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Rock Bass

Rock Bass, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
USFWS Mountain Prairie (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Rock Bass carries consumption advisories on 372 waters across 9 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 rock bass: DDT, Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

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

Where rock bass has advisories

Waters with rock bass advisories

Showing 200 of 372 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.