Fishing

For a list of fish and their locations, see Fish.

Fishing is a skill associated with catching items with a fishing rod or by collecting items by diving. You can fish in any body of water (including in The Mines) , except for the town fountain.

Rod-Based Fishing

Overview & Controls

To cast your rod into a body of water, hold down the Use Tool button (varies due to platform). The outline of a square will appear in the direction you are facing. It will change colour based on how far away it is from you. If the tile you've selected is not appropriate for fishing, a red X will appear and your cast will fail. Casting your rod does not consume Stamina - Stamina is only consumed once a fish is successfully caught, so don't worry about trying multiple times to get the right aim.

In fishing-appropriate waters, dark fish shapes will be moving around. These are what you are aiming to catch. While you can conceivably cast into any water, for best results, try to aim your bobber directly on top of a fish. If not that, as close to it as possible.

Once one catches interest, it will slowly swim to your bobber. It may 'nibble' on the bobber a few times before biting down. Do not be fooled by this- tugging your rod then will result in the fish swimming away and a failed catch. Once an exclamation point appears over your bobber, click the Use Tool button to reel in your catch.

Whether you succeeded or not at this point is (likely) dependent on your fishing skill level, what buffs you have, and the difficulty of the fish itself. The first time a player catches each specific kind of fish, a message displaying the name, price, and description of the fish appears. If you catch a junk item (wood, glass, etc) and it's your first time encountering it, this message will also appear.

Specific Mechanics

Schools of Fish

Rarely, fish will clump together in one spot in the water. This is an excellent place to cast your rod into and an opportunity to catch multiple fish in a row.

With the School Crasher Skill, swimming into a school of fish will drop half the fish currently in school, without expending any stamina.

After unlocking the Frenzy Skill, a school of fish will sometimes spawn after catching a fish with a  Fishing Rod.

Legendary Fish

After unlocking the Legendary Skill, when the correct weather conditions occur, The Player will receive a message before the day begins:

"A legendary fish is nearby..."

The message will be accompanied by a silhouette of the Legendary Fish that is able to be caught that day.

Each Legendary Fish is only available during one season of the year.

As of v0.12.0 only one of each variety of Legendary Fish is able to be caught per save, if wanting to complete The Museum it is important to donate the caught fish to The Fish Wing, otherwise this will not (currently) be possible.

Despite their rarity, Legendary Fish do not sell for much tesserae, nor are they a popular gift (even Terithia is only neutral to them, so there is little benefit of not donating them to The Fish Wing currently.

List of Legendary Fish

Image	Name	Description	Location	Size	Season	Weather
	Cherry Fish	A legendary small pond fish found on breezy cherry blossom days in spring.	data-sort-value="">Pond	Small	Spring	Wind
	Leaf Fish	A legendary small river fish found on breezy falling leaf days in fall.	data-sort-value="">River	Small	Fall	Wind
	Lightning Fish	A legendary medium river fish found on stormy days in summer.	data-sort-value="">River	Medium	Summer	Storm, Thunderstorm
	Snow Fish	A legendary medium ocean fish found on blizzard days in winter.	data-sort-value="">Ocean	Medium	Winter	Blizzard

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Dive-Based Fishing

The Player next to a Dive Hole

For a list of fish and items that can be caught when diving, see Divable Fish and Diving Only Items.

If you see a dark hole in the water, you can swim up to it and dive for loot or certain fish. Your character will duck under the water, then emerge holding an item. Unlike regular Fishing, Diving does not consume stamina.
With the Sunken Secrets Skill, these "Dive Holes" may also contain Artifacts from the Sunken Artifact set.

Fishing Skill Perks

The Fishing skill can be increased by fishing or diving for fish.
Trading in collected Essence at Caldarus' statue on their Farm allows The Player to gain bonuses to their fishing skill.

Tier 1 (Lvl 1)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Weedline Watcher	Fishing up Junk will become less likely.	15
	Aquatic Antiquities	Aquatic Artifacts can sometimes be fished up.	20
	Appealing Reeling	Fish will become attracted to your Bobber from a greater range.	10
	Catch of the Day	Catching a Fish will sometimes refund the Stamina used.	15

Tier 2 (Lvl 15)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Lucky Haul	Catching a fish will sometimes drop double the amount.	50
	Perfect Catch	Uncommon and rare fish will become more common.	40
	School Crasher	Swimming into a Fish School will drop half its contained items without spending Stamina.	50
	Unexpected Haul	Treasure Boxes will become more likely to appear when Fishing.	40

Tier 3 (Lvl 30)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Full Class I	Fish schools will all contain an additional Fish.	75
	Legendary	Legendary fish can now appear when the season and weather conditions are right.	80
	Treasure Trove	You can no longer catch Wooden Treasure Boxes, and you are now more likely to catch a higher tier of Treasure Box.	70
	Weedline Watcher II	Fishing up Junk will become even less likely.	75

Tier 4 (Lvl 45)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Appealing Reeling II	Fish will become attracted to your Bobber from an even greater range.	155
	Frenzy	Catching a fish will occasionally cause a fish school to spawn nearby.	150
	What a Catch	Fish have a chance of dropping coins worth 10% of their value when caught.	145

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Fishing Locations

The types of fish that spawn vary by the type of body of water The Player is fishing in.

• Overworld Locations:
  • Ponds can be found in:
    • Mistria (West of the Manor at the North of town)
    • The Eastern Road
    • The Deep Woods
  • Rivers can be found in:
    • The Player's Farm
    • Mistria
    • The Eastern Road
    • The Narrows
  • The Ocean is reachable in:
    • The Western Ruins (not divable)
    • Sweetwater Farm (not divable)
    • The Beach
• Mines' Locations:
  • The Upper Mines (floors 1 - 19)
  • The Tide Caverns (floors 21 - 39)
  • The Deep Earth (floors 41 - 59)
  • The Lava Caves (floors 61 - 79)

Gallery

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  Player unable to reach the School of Fish

Trivia

• Despite the grey (presumably fish-shaped) oval noticeably swimming up to your bobber and biting it, you can reel up many not-fish items such as wood, glass, and even treasure boxes!

History

• v0.12.0:
  • All skills can now be leveled up to level 45
    • New Tier 4 skill perks: Appealing Reeling II, Frenzy, and What a Catch Skills
  • 🌼 Players can no longer obtain multiple Legendary Fish (extra Legendary Fish in a player’s possession will be removed).