Safe Eating Guidelines for Waters I-Z
California
Freshwater Fishing
| SERVINGS PER WEEK | ||
| Species | Women ages 18-45 and children 1-17 years | Women 46 years and older and men 18 years and older |
| Hell Hole Reservoir (Placer County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury | ||
| Brown trout over 16 inches or | 0 | 0 |
| Lake trout or | 0 | 1 |
| Crayfish species or | 1 | 2 |
| Brown trout 16 inches or less or kokanee salmon | 1 | 3 |
| Lafayette Reservoir (Contra Costa County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Goldfish or | 0 | 1 |
| Black bass or | 1 | 2 |
| Crappie | 4 | 7 |
| Lake Berryessa (Napa County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury | ||
| Black bass, catfish, or Chinook (king) salmon or | 0 | 1 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1 | 3 |
| Lake Chabot (Alameda County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Carp | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Channel catfish or | 1 | 1 |
| Redear or other sunfish | 2 | 4 |
| Lake Combie (Placer and Nevada Counties) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or sucker | 0 | 1 |
| Lake Evans (Riverside County) | ||
| Interim Advice based on pcbs | ||
| Catfish | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Gregory (San Bernardino County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or | 1 | 2 |
| Crappie or | 1 | 3 |
| Tule perch or | 2 | 5 |
| Bullhead or | 6 | 7 |
| Carp | 7 | 7 |
| Lake Herman (Solano County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury | ||
| Black bass | 0 | 1 |
| Lake McClure (Mariposa County) | ||
| AdviCe based on mercury | ||
| Largemouth or spotted bass, channel catfish, or Chinook (king) salmon or | 0 | 1 |
| Bluegill or | 1 | 3 |
| Carp or kokanee or | 2 | 4 |
| Rainbow trout | 2 | 7 |
| Lake McSwain (Mariposa County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Largemouth or spotted bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Sucker or | 1 | 3 |
| Rainbow trout | 2 | 7 |
| Lake Mendocino (Mendocino County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or striped bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Redear or other sunfish | 1 | 2 |
| Lake Nacimiento (San Luis Obispo County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass, carp, crappie, channel catfish, or white bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish or Sacramento sucker | 1 | 2 |
| Lake Natoma (Sacramento County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Catfish | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass, Chinook (king) salmon, or trout over 16 inches or | 0 | 1 |
| Trout 16 inches or less or bluegill or other sunfish or | 2 | 5 |
| Lake Oroville (Butte County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass, channel catfish, or white catfish or | 0 | 1 |
| Carp or Coho salmon or | 1 | 2 |
| Bluegill or green sunfish | 2 | 5 |
| Lake Pillsbury (Lake County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or pikeminnow | 0 | 0 |
| Green or other sunfish or | 0 | 1 |
| Rainbow trout | 1 | 3 |
| Lake Piru (Ventura County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass | 0 | 1 |
| Sunfish | 2 | 7 |
| Brown bullhead | 2 | 7 |
| Lake Sonoma (Sonoma County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Redear or other sunfish or crappie | 1 | 2 |
| Lewiston Lake, Carrville Pond, and Trinity River upstream of Trinity Lake – TROUT (Trinity County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury for trout ONLY | ||
| Trinity River upstream of Trinity Lake or | 3 | 7 |
| Lewiston Lake or | 5 | 7 |
| Carrville Pond | 7 | 7 |
| Lexington Reservoir (Santa Clara County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Sunfish or | 1 | 3 |
| Inland silverside or threadfin shad or | 2 | 7 |
| Rainbow trout | 7 | 7 |
| Little Rock Reservoir (Los Angeles County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass, catfish, or carp or | 0 | 1 |
| Bluegill or green sunfish, crappie, or | 1 | 2 |
| Rainbow trout | 1 | 3 |
| Magic Johnson Lakes (Los Angeles County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Carp | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish or | 1 | 3 |
| Catfish or | 2 | 7 |
| Trout | 5 | 5 |
| Mokelumne River, Lower (Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass, pikeminnow, or white sturgeon or | 0 | 1 |
