Requirement

1. Hazards, first aid, the barbed hook, and five safety practices

Required

Four parts. The third is specific enough to be worth reading twice, and the fourth asks you to produce five practices of your own rather than recite a list.

Note. The requirements carry a standing note of their own: obey all local fishing regulations and property laws. It applies to the whole badge rather than to any one requirement, which is why it appears here and not as a step.

What this is made of

1(a). The hazards of fishing, and what to do about them
1(b). The health list, prevention and treatment
1(c). Removing a barbed hook from somebody's arm
1(d). Name and explain five safety practices you always follow

Where this step comes from

Fishing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1

Notes and warnings

What this is made of

Where this step comes from