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Speak Out: Are Occoquan Catfish Safe to Eat?

Someone on Fairfax Underground wants to know.

Would you eat a catfish from the Occoquan River? That's what someone with the username Urysohn on Fairfax Underground wants to know

Urysohn originally posted the question on Aug. 4 and almost immediately received a few responses saying that eating an Occoquan catfish was not a wise choice. 

"Tons of lawn fertilizer dumps into that river along with other nasty chemicals," one response read. 

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"Remember they are bottom feeders," another responded.

Another response advised only eating fish shorter than 18 inches from the river, and only once a month.

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"From the reservoir eat all you want," the response added.  

Do you fish in the Occoquan River? What are your thoughts?

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