Nutritionists recommend eating 3 to 4 ounces of fish in a meal. The meal per week or month, which is suggested in the advisory guidelines, can be eaten as two or three smaller meals over the same time period. Be picky about the types and size of fish you eat. Fish taken from some waters are not recommended for consumption. Throw back the larger fish and keep the small ones for dinner.
Small fish taste better and are less contaminated than older, larger fish.
Many popular fish such as bass, trout, salmon, and catfish must exceed a specific minimum size to keep. Also, it is illegal to sort and release a fish taken previously in the day with another fish. Please consult the State Fishing Guide. Check the fish advisory for those with Group 5 advisories. Substitute fish taken from the Group 3 or higher categories for those in lower categories.