LivewellSpecies
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout carries consumption advisories on 99 waters across 12 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 rainbow trout: Arsenic, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PBDE, PCBs, PFOS
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for rainbow trout is Do not eat due to elevated PFOS. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where rainbow trout has advisories
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
Waters with rainbow trout advisories
- Bass Lake California
- Crowley Lake California
- Gold Lake California
- Lake Hemet California
- Los Vaqueros Reservoir California
- Mammoth Creek California
- Pyramid Lake California
- Chesterfield Reservoir Idaho
- Jordan Creek Idaho
- Portneuf River Idaho
- Lake Michigan Illinois
- Lake Michigan Indiana
- Olin Lake Indiana
- Au Sable River Michigan
- Bear River Michigan
- Beatons Lake Michigan
- Glen Lake Michigan
- Indian Mill Creek Michigan
- Kalamazoo Lake Michigan
- Kalamazoo River Michigan
- Lake Huron Michigan
- Lake Michigan Michigan
- Lake Superior Michigan
- Silver Lead Creek Michigan
- Walloon Lake Michigan
- Ackley Lake Montana
- Alder Gulch Montana
- Bair Reservoir Montana
- Basin Creek Montana
- Big Spring Creek Montana
- Bighorn Reservoir Montana
- Bitterroot River Montana
- Blackfoot River Montana
- Boulder River Montana
- Canyon Ferry Reservoir Montana
- Carpenter Creek Montana
- Cataract Creek Montana
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Montana
- Cooney Reservoir Montana
- Dry Fork Belt Creek Montana
- Ennis Lake Montana
- Hauser Reservoir Montana
- Hebgen Reservoir Montana
- Holter Reservoir Montana
- Judith River Montana
- Kootenai River Montana
- Krieder Reservoir Montana
- Lake Koocanusa Montana
- Madison River Montana
- Martinsdale Reservoir Montana
- Missouri River Montana
- Pishkun Reservoir Montana
- Spring Meadow Lake Montana
- Sun River Montana
- Tenmile Creek Montana
- Thompson Falls Reservoir Montana
- West Fork Madison River Montana
- Willow Creek Reservoir Montana
- Abiquiu Lake New Mexico
- Eagle Nest Lake New Mexico
- Navajo Lake New Mexico
- Buffalo River and Inner Harbor New York
- Carmans River, above Suffolk Club Dam New York
- Cayuga Lake New York
- Eighteenmile Creek, downstream of Burt Dam New York
- Hoosic River, from Schaghticoke Dam to Vermont state line (including Johnsonville and Schaghticoke Reservoirs) New York
- Mohawk River/ Erie Canal between Fivemile Dam (downstream of Little Falls) and Cohoes Falls New York
- Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls New York
- Niagara River, upstream of Niagara Falls New York
- Owasco Lake New York
- Raquette River, downstream of Raymondville Dam New York
- Skaneateles Creek, Skaneateles Lake Dam at Skaneateles to Seneca River New York
- Grand River Ohio
- Grand River Ohio
- Brough Reservoir Utah
- Long Park Reservoir Utah
- Newcastle Reservoir Utah
- Steinaker Reservoir Utah
- Stock Creek Virginia
- Stock Creek Virginia
- Battalion Lake Washington
- Deer Lake Washington
- Green Lake Washington
- Lake Chelan Washington
- Lake Nahwatzel Washington
- Lake Roosevelt Washington
- Lake Washington Washington
- Little Spokane River Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Mid-Columbia Washington
- Mt. Rainier National Park Washington
- North Cascades National Park Washington
- North Cascades National Park Washington
- Olympic National Park Washington
- Roses Lake Washington
- Spokane River Washington
- Spokane River Washington
- Spokane River Washington