Species
Brown Trout
Brown Trout carries consumption advisories on 104 waters across 17 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 trout: Lead, Mercury, PBDE, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for brown trout is Do not eat due to elevated PCB and PFAS. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where brown trout has advisories
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
Waters with brown trout advisories
- Gold Lake California
- Mammoth Creek California
- Lake Burton Georgia
- Portneuf River Idaho
- South Fork Snake River Idaho
- Lake Michigan Illinois
- Lake Michigan Indiana
- Olin Lake Indiana
- Oliver Lake Indiana
- Millers River and its tributaries (between the confluence with the Otter River in Winchendon and the Connecticut River in Erving/Montague) Massachusetts
- Antietam Creek Maryland
- Jones Falls Maryland
- Patapsco River - North of Ellicott City Maryland
- Savage River Maryland
- Au Sable River Michigan
- Au Sable River - North Branch Michigan
- Au Sable River - South Branch Michigan
- Belangers Creek Michigan
- Big Creek Michigan
- Chocolay River Michigan
- Falls Dam Michigan
- Filets of Fish From Lake Michigan
- Filets of Fish From Lake Superior Michigan
- Hersey River Michigan
- Higgins Lake Michigan
- Indian Mill Creek Michigan
- Johnson Drain Michigan
- Kalamazoo Lake Michigan
- Kalamazoo River Michigan
- Keweenaw Waterway Michigan
- Lake Charlevoix Michigan
- Little Traverse Bay Michigan
- Mccormick Lake Michigan
- Paint Creek Michigan
- Pere Marquette Lake and River Michigan
- Pere Marquette River Michigan
- Portage Lake Michigan
- Portage River Michigan
- Robinson Creek Michigan
- Rogue River Michigan
- Spring Brook Michigan
- Thunder Bay E Michigan
- Big Spring Creek Montana
- Bighorn Reservoir Montana
- Boulder Creek Montana
- Cabinet Gorge Reservoir Montana
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Montana
- Clark Fork River Montana
- East Gallatin River Montana
- Ennis Lake Montana
- Flint Creek Montana
- Fred Burr Creek Montana
- Hauser Reservoir Montana
- Hebgen Reservoir Montana
- Lower Willow Creek Montana
- Madison River Montana
- Martinsdale Reservoir Montana
- Missouri River Montana
- Rock Creek Montana
- Tenmile Creek Montana
- West Fork Madison River Montana
- Abiquiu Lake New Mexico
- Pecos River New Mexico
- Buffalo River and Inner Harbor New York
- Canadice Lake New York
- Carmans River, above Suffolk Club Dam New York
- Cross River Reservoir New York
- Eighteenmile Creek, downstream of Burt Dam New York
- Hoosic River, from Schaghticoke Dam to Vermont state line (including Johnsonville and Schaghticoke Reservoirs) New York
- Lake Ontario New York
- Mohawk River/ Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls New York
- Mud Creek, tributary to Sauquoit Creek New York
- Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls New York
- Owasco Lake New York
- Raquette River, downstream of Raymondville Dam New York
- Sauquoit Creek, between Old Silk Mill Dam near New Hartford/Paris town line and Mohawk River New York
- Skaneateles Creek, Skaneateles Lake Dam at Skaneateles to Seneca River New York
- St. Lawrence River, whole river, excluding Seaway International Bridge area (in St. Lawrence County ) New York
- Titicus Reservoir New York
- West Branch Reservoir New York
- Mad River Ohio
- East Lake Oregon
- Lake Erie Open waters Pennsylvania
- Logan Branch Pennsylvania
- West Branch Caldwell Creek Pennsylvania
- Big Sand Wash Reservoir Utah
- Brough Reservoir Utah
- Calf Creek Utah
- Causey Reservoir Utah
- Currant Creek Utah
- Echo Reservoir Utah
- Jordanelle Reservoir Utah
- Mill Creek Utah
- Pine Creek Utah
- Porcupine Reservoir Utah
- Steinaker Reservoir Utah
- Weber River Utah
- Weber River Utah
- White River Utah
- Stock Creek Virginia
- Stock Creek Virginia
- Deer Lake Washington
- Spokane River Washington
- Spokane River Washington