Thread: Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories 2020

Thanks, used the link to find my state and also KY.

Advice is on meal a week for crappie on Weiss. Eating Weiss Crappie must not be too bad or the whole state of Kentucky would be sick!

Originally Posted by footballcoach

Advice is on meal a week for crappie on Weiss. Eating Weiss Crappie must not be too bad or the whole state of Kentucky would be sick!

I see what you did there.

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Anyone notice Town creek it has listed large mouth bass do not eat any due to mercury. The crappie I catch are mostly around town creek area should I be worried? And how is Guntersville no restrictions when town creek runs straight into it? Doesn’t make sense to me


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A lot of it has to do with the way a fish species stores fat and retains the mercury. That is what a game warden told me.

I read that too @ BobD. I looked at a number of state sites and I found that Crappie are rarely listed on advisories which makes me feel pretty good. I will use this post site to check states I decide to visit and fish in as a precautionary measure.

I have always been told that bass, catfish, and bream eat off the bottom. Crappie eats up in the water column.

Originally Posted by Bob D

A lot of it has to do with the way a fish species stores fat and retains the mercury. That is what a game warden told me.

It has to do with 3 things. First, how long does the fish live? The older a fish gets, the more mercury and/or PCBs are ingested and retained. Second, what is the fat content of the fish? Fattier fish tend to store more mercury and PCBs. Third, what is their diet? Fish that each minnows are eating short-lived fish so less contaminants are ingested. Fish that eat larger, older fish are eating a diet that has potentially more contaminants.