| Striped bass or | 0 | 2 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish, catfish, or crayfish or | 1 | 2 |
| Chinook king salmon or steelhead trout* or | 2 | 7 |
| American shad or | 3 | 7 |
| Clams | 7 | 7 |
| Mokelumne River at Lodi Lake (San Joaquin County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or sucker or | 1 | 2 |
| Chinook king salmon or steelhead trout* or | 2 | 7 |
| Rainbow trout | 5 | 7 |
| New Melones Reservoir (Calaveras and Tuolomne counties) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass | 0 | 1 |
| Carp | 1 | 2 |
| Catfish | 2 | 5 |
| New River (Imperial County) | ||
| ADVICE BASED ON MERCURY, DDTs, PCBs, OR SELENIUM | ||
| Channel catfish or | 0 | 1 |
| Carp or | 1 | 2 |
| Tilapia | 4 | 4 |
| Nicasio Reservoir (Marin County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Carp or | 1 | 2 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish | 1 | 3 |
| Oso Flaco Lake (San Luis Obispo County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury, DDTs, or Dieldrin | ||
| Goldfish | 0 | 0 |
| Largemouth bass or | 1 | 2 |
| Bluegill or hitch | 7 | 7 |
| Putah Creek, including Lake Solano (Napa, Yolo, and Solano Counties) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or pikeminnow or | 0 | 1 |
| Carp, crappie, crayfish, or sucker or | 1 | 3 |
| Blackfish, bluegill or other sunfish, catfish, hitch, or trout | 2 | 5 |
| Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Bullhead | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass | 0 | 1 |
| Channel catfish | 1 | 2 |
| Rainbow trout | 7 | 7 |
| Rollins Reservoir (Nevada and Placer Counties) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Catfish | 1 | 2 |
| Sacramento River and North Delta (from below Shasta Lake to Pittsburg) and the northern Delta (other water bodies in the Delta north of Highway 12) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass, pikeminnow, or white sturgeon or | 0 | 1 |
| Striped bass or | 0 | 2 |
| Catfish, carp, goldfish, crappie, crayfish, hardhead, hitch, sucker, or bluegill or other sunfish or | 1 | 3 |
| Chinook (king) salmon or steelhead trout* or | 2 | 7 |
| American shad or rainbow trout or | 3 | 7 |
| Clams | 7 | 7 |
| Salton Sea (Imperial and Riverside Counties) | ||
| Fish from the Salton Sea may be eaten two servings per week. This advice is based on selenium. | ||
| San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the Port of Stockton | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass or white sturgeon or | 0 | 1 |
| Striped bass or | 0 | 2 |
| Carp, catfish, or sucker or | 1 | 2 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish or | 2 | 5 |
| Chinook king salmon or steelhead trout* or | 2 | 7 |
| American shad | 3 | 7 |
| San Pablo Reservoir (Contra Costa County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or Dieldrin | ||
| Carp or catfish | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Crappie or | 2 | 5 |
| Trout | 5 | 5 |
| Shadow Cliffs Lake (Alameda County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Carp or | 1 | 1 |
| Catfish or sunfish | 2 | 6 |
| Silverwood Lake (San Bernardino County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Blackfish, Tui chub, or striped bass | 0 | 0 |
| Black bass, bluegill, or channel catfish, or | 0 | 1 |
| Tule perch or | 1 | 1 |
| Rainbow trout | 7 | 7 |
| Soulajule Reservoir (Marin County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Crappie | 1 | 2 |
| Stevens Creek Reservoir (Santa Clara County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Black bass | 0 | 0 |
| Crappie | 0 | 1 |
| Stony Gorge Reservoir (Glenn County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass, carp, or goldfish or | 1 | 2 |
| Channel catfish or | 1 | 3 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish | 2 | 5 |
| Thermalito Forebay And Afterbay (Butte County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Pikeminnow | 0 | 0 |
| Carp or | 0 | 1 |
| Black bass or | 1 | 2 |
| Bluegill or redear sunfish or | 2 | 7 |
| Crayfish | 7 | 7 |
| Trinity Lake including East Fork Trinity River (Trinity County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury | ||
| Black bass or | 0 | 1 |
| Catfish or trout | 2 | 5 |
| Vasona Lake And Camden Ponds (Santa Clara County) | ||
| Advice based on mercury or PCBs | ||
| Goldfish or carp or | 0 | 1 |
| Catfish or | 1 | 2 |
| Black bass or | 1 | 3 |
| Bluegill or other sunfish or | 2 | 6 |
| Rainbow trout | 7 | 7 |