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White Bass

White Bass carries consumption advisories on 69 waters across 17 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 white bass: DDT, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFOS, Thallium

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for white bass is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: 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 white bass has advisories

Waters with white bass advisories