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Creek Chub

Creek Chub, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Creek Chub carries consumption advisories on 769 waters across 3 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 creek chub: PCBs, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

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

Where creek chub has advisories

Waters with creek chub advisories

Showing 200 of 769 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.