Skill Fishing

I am so tired. Leave me be. All I wish to do is fish!

- Aglthin Dasmore

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Fishing allows people to pull fresh fish (among other things) from bodies of water. It requires a fishing rod (e.g. Fishing Pole) and bait (e.g. Fishing Bait or Fishing Grubs).

Referenced records: Fishing Pole · Fishing Bait · Fishing Grubs

To fish, equip a rod in your main hand with bait in your inventory and stand near a body of water, then cast your line by using the Fishing skill. The smallest fishable body of water in the game is the small puddle in the tunnels leading from the West Freeport newbie area to North Freeport. Any body of water larger than that can also be fished in, including bodies of water inside dungeons.

Referenced records: West Freeport · North Freeport

• All fishing rods have a chance to break (and be destroyed) on use.

• Bait is used on successful catches (whether fish or junk) and can also be lost on failed catches.

• Fishing has a 10 second cooldown.

• You can fish while sitting (meditating). You cannot fish while swimming.

• If you receive the message about fishing for land sharks, make sure you're close enough to the water.

• In order to begin the process of fishing, you must not have anything "in your hands" (on your cursor). This same limitation does not exist at the point in time when you would catch something.

• If you do not meet the requirements for beginning the process of fishing (i.e. having an item on your cursor) then, when the skill is activated, you will not fish and the skill will be placed on cooldown.

• setup a macro to /autoinventory the item on your cursor then /doa

• All (Max: 200)

Fishing is level capped (5*level)+5, so if you are level 20, you can only build your fishing skill to 105.

Fishing Pole

Referenced records: Fishing Pole

Collapsible Fishing Pole

Referenced records: Collapsible Fishing Pole

Aglthin's Fishing Pole

Referenced records: Aglthin's Fishing Pole

Ancient Fishing Pole

Referenced records: Ancient Fishing Pole

Uliorn's Fishing Pole

Referenced records: Uliorn's Fishing Pole

Note: Tuuak's Fishing Pole and Kerran Fishingpole cannot actually be used for fishing, only fighting.

Referenced records: Tuuak's Fishing Pole · Kerran Fishingpole

For most fish-related recipes, see Baking.

Referenced records: Baking

To make Fish Eggs, combine either a Thunder Salmon or Greengill Salmon and a Skinning Knife in a Tackle Box (Trivial Fishing 135). It will produce 2 Fish Eggs and 2 Fish Scales.

Referenced records: Fish Eggs · Thunder Salmon · Greengill Salmon · Skinning Knife · Tackle Box · Fish Scales

Combine a Gunthak Mackerel and a Skinning Knife in a Tackle Box to make 5 Fishing Baits.

Referenced records: Gunthak Mackerel

You can make many varieties of lures that are used in place of bait but they have no special effects. These are all made in a Tackle Box purchasable along with the hooks in either The Feerrott from Kogg OR in Ocean of Tears on Zachariah Reigh island. Silk Thread is made in a Sewing Kit from 2 Spiderling Silk.

Referenced records: Tackle Box · The Feerrott · Kogg · Ocean of Tears · Silk Thread · Sewing Kit · Spiderling Silk

busy bee dry fly · bixie wing, silk thread, dry hook · <29

night swooper dry fly · bat fur, silk thread, dry hook · <29

purple trickster dry fly · pixie wing, silk thread, dry hook · <29

screeching dry fly · giant bat fur, silk thread, dry hook · <29

shimmering gossamer dry fly · faerie wing, silk thread, dry hook · <29

squeaking nibbler dry fly · rat fur, silk thread, dry hook · <29

yappin doggie dry fly · gnoll fur, silk thread, dry hook · <29

yellowjacket dry fly · wasp wing, silk thread, dry hook · <29

busy bee treble fly · bixie wing, silk thread, treble hook · <29

night swooper treble fly · bat fur, silk thread, treble hook · <29

purple trickster treble fly · pixie wing, silk thread, treble hook · <29

screeching treble fly · giant bat fur, silk thread, treble hook · <29

shimmering gossamer treble fly · faerie wing, silk thread, treble hook · <29

squeaking nibbler treble fly · rat fur, silk thread, treble hook · <29

yappin doggie treble fly · gnoll fur, silk thread, treble hook · <29

yellowjacket treble fly · wasp wing, silk thread, treble hook · <29

busy bee circular fly · bixie wing, silk thread, circular hook · >29

night swooper circular fly · bat fur, silk thread, circular hook · >29

purple trickster circular fly · pixie wing, silk thread, circular hook · >29

screeching circular fly · giant bat fur, silk thread, circular hook · >29

shimmering gossamer circular fly · faerie wing, silk thread, circular hook · >29

squeaking nibbler circular fly · rat fur, silk thread, circular hook · >29

yappin doggie circular fly · gnoll fur, silk thread, circular hook · >29

yellowjacket circular fly · wasp wing, silk thread, circular hook · >29

When fishing in various zones, you will find a wide variety of items being reeled in on your line. (Several zones still have fresh fish as their main fishing items, so bakers need not despair that they'll run out of normal fish for baking anytime soon.)

Also note that there are several fish that you have to kill to get. They are not fished - you have to jump in the water and give them a chance to bite you back if you want them. These include: Rivervale Trout (Rivervale), Pirahnas (Rivervale), Cabilis Barracuda (Cabilis), and the infamous koalindl (N. Qeynos). Unsurprisingly, since the koalindl is a sacred fish, certain residents of Qeynos take offense if you kill it, so beware of faction hits, and guards that will try to kill you if you attack one of these little fish.

