South Fork Shenandoah from Rt. Fish caught should not be consumed. North Fork downstream from Passage Creek Shenandoah from the confluence of the North and South Forks to the West Virginia State line South River from the footbridge at the E.l. DuPont de Nemours Co. in Waynesboro to Port Republic. Small children and pregnant women should no eat fish from these waters.
Some fishing sinkers contain lead.
Lead can be dangerous to your body if eaten or breathed. Prolonged and high levels of exposure to lead can cause brain and nerve damage, slowed growth in children and reproductive problems and high blood pressure in adults. Wash hands with soap after holding or using lead sinkers. Never put lead sinker in your mouth. This includes biting down on or chewing lead sinkers.