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Northern Pike

Northern Pike, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Northern Pike carries consumption advisories on 261 waters across 19 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 northern pike: Arsenic, DDT, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for northern pike 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 northern pike has advisories

Waters with northern pike advisories

Showing 200 of 261 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.