Ak'Anon · Clockwork Koi

Referenced records: Ak'Anon · Clockwork Koi

Blackburrow · Hound Pike (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Blackburrow · Hound Pike · baked

Butcherblock Mountains · Stonefish , Saltwater Seaweed

Referenced records: Butcherblock Mountains · Stonefish · Saltwater Seaweed

Cabilis · Fetid Bass , Gigantic Fetid Bass , Large Fetid Bass , Sewer Catfish

Referenced records: Cabilis · Gigantic Fetid Bass · Large Fetid Bass · Sewer Catfish

Chardok · Chokai Bass (from a pool at the base of the waterfall on the way to the royals area)

Referenced records: Chardok · Chokai Bass

City of Mist · Ikfish , Fogwater Trout (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: City of Mist · Ikfish · Fogwater Trout · baked

Cobalt Scar · Cobalt Cod (51+ skill to fish, used for Cod Oil), Dragon Bay Snapper (60+ skill to fish)

Referenced records: Cobalt Scar · Cobalt Cod · Cod Oil · Dragon Bay Snapper

Crystal Caverns · Crystalline Cave Fish

Referenced records: Crystal Caverns · Crystalline Cave Fish

Crushbone · Boar Carp (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Crushbone · Boar Carp · baked

Dagnor's Cauldron · Cauldron Trout (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Dagnor's Cauldron · Cauldron Trout · baked

Eastern Wastes · Rygorrian Toothfish

Referenced records: Eastern Wastes

Erud's Crossing · Barren Flounder , Timorous Tuna

Referenced records: Erud's Crossing · Barren Flounder · Timorous Tuna

Feerrott · Thullian Mudskipper

Referenced records: Feerrott · Thullian Mudskipper

Felwithe · Koada Cichlid

Referenced records: Felwithe · Koada Cichlid

Firiona Vie · Fetid Bass , Large Fetid Bass , Gigantic Fetid Bass , Sewer Catfish

Referenced records: Firiona Vie · Large Fetid Bass · Gigantic Fetid Bass · Sewer Catfish

Highpass Hold · Highland Pike (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Highpass Hold · Highland Pike · baked

The Hole · Hatch Dace

Referenced records: The Hole · Hatch Dace

Iceclad Ocean · Salty Whitefish , Iceclad Cutlassfish

Referenced records: Iceclad Ocean · Salty Whitefish · Iceclad Cutlassfish

Innothule Swamp · Thullian Mudskipper , Rujarkian Chub (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Innothule Swamp · Rujarkian Chub · baked

Karnor's Castle · Wulf Fish

Referenced records: Karnor's Castle · Wulf Fish

Kael Drakkel · Frosty Cave Trout

Referenced records: Kael Drakkel · Frosty Cave Trout

Kedge Keep · Kedge Carp (apparently there are spots in the zone that you can fish from if you are levitating )

Referenced records: Kedge Keep · Kedge Carp

Kerra Island · Kerra Catfish

Referenced records: Kerra Island · Kerra Catfish

Lake of Ill Omen · Bloodfin Trout (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Lake of Ill Omen · Bloodfin Trout · baked

Lake Rathetear · Rathe Muskie

Referenced records: Lake Rathetear · Rathe Muskie

Mines of Nurga · Cave Guppy , Sponge Mushroom

Referenced records: Mines of Nurga · Cave Guppy · Sponge Mushroom

North Karana, South Karana, West Karana, East Karana · Thunder Salmon (can be baked into a fillet or converted into fish eggs and fish scales)

Referenced records: North Karana · South Karana · West Karana · East Karana · Thunder Salmon · baked

Ocean of Tears · Saltwater Seaweed (no drop, used for Sea Temper)(Trivial ~70), Gunthak Mackerel (can be turned into bait)

Referenced records: Ocean of Tears · Saltwater Seaweed · Sea Temper · Gunthak Mackerel

The Overthere · Danak Grouper

Referenced records: The Overthere · Danak Grouper

Old Sebilis · Kunzar Koi

Referenced records: Old Sebilis · Kunzar Koi

Siren's Grotto · Grotto Bluegill

Referenced records: Siren's Grotto · Grotto Bluegill

Sleepers Tomb · Weary Wrass

Referenced records: Sleepers Tomb · Weary Wrass

Surefall Glade · Pine Cichlid

Referenced records: Surefall Glade · Pine Cichlid

Swamp of No Hope · Krup Guppy , Despair Chub (can be baked into a fillet)

Referenced records: Swamp of No Hope · Krup Guppy · Despair Chub · baked

Timorous Deep · Timorous Tuna , Saltwater Seaweed (no drop, used for Sea Temper)

Referenced records: Timorous Deep · Timorous Tuna · Saltwater Seaweed

Tower of Frozen Shadow · Grotto Bluegill

Referenced records: Tower of Frozen Shadow · Grotto Bluegill

Toxxulia Forest · Greengill Salmon (can be baked into a fillet or converted into fish eggs and fish scales)

Referenced records: Toxxulia Forest · Greengill Salmon · baked

Warsliks Woods · Evergreen Salmon

Referenced records: Warsliks Woods · Evergreen Salmon

Western Wastes · Red Roughy

Referenced records: Western Wastes · Red Roughy