Fishing & Water Safety

We have some suggestions to help you stay safe

• Check forecast and weather conditions before you go   
  
  

• Make sure you let someone know where you are going to fish
  
  

• Make sure you know exactly where you are – consider something like an OS locate app for a smartphone or a map
  
  

• Give them an idea of when you are likely to return
  
  

• Take a fully charged mobile phone and check signal strength, know how to use it and who to call in an emergency
  
  

• Double check your fishing spot. Is it safe? For example, riverbanks can erode and just because it was safe one day doesn’t mean it still is
  
  

• Always dress appropriately, sturdy footwear, sun hat in hot weather, warm layers in the cold
  
  

• Coastal and sea fishing is particularly high risk
  
  

• Make sure you know your spot is safe and you won’t get cut off by the tide
  
  

• Expert evidence suggests that many of these lives would have been saved if the casualty had been wearing a lifejacket – Wear a lifejacket