White Spots in cleaned bullhead

[fisherman21]

What are everyone’s thoughts on this. I caught a few bullhead in long pond and all of them had white/yellow spots in the flesh. The bigger ones had quite a bit more than the smaller ones. I’m assuming some kind of parasite. Should I just toss them. Hate to have killed them for no reason.

[Kevin J Legg]

Yep definitely grubby. 
Don’t believe they would harm you when cooked but there is a yuck factor. Seem prevalent in some bodies of water.

[JoeFro]

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/wildlife-diseases-in-indiana/fish-disease/

[greenhornet73]

Yep grubby, looks like the ones I’ve caught on Cayuga lake last two years and won’t go back. I used them for fertilizer in my garden. What a shame