Requirement
8. Get the fishing regulations for where you live or will fish, and understand why
Required Often forgotten
Obtained and reviewed, then explained. Note the wording: where you live OR where you plan to fish, which matters if you are travelling to water.
Notes and warnings
Note. Note the wording: where you live OR where you plan to fish. If you are travelling to water, it is the destination's regulations that matter, and obtaining them can be a form and a wait rather than a download.
Where this step comes from
- Fly Fishing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8 · Asks for the regulations where you live or where you plan to fish, which is wider than the Fishing merit badge's equivalent.