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Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Conservation Training Center. 10/1997-8888 (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Largemouth Bass carries consumption advisories on 2,418 waters across 38 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 largemouth bass: Arsenic, Chlordane, DDT, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Selenium, Thallium

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for largemouth bass 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 largemouth bass has advisories

Waters with largemouth bass advisories

Showing 200 of 2,418 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.