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Species

Flathead Catfish

Flathead Catfish carries consumption advisories on 782 waters across 18 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 flathead catfish: Hexavalent chromium, Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for flathead catfish is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: 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 flathead catfish has advisories

Waters with flathead catfish advisories

Showing 200 of 782 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.