Fishing

Fishing
"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 (161)	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, Opened Pearl Oyster, Oyster Pearl, Pale Ghostfish, Pearl Necklace, Perch, Perched Perch, Petrified Seashell, Pike, Pinecone Plug, Pink Pearl, Plaice, Pomfret, Poppy Wobbler, Primitive Casting-Rod, River Pearl, Roach, Rock Lobster... further results
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"You have mastered some basic fishing techniques, and can craft rods, poles, hooks, and lures."

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"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.

• Bushcraft Fishline
• Farmer's Fishline
• Fine Fishline
• Macabre Fishline
• Shepherd's Fishline
• Shoreline Fishline
• Tanner's Fishline
• Woodsman's Fishline

(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:

• Bone Hook
• Chitin Hook
• Gold Hook
• Metal Hook

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, Crane Fly, Dumbledore, 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, Upside-Downbeldore, 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 $\lceil \sqrt{Will*Surv}/20\rceil$. 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

Data about fishline and lure highlighted in bold and underline is correct for World 16

Fresh Water Fish

Fish that can be found in rivers and lakes.

Type	Size (HxV)	Servings	Fishline	Fishing Lure or Bait	Location	FEP (Based on Q10)
A Talking Whale	2x3	6		...	(PreW11, [Verify: Talking Whale location.] against W11) Shallow Water, Deep Water	...
Asp	2x1	2	Shoreline Fishline	Copper Comet , Entrails , Grasshopper , Rock Lobster 100%,	Lake Depths, River Shallows, River Depths	5 DEX
Brill	1x1	1	Shepherd's Fishline	Earthworm , Rock Lobster , Pinecone Plug , Poppy Wobbler (100%)	Lake Depths, River Depths	2 STR, 2 DEX
Bream	1x1	1	Shoreline Fishline	Earthworm , Feather Fly , Woodfish , Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug , Leech , Copper Comet 100%	Lake Shallows, Lake Depths	2 INT, 3 CHA
Burbot	2x1	2	Bushcraft Fishline	Dragonfly , Earthworm , Entrails , Poppy Wobbler , Copper Comet 100%, Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug 100%	Lake Depths, River Depths	3 CON, 1.5 CHA
Catfish	3x1	3		Metal Hook , Finer Plant Fibre , Tin Fly , Rock Lobster , Earthworm , Entrails , Leech , Woodfish	Lake Depths, River Depths	1.25 AGI, 2.5 INT, 2.5 PSY
Carp	2x1	2		Entrails , Woodfish , Tin Fly , Feather Fly	Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Depths	2.5 CHA, 2.5 CON, 1 PER
Chub	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Earthworm , Leech , Rock Lobster , Steelbrush Plunger , Tin Fly , Woodfish 100%	River Depths, River Shallows	1 CHA, 1 INT
Grayling	2x1	2		Leech , Entrails , Earthworm , Feather Fly	Lake Depths, Lake Shallows	2.5 PER, 1.25 AGI
Ide	1x1	1	Shoreline Fishline	Woodfish 100%, Waterstrider , Feather Fly	Lake Shallows, River Depths	2.0 DEX, 0.5 PSY
Lavaret	2x1	2		Leech , Earthworm , Steelbrush Plunger 100%, Pinecone Plug ,	Lake Depths, River Shallows	4.5 CON, 1.5 AGI
Perch	1x1	1	Shoreline Fishline	Gold Spoon-Lure , Feather Fly , Woodfish 100%, Poppy Wobbler , Tin Fly , Pinecone Plug , Copper Comet , Entrails , Earthworm , Leech , Waterstrider	Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows	4 INT
Pike	2x1	2	Shoreline Fishline	Earthworm , Feather Fly , Woodfish , Tin Fly , Pinecone Plug , Waterstrider , Leech , Entrails , Copper Comet 100%	Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Shallows	2 STR, 2 INT, 1 CON
Plaice	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Feather Fly , Tin Fly , Firefly , Woodfish 100%, Rock Lobster 100%, Pinecone Plug , Gold Spoon-Lure , Leech , Entrails , Earthworm	Lake Shallows, River Depths, River Shallows	1 INT, 3 PER
