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Fishing 101 Guide

By jaybiiird

Whether you're just trying to find those last couple fish, or just wondering which fish will get you the most contribution points for your time, I've got you covered.

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Category: Achievements, Gameplay Basics

Languages: English

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16 May, 2023 @ 8:00am

16 May, 2023 @ 4:39pm

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Guide Index

Overview

River Fish

Lake Fish

Ocean Fish

Comments

Overview

The following guide is an index of all fish contained in the game, where and when they can be found, their difficulty levels, and how many contribution points you can receive for each fish. The guide is not fully complete at this time; I am still collecting some data points. If you find that I have made any errors, please leave me a comment letting me know!

Tips:

With the exception of Oysters, all fish are worth the most if they are dried.
Fishing on rainy days is well worth your time.
The higher the fish's difficulty, the more they are worth.
You will need the Harpoon to catch higher difficulty fish.
The more you catch a particular fish, the higher your knowledge of that fish. The higher your knowledge, the easier it is to catch that fish.
There are several fishing accessories. You do not need them to catch all fish, but they will make it easier.

River Fish

Fish Name

Location

Season

Time of Day

Weather

Difficulty

Base

Smoked

Dried

Archer

Savanna

Spring, Fall

Any

Birkenia

The Land, Savanna

Fall, Winter

Day

Any

Bosirem

Forest

Spring, Summer, Fall

Day

Any

4-5

100

121

Cera

Forest

Any

Sunny

2-3

Cutlass

Forest

Summer

Day

Sunny

Fatfish

Savanna

Spring, Summer

Any

Gyrodus

The Land, Forest

Summer

Day

Sunny

Haiko

Any

Winter

Any

Sunny

Kabeza

Forest

Any

Porcupine

The Land

Spring, Summer

Any

Redeye

The Land

Summer, Fall

Any

Rain

113

170

203

Rock

Forest

Any

Day

Rain

Ruscus

Savanna

Summer

Day

Any

Serpente

Forest

Any

Day

Any

494

741

889

Serrado

Savanna

Any

100

121

Smallmouth

Savana

Any

Rain

111

166

200

Stargazer

The Land

Any

Night

Any

4-5

138

166

Tiktak

The Land, Forest

Spring, Fall

Any

Trumpet

The Land

Winter

Night

Sunny

Yark

The Land

Any

Morning

Rain

679

1018

1222

Zeus

Savanna

Any

494

741

889

Lake Fish

Fish Name

Location

Season

Time of Day

Weather

Difficulty

Base

Smoked

Dried

Bigeye

Forest

Summer

Any

Coccosteus

Forest

Winter

Day

Sunny

Hammer

Forest

Any

Sunny

2-3

Highwind

Forest

Winter

Any

Sunny

Knifetooth

Forest

Any

Sunny

494

741

889

Lunas

Forest

Spring

Night

Any

Mystique

Forest

Any

Night

Rain

138

166

Peludo

Forest

Any

Sunny

100

121

Trident

Forest

Any

Night

Sunny

Ocean Fish

Fish Name

Location

Season

Time of Day

Weather

Difficulty

Base

Smoked

Dried

Antenna

Beach

Any

Belemnite

Beach

Any

2-3

Chitons

Beach

Spring

Day

Sunny

Cubomedusa

Beach

Summer, Fall

Day

Any

N/A

Gonny

Beach

Any

126

151

Matter

Beach

Any

494

741

889

Medusalion

Beach

Winter

Night

Any

Oysters

Beach

Spring, Summer

Day

Sunny

N/A

Shasto

Beach

Summer

Day

Any

Sponge

Beach

Summer

Any

N/A

Syll

Beach

Fall

Any

Sunny

Thunnus

Beach

Any

Sunny

Trilobite

Beach

Any

Sunny

4-5

126

151

Tuso

Beach

Summer

Day

Sunny

105

158

189

Wingy

Beach

Any

Day

Rain

16 Comments

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MadameHardy 1 Jul @ 1:19pm

This is badly out of date. All fish are worth the most if they are pickled.

Neler_Santos 24 Jan @ 7:09pm

For this to be better only if it had the fish pics to make it easier

Kahlin Hoogledorf 7 Jan @ 11:47pm

Can anyone tell me how to get the harpoon?

Arinyes Cant'ari 7 Nov, 2024 @ 7:56pm

Gonny clocks in at 5 difficulty

Arinyes Cant'ari 7 Nov, 2024 @ 7:54pm

Caught Oysters Spring Rainy weather

21stcenturyrambo 20 Sep, 2024 @ 1:35pm

I caught mystique at night sunny

Faeryall 15 Sep, 2024 @ 9:03pm

Is this still valid as of today? Or is drying not the best method anymore?

salinaheartstone 23 Dec, 2023 @ 9:16pm

Does anyone know what affects the fish quality?

Nikkie_Slaughter 4 Aug, 2023 @ 5:16pm

FYI for newbies:
Apparently there was an update before I started playing that changed the pricing of processed goods because I find fermenting is by far the best way to make quick easy money (until pickling, which is less easy due to multiple steps but still pretty easy).

For example, take a Peludo:
Base price: 67
Dried: 107
Smoked: 134
Fermented: 201
Pickled: 298

Smoking is still great very early game and has an advantage of being quicker, but fermenting has carried me through since getting it until I got pickling, and I still use it frequently.

eringobraghski 26 Jul, 2023 @ 7:23pm

Created an incredibly basic guide linking to a filter/sort-able spreadsheet with your data (minus difficulty and prices). https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3010444223

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