1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="709TsOa6S1"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-fear-of-hooks">Fly-Fishing Wisdom: Fear of Hooks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-fear-of-hooks/embed#?secret=709TsOa6S1" width="600" height="338" title="“Fly-Fishing Wisdom: Fear of Hooks” — Orvis News" data-secret="709TsOa6S1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Orvis's Steve Hemkens shows off the kind of buried hook that does require medical attention. To his credit, he finished out the float trip first.Photo by Steve Hemkens Anyone who fishes long enough is going to end up with a hook point buried in his skin; it’s simply an occupational hazard. This is why it’s important to debarb your hooks and always carry a mini first-aid kit in your vest or waist pack. But there are times when every precaution in the world isn’t. . .https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5546478787_81382e03ff.jpg?w=500&h=375&as=1