being near each other.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

well done Koke!! a nasty little topic but it is part of eating fish!

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks, Adam. I think the tapeworms are the most nasty of the three mentioned. Man....parasites. There are so many out there.

[@zenitsuagatsumagodofthunde8831]

Kinda new to fishing and I gut my first trout and the poor guy was riddled with yellow grub and black dots, I got a little scared cuz I didnt expect it so I didnt eat it and ive been looking it up ever since and im just wondering whats like an ok limit like most people say its ok if you just cook it properly but idk its like my little fillets were still moving .... maybe it was just an extreme case but can there be too many parasites for consumption even if they don't use people as hosts ?

[@MrKokemachine]

There isn't really a limit as long as you cook it. You can try to remove as many as you can. I recommend removing all the black spots as they form a hard cyst around them that you will feel while biting down.

[@zenitsuagatsumagodofthunde8831]

@@MrKokemachine i really appreciate the help 🙏 I guess sometimes its more reasuring to talk to someone about it .... thanks a lot I feel a lot more comfortable with it now and BTW your name is awesome 👌

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

Caught a lake trout in Alaska the other day and the fish had worms on its skin

[@MrKokemachine]

Hmm. Were they leeches? I don't think I've caught fish with worms on the outside.

[@babyelephant3077]

I've been shutting water for the pass two weeks I ate a bass with those black dots on then should I go to the doctors

[@MrKokemachine]

I would go to the Doctor for sure. Get yourself some immodium while you are waiting. It wouldn't be caused by the black spots, though, if you cooked the fish.

[@babyelephant3077]

@@MrKokemachine my buddy fried it just dont know if it was cooked all the way, but thanks for the info

[@gannonphillips9396]

You any better ?

[@babyelephant3077]

@@gannonphillips9396 yeee it's seemed to pass what ever it was

[@francismeowgannou5322]

There is a studied case of clinostomum infecting a person's throat in South Korea.

[@MrKokemachine]

I'd hate to be that person. I'll check it out.

[@shellbacksclub]

great vid! I'm a KOKE-POD!👍

[@1988camarokid]

Theres a rock quarry thats been flooded since the late 70s and i use to love to fish and eat fish from there but the last time i went i caught about 20 LM in about an hour and they averaged around 5lbs but out of 20 fish wasn't but 4 ok to eat i noticed if they're eyes was black they was fine but if they're eyes was gold they was full of tape worms what would cause this

[@MrKokemachine]

Hmm, that's weird. It seems like in smaller bodies of water the parasites can really spread to most of the fish. I usually find tapeworms in older fish. I never heard of a tapeworm infection changing the color of their eyes. Were the worms just in the guts or throughout the flesh?

[@yahtez2587]

How do you soak them out

[@MrKokemachine]

I haven't heard of soaking them out. You can cut out the yellow and black grubs. Tapeworms will be in the guts so once you clean the fish they will be out. Of course you need to cook things well.

[@fosterdaddenis5835]

Ewww!!! I have seen one kind that were in the flesh and That was my only thought!

[@imani062882]

You’re hilarious sir

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks!

[@jaredon9879]

For some reason I feel like I just watched an informative episode of Rick & Morty.

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks, JareDon. I am also a big fan of Rick and Morty so your comment made my day.

[@timothygraham6924]

Funny video dude

[@MrKokemachine]

Thanks, Timothy!

[@HOMER122767]

Oooooook sushi for me.... cook that fish

[@ragrle]

Nothing better than cooked sushi. 🙄

[@Johnathann54]

Sushi grade fish is frozen and that kills the parasites if any

[@jokervbatman5023]

@@Johnathann54 all fish shoulvb be frozen for 24 hrs to kill bacteria and parasites

[@derrickreed]

😂 it’s guys out here

[@yahtez2587]

Your grandma lol

[@WysteriaGuitar]

Not that I ever ate freshwater fish before but now I will definitely not eat any...GROSS

[@cnmpscy34]

thats nasty

[@MrKokemachine]

Yes, parasites are so nasty. I kind of wish they didn't exist.