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Fishing
Fishing.png

"The fathoms give nothing,
Yield not a single thing,
But to the fishermens' snares."

LP Cost 200
Skill(s)
Required
Foraging
Skill(s)
Enabled
Swimming
Hearth Magic(s) Unlocked Fisher's Request for a Catch
Required By (159) A Talking Whale, Abyss Gazer, An Old Boot, Asp, Bass, Boiled River Pearl Mussel, Bone Hook, Bream, Brill, Burbot, Bushcraft Fishingpole, Bushcraft Fishline, Butter-Chived Trout, Carp, Catfish, Cave Sculpin, Cavelacanth, Chub, Chum Bait, Cod, Copper Comet, Copperbrush Snapper, Creel, Deep Sea Atavism, Dried Filet of Abyss Gazer, Dried Filet of Asp, Dried Filet of Bass, Dried Filet of Bream, Dried Filet of Brill, Dried Filet of Burbot, Dried Filet of Carp, Dried Filet of Catfish, Dried Filet of Cave Angler, Dried Filet of Cave Sculpin, Dried Filet of Cavelacanth, Dried Filet of Chub, Dried Filet of Cod, Dried Filet of Eel, Dried Filet of Grayling, Dried Filet of Haddock, Dried Filet of Herring, Dried Filet of Ide, Dried Filet of Lavaret, Dried Filet of Mackerel, Dried Filet of Mullet, Dried Filet of Pale Ghostfish, Dried Filet of Perch, Dried Filet of Pike, Dried Filet of Plaice, Dried Filet of Pomfret, Dried Filet of Roach, Dried Filet of Rose Fish, Dried Filet of Ruffe, Dried Filet of Saithe, Dried Filet of Salmon, Dried Filet of Silver Bream, Dried Filet of Smelt, Dried Filet of Sturgeon, Dried Filet of Tench, Dried Filet of Trout, Dried Filet of Whiting, Dried Filet of Zander, Dried Filet of Zope, Eel, Farmer's Fishline, Feather Fly, Fine Fishline, Fishing Net, Fishline, Fishwrap, Fishy Eyeball, Gold Spoon-Lure, Grayling, Haddock, Herring, Ide, Lavaret, Lobster, Lobster Pot, Macabre Fishline, Mackerel, Mullet, Opened Oyster, Oyster Pearl, Pale Ghostfish, Pearl Necklace, Perch, Perched Perch, Petrified Seashell, Pike, Pinecone Plug, Plaice, Pomfret, Poppy Wobbler, Primitive Casting-Rod, River Pearl, Roach, Rock Lobster, Roe, Rose Fish... further results
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"You have mastered some basic fishing techniques, and can craft rods, poles, hooks, and lures."


"There are two types of fishing: Rod and pole. Pole fishing uses various forms of live or fleshy bait -- such as earthworms, entrails, or ants -- whereas Rod fishing uses lures. Fishing poles catch fish immediatley whenever they bite, but the more demanding Rod fishing rather requries you to actually land the Fish by figuring out the many riddles of the sport. The truly rare fish of the world are caught with rods."

The fishing skill allows you to craft and use Bushcraft Fishingpoles and Primitive Casting-Rods and to fish for different types of fish. The fishing skill benefits from completion of the Credos - Fisherman.

In-Game Text

... There are two types of fishing: Rod and pole. Pole fishing uses various forms of live or fleshy bait -- such as earthworms, entrails, or ants -- whereas Rod fishing uses lures. Fishing poles catch fish immediately whenever they bite, but the more demanding Rod fishing rather requires you to actually land the Fish by figuring out the many riddles of the sport. The truly rare fish of the world are caught with rods.

How to Fish

To fish you need four categories of items combined together with the fishing skill. These items are:

  1. A Fishing Pole
  2. Fishing Line
  3. Fish Hook
  4. Lures or Bait

Fishing Pole

Craft Either a Bushcraft Fishingpole or a Primitive Casting-Rod.

  • Primitive Casting-Rod must be used with Lures. Lures are not consumed as fish are caught. This is called Lure-Fishing
  • Bushcraft Fishingpole uses bait. Fish are caught automatically and the Bait is Consumed and replaced per fish. This is called Bait-Fishing

Fishing Line

As of Fishing for Finery (2021-04-25) update. Strings, as fishing lines, where replaced with dedicated crafted fishing lines.

