Fishing is a great way to start making some money early in the game.
On Spring 4 or 7, Barley will come to your house and give you a Fishing Rod and some Juicy Bait. He explains that you can get more Juicy Bait by digging with your Digging Spade.
You can sell, gift, cook the fish, or feed it to the stray cat.
Fishing Mini Game[]
You don't have to equip the Fishing Rod to use it. Just go to the end of the pier and tap Z or the space bar to be asked if you want to fish now.
Position your rod with the arrow keys and tap Z or the space bar to set the casting distance on the top bar. The first tap activates the bar and the second casts the hook at the selected power/distance. Easy!
Each fishing attempt takes one hour, no matter how many times you miss.
If you hit X, you will exit without any fish caught - so be careful!
Fishing Locations[]
There are several pier locations where you can fish:
Coast: Oceanfront
Freshwater Ponds: Breezy Meadow and Sunflower Farm
Freshwater Rivers: two at Fisherman's Spring
After you unlock the Bait 'N' Rod fishing shop, you can also fish in the Gemstone Quarry fifth level during a rain or snow storm.
Landing Net[]
Once you unlock the Bait 'N' Rod fishing shop, you get a Landing Net that will allow you to catch more fish per hour and a larger variety of fish.
Landing Net | Upgrade 1 | Upgrade 2 |
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Catch Allowance | 3 | 5 |
Requirement | Fish for 20 hours | Fish for 70 hours |
Cost | 340 | 520 |
Sinker Drops[]
Sinker Drops are a special bait for catching the Stone Loach and Roundscale Marlin once you have the Landing Net.
You can select them from your menu instead of Juicy Bait once you have the Landing Net.
They can be bought from Bait 'N' Rod, Paxel's Stall, dug up, or given as rewards by the Sage Glop.
Haul[]
Image | Name | Description | Location | Fishing Level | Sell | Buy | Uses |
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Inland Sunfish | Small breed of inland fish with golden scales. | Breezy Meadow, Sunflower Farm | Normal | 8 c | 18 c | - | |
Rainbow Trout | Medium-sized haul common to Sugar Blossom. | Fisherman's Spring | Normal | 10 c | 22 c | Liked by:
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Bluefin Tuna | Quick saltwater haul with poky blue fins. | Oceanfront | Normal | 11 c | 24 c | Liked by:
Ingredient in:
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Coastal Herring | Skinny gray fish that keeps to ocean shallows. | Oceanfront | Landing Net (1st upgrade) | 17 c | 35 c | ||
Cherry Salmon | Inland haul with distinctive, bright red scales. | Fisherman's Spring | Landing Net (1st upgrade) | 16 c | - | Liked by:
Ingredient in:
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Dagger Bream | Fairly common breed of plump gray fish. | Breezy Meadow, Fisherman's Spring, | Landing Net (1st upgrade) | 16 c | - | Liked by:
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Coral Lobster | Marine crustacean with tough red claws. | Oceanfront
This is also a Sage Glop reward |
Landing Net (2nd upgrade) | 25 c | - | Liked by:
Ingredient in:
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Freshwater Shrimp | Tiny, fast-moving crustacean with soft pink coloring. | Fisherman's Spring | Landing Net (2nd upgrade) | 23 c | - | Ingredient in:
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Stone Loach | Slow eel-like creature that dwells in the muddy deep. | Fisherman's Spring
Gemstone Quarry, 5th level, during thunderstorm or blizzard. |
Landing Net (2nd upgrade) + Sinker Drops | 32 c | - | Liked by:
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Roundscale Marlin | Large ocean-dweller with a sword-like snout. | Oceanfront | Landing Net (2nd upgrade) + Sinker Drops | 35 c | - |
You can buy certain fish from the Bait 'N' Rod fishing shop, after you unlock it.
Refer to the Village Primer to see who likes these recipes. You can also sell cooked items for much higher.