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Bull Trout

Bull Trout, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Bull Trout carries consumption advisories on 5 waters across 2 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 bull trout: Arsenic, Mercury

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for bull trout is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where bull trout has advisories

Waters with bull trout advisories