Roach	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Earthworm , Woodfish , Rock Lobster 100%, Silkworm , Feather Fly , Pinecone Plug , Leech , Entrails	Lake Depths, River Depths	2 INT, 2 DEX
Ruffe	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Tin Fly , Dragonfly , Leech , Entrails , Earthworm , Woodfish 100%	Lake Depths, River Shallows, River Depths	3 CHA
Salmon	2x1	2	Shoreline Fishline	Rock Lobster 100%, Entrails , Copper Comet , Earthworm	Lake Shallows, Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows	2 INT, 3 CHA
Smelt	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Feather Fly , Woodfish 100%, Earthworm , Copperbrush Snapper	Lake Depths, Lake Shallows, River Shallows	1 CHAR, 1 DEX
Sturgeon	3x1	3		( Flax Fibre Bone Hook Woodfish got me 42x100% on a tile where a rock lobster gave 8x100%), Rock Lobster , Feather Fly	Lake Depths, River Shallows, (W13) Lake Shallows	3 STR, 1 PSY
Tench	1x1	1	Bushcraft Fishline	Feather Fly 45%, Woodfish 86%, Pinecone Plug 100%, Entrails	Lake Depths, River Depths	2 INT, 1 CON, 1 PER
Trout	2x1	2		Entrails , Rock Lobster , Copper Comet , Earthworm , Grasshopper , Feather Fly	Lake Depths, River Depths, River Shallows	2 STR, 1.5 PER, 1.5 DEX
Silver Bream	1x1	1		Dragonfly , Leech , Entrails , Earthworm , Feather Fly , Woodfish , (best) Tin Fly	Lake Depths, River Shallows	2 INT
Zander	2x1	2	Bushcraft Fishline	Dragonfly , Leech , Entrails , Steelbrush Plunger 100%, Tin Fly 100%, Woodfish 100%, Rock Lobster 100%, Earthworm	Lake Depths, River Shallows, (W13) Lake Shallows	3 INT
Zope	1x1	1	Shoreline Fishline	Entrails , Feather Fly , 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	2x1	2		Entrails , Rock Lobster	Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths	1 PER, 2 WIL
Cod	2x1	2		Entrails , Earthworm , Woodfish , Copper Comet	Ocean Depths	2 INT, 3 PER
Eel	1x2	2		Feather Fly , Rock Lobster	River Depths, Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths	4 AGI
Haddock	2x1	2		Entrails , ( Flax Fibre Metal Hook Rock Lobster )	Ocean Depths	3.5 PER, 2 AGI
Herring	1x1	1	Woodsman's Fishline	Entrails , Rock Lobster 100%, Feather Fly , Pinecone Plug	Ocean Depths	1 INT, 1 DEX
Mackerel	1x1	1	Woodsman's Fishline	Bone Hook , Entrails , Woodfish , Poppy Wobbler (100%)	Ocean Depths	3 INT
Mullet	1x1	1		Entrails , Rock Lobster , Woodfish (90%)	Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths	3 STR, 2 PER
Pomfret	1x1	1		Entrails , Copper Comet (100%), Rock Lobster (84%)	Ocean Depths	2 INT, 1 WIL
Rose Fish	2x1	2		Entrails , Earthworm , Woodfish	Ocean Depths	2 WIL, 2 CHA
Saithe	2x1	2		Entrails , Woodfish 100%	Shallow Ocean, Ocean Depths	2 INT, 2 AGI
Seahorse	1x1	1		...	Shallow Ocean, Deep Ocean	Curiosity
Whiting	1x1	1		Entrails , Feather Fly , 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	2x1	2		Poppy Wobbler , Woodfish (63%), Bushcraft Fishline , Metal Hook	Cave Shallows, Cave Depths	2.5 PER, 2.5 PER+2, 2.5 PSY
Cavelacanth	2x1	2	Bushcraft Fishline	Woodfish (100%), Bushcraft Fishline , Metal Hook , Chitin hook, Feather Fly	Cave Shallows, Cave Depths	3 PER+2, 3 INT
Cave Sculpin	1x1	1		Woodfish (100%), Poppy Wobbler	Cave Shallows, Cave Depths	2 CON+2, 3 WIL
Pale Ghostfish	1x1	1	Tanner's Fishline	Woodfish 63%, Rock Lobster 100%, Poppy Wobbler 100%	Cave Shallows, Cave Depths	1 PSY+2, 2 INT, 2 CHA

A visual guide to lure fishing.

Game Development

• Monumental Tunnel (2026-03-27)◎ >"Fixed a number of issues with the (dropped in water) trash, trash fishing, &c. Should work better now."

• Swinish Alchemy (2024-11-24)◎ >""Tick"s are now only bait while bloated, much like Leeches."

• Swinish Alchemy (2024-11-24)◎ >"You can now switch out fishing rod pieces without interrupting the fishing action. E.g. change line/lure/bait/hook without having to re-initiate the fishing action."