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Fish consumption statewide guidelines

Statewide guidelines

Limit the number of fish meals you eat according to the recommendations listed below and our fish consumption flyer. A fish serving is 8 ounces, or about the size of the palm of your hand.

General population (ages 18 and older)

Eat two meals per week or fewer

  • Brook Trout.
  • Drum.
  • Kokanee.

Eat 1 meal per week or less

  • Brown Trout.
  • Lake Trout.
  • Splake.
  • Black Bullhead.
  • Northern Pike &lt,34 in.
  • Walleye &lt, 15 in.
  • Black Crappie.
  • Rainbow Trout.
  • White Crappie.
  • Bluegill.
  • Saugeye.
  • White Sucker.
  • Catfish.
  • Striped Bass.
  • White Bass.
  • Carp.
  • Sunfish.
  • Wiper.
  • Largemouth Bass &lt, 15 in.
  • Yellow Perch.

Eat 2 meals per month or fewer

  • Northern Pike &gt, 34 in.
  • Smallmouth Bass &lt, 15 in.
  • Cutthroat Trout.
  • Walleye &gt, 15 in.

Eat 1 meal per month or less

  • Largemouth Bass &gt, 15 in.
  • Smallmouth Bass &gt, 15 in.
  • Tiger Muskie.

Pregnant women or may become pregnant

Eat one meal per week or less

  • Brook trout.
  • Drum.
  • Splake.
  • Brown trout.
  • Kokanee.
  • White sucker.
  • Black bullhead.
  • Rainbow trout.
  • Sunfish.
  • Bluegill.

Eat two meals per month or fewer

  • Carp.
  • Smallmouth bass &lt, 15 inches.
  • White crappie.
  • Largemouth bass &lt, 15 in.
  • Striped bass.
  • Wiper.
  • Northern pike.
  • Cutthroat trout.
  • Walleye &lt, 15 inches.
  • Saugeye.
  • White bass.
  • Lake trout.
  • Black crappie.
  • Catfish.
  • Yellow perch.

Eat one meal per month or less

  • Largemouth bass &gt, 15 inches.
  • Smallmouth bass &gt, 15 inches.
  • Tiger muskie.
  • Walleye &gt, 15 inches.

Children (ages 6 and younger)

Eat 2 meals per month or fewer

  • Brook Trout.
  • Drum.
  • Splake.
  • Brown Trout.
  • Kokanee.
  • White Sucker.
  • Black Bullhead.
  • Rainbow Trout.
  • Sunfish.
  • Bluegill.
  • Saugeye.
  • White Crappie.
  • Cutthroat Trout.
  • White Bass.
  • Catfish.

Eat 1 meal or less per month

  • Carp.
  • Smallmouth Bass &lt, 15 in.
  • Sun Fish.
  • Largemouth Bass &lt, 15 in.
  • Striped Bass.
  • Wiper.
  • Northern Pike.
  • Tiger Muskie.
  • Walleye.
  • Black Crappie.
  • Mackinaw.
  • Lake Trout.
  • Yellow Perch.

DO NOT CONSUME

  • Largemouth Bass &gt, 15 in.
  • Smallmouth Bass &gt, 15 in.