(No specific per-fishline details known)

Fishing line occasionally break, so be sure to have backups. Higher quality fishing line tends to break less often.

The color of the fishing line is reflective of the type of line.

Fish Hook

A fish hook is added to the fishing pole by left clicking on the hook and then right clicking on the fishing pole. Fish hook types include:

Fish hook are also occasionally lost. Using your prized gold nugget passed down by your ancestors might not be wise. Higher quality fish hooks tend to be lost less often.

Bait

Bait is expendable meaning you can catch at maximum one fish per bait.

Some types of bait include: Ant Empress, Ant Larvae, Ant Pupae, Ant Queen, Ant Soldiers, Aphids, Bay Shrimp, Bee Larvae, Brimstone Butterfly, Cave Moth, Chum Bait, Earthworm, Emerald Dragonfly, Entrails, Firefly, Grasshopper, Grub, Ladybug, Leech, Monarch Butterfly, Moonmoth, Raw Crab, Raw Lobster, Ruby Dragonfly, Sand Flea, Silkmoth, Silkworm, Silkworm Egg, Springtime Bumblebee, Stag Beetle, Tick, Waterstrider, Woodworm

Lure

Lures are durable, but they can be lost. To unlock lures you should craft a Primitive Casting-Rod first.

Some types of lure include: Copper Comet, Copperbrush Snapper, Feather Fly, Gold Spoon-Lure, Pinecone Plug, Poppy Wobbler, Rock Lobster, Steelbrush Plunger, Tin Fly, Woodfish

Fishing Trash

When something is dropped in a body of water, it is added to a global pool of items that can be fished up anywhere in the world or found buried on the beach. Some people use this feature for charity by throwing their old equipment in the river. You can also drop a written parchment to send a message to a random fisherman as if it were a message in a bottle.

Fishing

Quoting Jorb: Fish are now a limited and localized resource, working in the same way as any other localized resource. You should notice fish jumping in the water if the area has fish. What you catch when fishing depends on the following factors: Time of day, location, lure, hook, pole and line type as well as the quality level of each piece of fishing equipment.

Bait Fishing

Bait-Fishing is a semi-automated and a Semi-random activity using a Bushcraft Fishing Pole. Bait, line, and hook combo seem to have no strong correlation between fish types caught. Equip your pole, gather an inventory of bait, and begin fishing. You will automatically catch, recast, and re-bait your hook while bait fishing. The type of fish caught are random, based on the node you are fishing from, however the quality is hard-capped by your Survival. If you are simply looking to catch fish with no real desire for a certain type of fish, this is your easiest option.

Lure Fishing

Lure-Fishing using a Primitive Casting Rod is a more precise and manual activity. Lure, line, and hook type all play role in what species you will be able to catch. Every fish have certain line, hook, and lure combos that work best for it. If you are having difficulties catching a fish or keeping your lure, be sure to try new combinations. Equip your pole, gather some tackle, and begin fishing. You will be presented a list of fish to "aim" for, with a given % of how likely they are to bite. This list is a function of your Survival and Will, so the higher both stats are, the larger your list will be. Max number of fishes in a list is limited by 10 and apparently is equal to . You can choose what kind of fish you want to catch. If you do not pick any, the game will automatically choose the fish with the highest % of biting.

If you can't find the fish you are looking for, move away from the current location to find another fish node. Note that there the chance to catch a specific type of fish within the node has an optimal location where it is maximized. Try different spots nearby and go in the direction where the chance increases until you find the best spot (works similar to maximum quality within forageable nodes, but for the catch chance). While the list normally shows only three types of fish, you may be able to catch more types of fish in the spot using the same lure, line and hook combination. For some types of fish (cave fish, for example), you may find the Fisher's Request for a Catch magic really useful (can boost the chance to bite from about 30% to 80%, for example).

Fish Data

Fresh Water Fish

Fish that can be found in rivers and lakes.

