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Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Duane Raver (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Channel Catfish carries consumption advisories on 1,363 waters across 36 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 channel catfish: Arsenic, Chlordane, Hexavalent chromium, DDT, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS, Selenium

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

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

Where channel catfish has advisories

Waters with channel catfish advisories

Showing 200 of 1,363 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.