So I don't keep fish often, and really hate filleting them, but decided to keep a trout today. I'm filleting it and notice little while sacks in it, I have seen them many times before and figured they were fat sacks or something, well I squeezed one and out shot a white string. I poked it and it wiggled, so I guess this is what a worm looks like.
I've eaten tons of fish in my life with these same types of worms, am I going to die? Lol.

Seriously though are there any problems with eating them after they have been cooked? How do you guys handle them?

Its not actually a worm but a parasite.

Once cooked it taste no different than the rest of the fish. I dont know for sure but I dont think they will harm a human uncooked.

People have been eating trout,black drum and other fish that carry these parasite for longer than you and I have been alive. I have never heard of an incident where it did any harm to a human.

I for one dont eat trout because I just dont like the texture of the meat.

Awww man that's nasty! :laughing:
These white sacks were right in the meat?

I believe id let the pelicans snack on that one!

I've heard that the worms/parasites are only harmful to sharks. You can cut them out, i do, or leave them and the fish is fine to eat. I hold the fish up to a light and check for them.

Yep the sacks were in the meat. Look like little round white bb's. I keep getting mixed reviews on the worm thing, not sure what direction I'll go.