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Wayupnorth6June 7th, 2008, 5:21 pm
Posts: 2Can anyone tell me what these white worms are? Found in the intestins of only one of the trout caught today. there were many of them...ops...doesnt look like i can post a picture here? but the worms are about 1 1/2" long like thin spagetti
TaxonJune 7th, 2008, 10:52 pm
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Probably Eubothrium salvelini.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Wayupnorth6June 7th, 2008, 11:59 pm
Posts: 2thans for the reply..but im thinking this is something else. The worms in my fish are prety hard bodied and are more round than flat they wiggle around like a snake .......hmmm

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