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 |