Legendary fishes?

[Lucas]

I'm on my 4rth year and I haven't caught a single legendary fish. I went three consecutive days to the sewers to catch the easiest one (mutant carp) but he doesnt even show up. I keep getting carps all the time. Is my game broken?
I have level 9 fishing and the iridium rod.

[MobiusPizza]

Bad luck, just keep trying on lucky days.

[FoxScribbles]

No. Legendary fish aren't the easiest thing to catch in the game. Even some regular fish like the Octopus need you to have Level 10 fishing + Iridum Rod + Bait or Lures or a food buff. The higher your fishing and luck is, the better the chance you'll catch them - even for the legendary fish you can catch at level 6 fishing.


Most of the legendary fish also have a very specific place they spawn in that you need to have your bobber near. You can't just fish in the general area for them but have to be in a specific spot.

So if you really want to catch them you should be using bait (ideally Linus's bait is best, but you can use regular) Get some fishing or luck food to add to your skill (get fishing food from Willy if you don't have the cooking or the cooking materials to make your own.) Make trapper lures if you can. And look up the exact spawn locations for the fish on the WIki or YouTube. Mutant Carp is the only one (if memory serves) that can just be caught in its general spawn area.

Even with that, you may need to spend an hour or two fishing before you get your first bite.

[AeroGF]

Use Iridium rod + bait + trap bobber. I caught mutant carp, scorpion carp, slimejack, and void salmon using those.

[feralgal]

Originally posted by HibblyJibbly:

Most of the legendary fish also have a very specific place they spawn in that you need to have your bobber near. You can't just fish in the general area for them but have to be in a specific spot.

This. Also, look at the wiki to see when you can catch the legendaries. E.g., You can only catch The Legend in the spring (and only when it's raining) or a Crimsonfish in the summer and only in very specific spots. Even then, it can take hours or longer. The mutant carp is the easiest to catch so it's good that you're starting with that one.

As others have said, use food buffs, bait, and the trap bobber. You can press "E" to escape if you have a regular carp on your line. That can speed it up quite a bit. You'll be able to tell if you have a legendary bc the fish on the bar will have red on top of the fish (like a hat or something). So, if you want to save time, just let the regular carp go. The good thing about the sewers is that it's pretty easy to get treasure chests there so fishing can be worthwhile even if you only get carp.

[Lucas]

Originally posted by HibblyJibbly:

No. Legendary fish aren't the easiest thing to catch in the game. Even some regular fish like the Octopus need you to have Level 10 fishing + Iridum Rod + Bait or Lures or a food buff. The higher your fishing and luck is, the better the chance you'll catch them - even for the legendary fish you can catch at level 6 fishing.


Most of the legendary fish also have a very specific place they spawn in that you need to have your bobber near. You can't just fish in the general area for them but have to be in a specific spot.

So if you really want to catch them you should be using bait (ideally Linus's bait is best, but you can use regular) Get some fishing or luck food to add to your skill (get fishing food from Willy if you don't have the cooking or the cooking materials to make your own.) Make trapper lures if you can. And look up the exact spawn locations for the fish on the WIki or YouTube. Mutant Carp is the only one (if memory serves) that can just be caught in its general spawn area.

Even with that, you may need to spend an hour or two fishing before you get your first bite.

Yeah, wiki told me I could get legendary fish without level 10 fishing. Turns out wiki is wrong about that

[merfrey]

Originally posted by feralgal:

Originally posted by HibblyJibbly:

Most of the legendary fish also have a very specific place they spawn in that you need to have your bobber near. You can't just fish in the general area for them but have to be in a specific spot.

This. Also, look at the wiki to see when you can catch the legendaries. E.g., You can only catch The Legend in the spring (and only when it's raining) or a Crimsonfish in the summer and only in very specific spots. Even then, it can take hours or longer. The mutant carp is the easiest to catch so it's good that you're starting with that one.

As others have said, use food buffs, bait, and the trap bobber. You can press "E" to escape if you have a regular carp on your line. That can speed it up quite a bit. You'll be able to tell if you have a legendary bc the fish on the bar will have red on top of the fish (like a hat or something). So, if you want to save time, just let the regular carp go. The good thing about the sewers is that it's pretty easy to get treasure chests there so fishing can be worthwhile even if you only get carp.

Does pressing E work in terms of letting go of a legendary fish due to low level/low rod so that when training, and accidently encountering one, it won't disappear due to escaping?
(I would test this with the Mutant Carp, but I've just started the game, so I don't have the rusty key needed to get into the sewers. :( )