Type Size
(HxV)
Servings Fishline Fishing Lure or Bait
Combos listed are for W10, use at your own discretion'
Location FEP (Based on Q10)
A Talking Whale.png
A Talking Whale
2x3 6 ... (PreW11, [Verify: Talking Whale location.] against W11) Shallow Water, Deep Water ...
Asp.png
Asp
2x1 2 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Copper Comet.png Copper Comet, Entrails.png Entrails, Grasshopper.png Grasshopper, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Lake Depths, River Shallows, River Depths 5 DEX
Brill.png
Brill
1x1 1 Earthworm.png Earthworm, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug Lake Depths, River Depths 2 STR, 2 DEX
Bream.png
Bream
1x1 1 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Earthworm.png Earthworm, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug, Leech.png Leech, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet 100% Lake Shallows, Lake Depths 2 INT, 3 CHA
Burbot.png
Burbot
2x1 2 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Dragonfly.png Dragonfly, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Entrails.png Entrails, Poppy Wobbler.png Poppy Wobbler,Copper Comet.png Copper Comet 100%, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug 100% Lake Depths, River Depths 3 CON, 1.5 CHA
Catfish.png
Catfish
3x1 3 Metal Hook.png Metal Hook, Finer Plant Fibre.png Finer Plant Fibre, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Entrails.png Entrails, Leech.png Leech, Woodfish.png Woodfish Lake Depths, River Depths 1.25 AGI, 2.5 INT, 2.5 PSY
Carp.png
Carp
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Woodfish.png Woodfish, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Depths 2.5 CHA, 2.5 CON, 1 PER
Chub.png
Chub
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Earthworm.png Earthworm, Leech.png Leech, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Steelbrush Plunger.png Steelbrush Plunger, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100% River Depths, River Shallows 1 CHA, 1 INT
Grayling.png
Grayling
2x1 2 Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly Lake Depths, Lake Shallows 2.5 PER, 1.25 AGI
Ide.png
Ide
1x1 1 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Woodfish.png Woodfish 100%, Waterstrider.png Waterstrider, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly Lake Shallows, River Depths 2.0 DEX, 0.5 PSY
Lavaret.png
Lavaret
2x1 2 Leech.png Leech, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Steelbrush Plunger.png Steelbrush Plunger 100%, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug, Lake Depths, River Shallows 4.5 CON, 1.5 AGI
Perch.png
Perch
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Gold Spoon-Lure.png Gold Spoon-Lure, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100%, Poppy Wobbler.png Poppy Wobbler, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet, Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Leech.png Leech, Waterstrider.png Waterstrider Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows 4 INT
Pike.png
Pike
2x1 2 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Earthworm.png Earthworm, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug, Waterstrider.png Waterstrider, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet 100% Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Shallows 2 STR, 2 INT, 1 CON
Plaice.png
Plaice
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Firefly.png Firefly, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100%, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug,Gold Spoon-Lure.png Gold Spoon-Lure, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails,Earthworm.png Earthworm Lake Shallows, River Depths, River Shallows 1 INT, 3 PER
Roach.png
Roach
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Earthworm.png Earthworm, Woodfish.png Woodfish, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Silkworm.png Silkworm, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails Lake Depths, River Depths 2 INT, 2 DEX
Ruffe.png
Ruffe
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Tin Fly.png Tin Fly, Dragonfly.png Dragonfly, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100% Lake Depths, River Shallows, River Depths 3 CHA
Salmon.png
Salmon
2x1 2 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Entrails.png Entrails, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet, Earthworm.png Earthworm Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows 2 INT, 3 CHA
Smelt.png
Smelt
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100%, Earthworm.png Earthworm Lake Depths, Lake Shallows, River Shallows 1 CHAR, 1 DEX
Sturgeon.png
Sturgeon
3x1 3 (Flax Fibre.png Flax FibreBone Hook.png Bone HookWoodfish.png Woodfish got me 42x100% on a tile where a rock lobster gave 8x100%), Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly Lake Depths, River Shallows, (W13) Lake Shallows 3 STR, 1 PSY
Tench.png
Tench
1x1 1 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Feather Fly.png Feather Fly 45%, Woodfish.png Woodfish 86%, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug 100%, Entrails.png Entrails Lake Depths, River Depths 2 INT, 1 CON, 1 PER
Trout.png
Trout
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet, Earthworm.png Earthworm,Grasshopper.png Grasshopper, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows 2 STR, 1.5 PER, 1.5 DEX
Silver Bream.png
Silver Bream
1x1 1 Dragonfly.png Dragonfly, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Woodfish.png Woodfish, (best)Tin Fly.png Tin Fly Lake Depths, River Shallows 2 INT
Zander.png
Zander
2x1 2 Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline Dragonfly.png Dragonfly, Leech.png Leech, Entrails.png Entrails, Steelbrush Plunger.png Steelbrush Plunger 100%, Tin Fly.png Tin Fly 100%, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100%, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100%, Earthworm.png Earthworm Lake Depths, River Shallows, (W13) Lake Shallows 3 INT
Zope.png
Zope
1x1 1 Shoreline Fishline.png Shoreline Fishline Entrails.png Entrails, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100% Lake Shallows, River Shallows 2 PER, 1 INT

