Advice on fishing.

[Jollibeast]

This is the hardest part of the game by a big margin.

I try to wiggle the bait in front of the fish, move it slowly, move it fast, do up and down, and even do nothing..

Never a bite. Can I get some advice fellow hunters?

[zmanbuilder]

Bait makes all the difference, and you do not unlock more bait until high rank.

[AlphazAW]

use capture net to fish. so try to find fishing spot that can use capture net.

[DaBa]

Outside of specific quests that require you to specifically fish, just use the net. It's faster and simpler.

As for fishing itself, make sure to use bait if you have it and just keep trying. Move it to the right, to the left, tug it, reel it in slowly and then fast, if you keep doing all the moves the fish will eventually bite. Eventually.

[Kashra Fall]

Depends on what you're trying to catch. The starter fish will bite on the wooden bait, but you got to be patient. The later fish only bite on specifics (For the most part.) which you unlock through the side mission progression.

[Jeris]

Originally posted by AlphazAW:

use capture net to fish. so try to find fishing spot that can use capture net.

Net doesn't complete quests related to fishing.

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by Jeris:

Originally posted by AlphazAW:

use capture net to fish. so try to find fishing spot that can use capture net.

Net doesn't complete quests related to fishing.

I found that out the hard way....

[Kashra Fall]

This is how I fish.

Cast the line near them (Doesn't have to be infront of them.)
Tap the stick back and to the side, this jigs the line and causes vibration in the water. Generally this is enough to gauge interest from the fish, but sometimes it doesn't. So, up, then down pulls it towards you. Do this a few times and you'll get a bite. Fish are stubborn in Wilds though, especially some of the whoppers, it's just about patience.

[AlphazAW]

Originally posted by Jeris:

Originally posted by AlphazAW:

use capture net to fish. so try to find fishing spot that can use capture net.

Net doesn't complete quests related to fishing.

Well if you really need to fishing than try to throw your lure near your target and correct lure is also important. And i prefer not move my lure it works better.

[IchigoMait]

The description how to reel in is a little bit off, instead of doing up and down, do a circle motion and the speed of the circle motion determines how fast you reel in.
Basically they should change the icon to a circle, and put slow or fast in it.

That's the way how to get bigger fish, which you can't catch with the net.

The fish that you can get just with the net, well just try getting with the net, the fish don't scare off anymore when you fish with the net.
Unless you need them for a quest.

Otherwise yeah bait/lure is what matters.

Anyway good luck actually catching a big boy.
That's the hardest part for me in this game, compared to FFXV, this is way way harder.

[Jollibeast]

Thank you for the answers guys. I will try with a better bait and try the way some of you had success with.

[Wraith]

if your talking about the large fish it really easy

if the fish is swimming to the side just point in that direction until their tired then reel them in by repeatedly spamming the two keys and repeat

the jumping fish take a bit more

[Elazul]

Using an XB controller and moving the left stick up and down rapidly makes fish bite in 5 - 10 seconds usually for me.

[IchigoMait]

Originally posted by Elazul:

Using an XB controller and moving the left stick up and down rapidly makes fish bite in 5 - 10 seconds usually for me.

You can also spin it for better control, the tutorial icon is misleading.
But yeah up and down fast is basically fast rotation.
But doing slowly up and down does not match up with slow reeling, it breaks instead.

[ExoSkelly]

A note for PC " press w s w s w s repeatedly" it reels the rod in and doesn't jig..... i had to connect a controller to my pc just to figure this out as on pc the animation "reeling" doesn't show when u just press w then s once "it just jigs". Bait does have an effect but if its for the quest for fishing " you already have the bait for the quest your on" every quest part. {as for controllers" don't spin just go up and down 9/10 times with the right bait the fish grabs....... some fish "Giant" like a jig or 2.... but reeling really grabs almost every fish iv seen

[j03ochid]

maybe you forgot that you can reel your fish line, if you don't how to do it turn your left analog in circle fish will instantly bite your bait if you use the right bait.