LivewellSpecies
Spotted Sucker
Spotted Sucker carries consumption advisories on 11 waters across 3 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 spotted sucker: Mercury
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for spotted sucker is Limit to 6 meals per year. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where spotted sucker has advisories
Waters with spotted sucker advisories
- Yellow River Alabama
- Clear Creek (East Fork White River) Indiana
- Elkhart River Indiana
- Lake Maxinkuckee Indiana
- Saint Marys River Indiana
- Salt Creek Indiana
- St. Joseph River (Lake Erie Basin) Indiana
- St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan Basin) Indiana
- Trail Creek Indiana
- Wildcat Creek Indiana
- Savannah River-S South Carolina