if l caught a 24 inch cat fish and it had these lil worms on the tail, that looked or resembled maggots is it safe to eat ???????? When l pour hot wate ron it it killed tehm and changed their color. It seemed to me they were eatingteh tail or something. If the worms were there just to eat parasites would the tail be free from looking like the worms were''eating '' it?? plz help thx!!!

Why would you ever consider eating anything with worms hanging off of it.You should've just thrown it back and let it die,at least something would eat it then.

First off, catfish r mud-sucking bottom feeders & unfit for consumption (unless farm raised, then they taste like chicken), & anything with parasites usually indicates a poor specimen, possibly too sick to ward off disease. Second, if the fish is not already sick, the parasites might give it a disease that YOU will get. Finally, depending on where u caught it, the river/pond/lake could be contaminated, making the fish more unfit for consumption, since bottom feeders get the brunt of pollution & litter. Hopefully by the time u get this & all other , u have avoided eating the fish.

It is likely that if the tail was damaged at all from the worms, then most likely their are other worms or worm eggs inside of the fish is body. l would really suggest you throwing that fish out. You do not want to wind up with parasites or their larve in your body. UG!

l know it is annoying, that is a decent size cat, but at least you have the thrill of pulling something that big up.