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Brown Bullhead

Brown Bullhead, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Brown Bullhead carries consumption advisories on 248 waters across 12 states. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in brown bullhead: DDT, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for brown bullhead is Do not eat due to elevated Pesticides. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where brown bullhead has advisories

Waters with brown bullhead advisories

Showing 200 of 248 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.