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Freshwater Drum

Freshwater Drum, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Freshwater Drum carries consumption advisories on 132 waters across 10 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 freshwater drum: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for freshwater drum is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where freshwater drum has advisories

Waters with freshwater drum advisories