Ocean Fish

Fish that can be found in Oceans.

Type Size
(HxV)
Servings Fishline Bait or Fishing Lure
Location FEP (Based on Q10)
Bass.png
Bass
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths 1 PER, 2 WIL
Cod.png
Cod
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Woodfish.png Woodfish, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet Ocean Depths 2 INT, 3 PER
Eel.png Eel 1x2 2 Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster Ocean Depths 4 AGI
Haddock.png
Haddock
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, ( Flax Fibre.png Flax Fibre Metal Hook.png Metal Hook Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster ) Ocean Depths 3.5 PER, 2 AGI
Herring.png
Herring
1x1 1 Entrails.png Entrails, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Pinecone Plug.png Pinecone Plug Ocean Depths 1 INT, 1 DEX
Mackerel.png
Mackerel
1x1 1 Entrails.png Entrails, Woodfish.png Woodfish Ocean Depths 3 INT
Mullet.png
Mullet
1x1 1 Entrails.png Entrails, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster, Woodfish.png Woodfish (90%) Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths 3 STR, 2 PER
Pomfret.png
Pomfret
1x1 1 Entrails.png Entrails, Copper Comet.png Copper Comet (100%), Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster (84%) Ocean Depths 2 INT, 1 WIL
Rose Fish.png
Rose Fish
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Earthworm.png Earthworm, Woodfish.png Woodfish Ocean Depths 2 WIL, 2 CHA
Saithe.png
Saithe
2x1 2 Entrails.png Entrails, Woodfish.png Woodfish 100% Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths 2 INT, 2 AGI
Seahorse.png
Seahorse
1x1 1 ... Shallow Ocean, Deep Ocean Curiosity
Whiting.png
Whiting
1x1 1 Entrails.png Entrails, Feather Fly.png Feather Fly, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths 1 CHA, 2 WIL

Cave Fish

Fish that can be found in underground bodies of water only:

Type Size
(HxV)
Servings Fishline Fishing Lure or Bait
Combos listed are for W10, use at your own discretion'
Location FEP (Based on Q10)
Abyss Gazer.png
Abyss Gazer
2x1 2 Poppy Wobbler.png Poppy Wobbler, Woodfish.png Woodfish (63%), Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline, Metal Hook.png Metal Hook Cave Shallows, Cave Depths 2.5 PER, 2.5 PER+2, 2.5 PSY
Cavelacanth.png
Cavelacanth
2x1 2 Woodfish.png Woodfish (100%), Bushcraft Fishline.png Bushcraft Fishline, Metal Hook.png Metal Hook Cave Shallows, Cave Depths 3 PER+2, 3 INT
Cave Sculpin.png
Cave Sculpin
1x1 1 Woodfish.png Woodfish (100%) Cave Shallows, Cave Depths 2 CON+2, 3 WIL
Pale Ghostfish.png
Pale Ghostfish
1x1 1 Woodfish.png Woodfish 63%, Rock Lobster.png Rock Lobster 100% Cave Shallows, Cave Depths 1 PSY+2, 2 INT, 2 CHA
A chart showing the combos for lure fishing.
A visual guide to lure fishing.