Fishing Safety Tips

Welcome to our guide on fishing safety! Whether you're a seasoned angler or just starting out, ensuring a safe and enjoyable fishing experience is essential. Follow this tips to have a safe fishing experience with your friends and family.
 

Follow These Fishing Safety Tips To Ensure A Safe Experience

1. If using a boat to fish, your most important piece of boat safety equipment is your life jacket. For optimum fishing safety, make sure each passenger wears one, too.
2. Inspect waterfronts daily—the natural environment is subject to change without notice.
3. Don't fish in areas where it is not permitted. These areas have been declared “off limits” to protect wildlife, vegetation, or for your safety.
4. Because fishing is practiced in a variety of environments, evaluate factors specific to fishing safety in each environment. For example, the ice fishing safety tip “avoid old ice,” is only relevant in an ice cold environment.
5. Bring along extra safety items such as water, flashlights, maps, and a cell phone or radio.
6. Always wear foot gear appropriate to the conditions.
7. Stay dry, warm and protected from the elements. Wear a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF (sun protection factor) of at least 15. Wear thin layers of clothing that progress outward to include water and wind protection as the final layer.
8. Use appropriate insect protection measures, including proper clothing and repellents.
9. Keep fishing knives sharp and cover the blade when not in use.
10. Handle fish carefully.
11. Use caution when baiting and removing hooks.

Apply these simple safety procedures for fishing to make your fishing experience worry-free.