Livewell: Fish Advisories

Livewell — Catch well. Keep well. Eat well.

You caught a walleye. Is it safe to eat? Legal to keep? Is the bite on today? Livewell answers all three — right from the water, even with no signal.

Fish consumption advisories are buried in 80-page state PDFs. Livewell reads them for you: show it where you're fishing, pick your species and size, and get a clear, plain-English answer for the general population and for pregnant women and children, with the contaminant explained (mercury, PCBs, PFAS, and more).

WHAT LIVEWELL TELLS YOU
• Is it safe to eat? — Official state fish consumption advisories, translated into simple meal guidance by species, size, and who's eating.
• Is it legal to keep? — Fishing regulations: size and slot limits, daily bag limits, and open vs. harvest seasons.
• When's the bite on? — Today's weather plus a solunar forecast with sunrise/sunset and major/minor feeding times.

FREE — THE SAFETY CORE
• Advisories and fishing regulations for all 50 states
• Live river conditions — streamflow, water level, and water temperature (USGS)
• "How to prepare it" — whether trimming and cooking lower a contaminant, plus a portion sized to you
• Interactive map with advisory pins, boat ramps, marinas, and fishing piers
• Weather and solunar conditions
• Photo fish identification
• Fully offline — your location and catches stay on your device

LIVEWELL PLUS (SUBSCRIPTION)
• Real-time acute hazard alerts (algae blooms, sewage, fresh contamination) geofenced to your saved spots
• 7-day fishing forecast
• Unlimited saved spots and photo IDs
• Offline access to every state

COVERAGE
Fish consumption advisories and fishing regulations for all 50 U.S. states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

ABOUT THE DATA
Livewell is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government agency. All advisory information is compiled from official public sources — each state's health or environmental agency, the U.S. EPA, NOAA's National Weather Service, and USGS — and every advisory links to its original source. The complete list of official government sources, with links, is here: https://livewell.franksworld.app/sources.html

Fishing regulations are curated from each state's official fish and wildlife agency; always verify current rules before keeping fish. Livewell's guidance is not a substitute for professional medical or regulatory advice.

Livewell Plus is a recurring subscription billed through Google Play; it renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Google Play.

Catch well. Keep well. Eat well.