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Northern Hogsucker

Northern Hogsucker, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Northern Hogsucker carries consumption advisories on 107 waters across 1 state. 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 northern hogsucker: PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

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

Where northern hogsucker has advisories

Waters with northern hogsucker advisories