wrote in message
oups.com...
We want to start fresh water fishing and are used to eating our catch
when we lived in other states. We have noticed that many fishing sites
are "catch and return" here in Georgia. These are our questions:

Is it because of the mercury levels?

Are there places where it is safe to catch and eat? If so where are
they?

thanks,
GamiD


Search around the net and see if Georgia puts out something like NC does:

http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/fish/...ltheffects.pdf

This is a report on all sorts of fresh and sal****er fish, the report is
dated March of 2006. IIRC, a "consumption advisory" is embedded within it as
well.