Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

FISH

Safe Eating Guidelines for Lake Pillsbury (Lake County)
[09/22/00, Updated 03/18/09]

 

Safe Eating Guidelines for
Fish from Lake Pillsbury

Women 18 – 45 and Children 1 – 17 Years


None

 

Carp

Rainbow Trout high in omega 3

 

 


Largemouth bass

Bass

Pikeminnow

Pikeminnow

Green sunfish

Green sunfish and other sunfish

2 or more Servings a week

1 Serving a week

Do not eat

 

Men over 17 Years and Women over 45 years


None

 

Carp

Rainbow Trout high in omega 3

 

 


Largemouth bass

Bass

Pikeminnow

Pikeminnow

Green sunfish

Green sunfish and other sunfish

4 or more Servings a week

3 Servings a week

Do not eat
EXCEPT Sunfish can be eaten 1 Serving a Week

To find more information related to the advisory at Lake Pillsbury, including a full report that describes the development of the 2000 advisory, follow this link. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/pdf/adv4lkpill.pdf

The final report issued in 2000 includes information and historical data used to develop the previously issued advisory for Lake Pillsbury.

Be sure to use the UPDATED safe eating guidelines presented on this page (above) for Lake Pillsbury.

 

 
 
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