LAKE WYLIE, N.C. -- A fish consumption advisory is now in effect for the North Carolina side of Lake Wylie, matching the same advisory instituted last year on the South Carolina side of the lake.
It’s the result of extensive water testing, which showed levels of PCBs in largemouth bass higher than the state allows.
Ask the locals about largemouth bass fishing in Lake Wylie and you'll find most is for sport.
"It's a catch and release,” said Lake Wylie Bait and Tackle owner Brittany Stegall.
However, Stegall sees folks catching them to take them home for dinner.
"Every once in a while at the landing you'll see them fishing and have a string full of bass,” Stegall said.
That advisory says eat just one largemouth bass meal a week.
"We do have people in our community who depend upon fish from the Catawba River for putting food on the table,” said Catawba Riverkeeper David Merryman.
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