Fishing - The Quickest Way to Earn Gols

Fishing is a very easy way to earn a lot of gols. In this guide I compiled some information/ facts about fishing that helps maximize profits in shorter times.

Intro

I’ve come to find out that fishing is pretty lucrative in this game. And since I have nothing better to do, I went on to the Fandom at https://mytimeatportia.fandom.com/wiki/Fishing and took all of their information and compiled it. I tried to make it more detailed by mushing all of the info together and describing what it would mean in terms of examples, the locations of different species, and which spot is most profitable. All of my info is based on the link posted above. Version 1.1.129956

Break-Down by Location

Overall there are 10 fishing spots, which have different species in different amounts. The map below shows all of the spots and the list below that shows the occurance of the fish in the different locations.


Bassanio falls
-44.35% Golden Salmon
-4.43% Emperor Golden Salmon
-1.11% Golden Salmon King
-44.35% Goliath
-4.43% Emperor Goliath
-1.11% Goliath King

Portia river
-44.35% Catfish
-4.43% Emperor Catfish
-1.11% Catfish King
-44.35% Frog Fish
-4.43% Emperor Frog Fish
-1.11% Frog Fish King

Amber island
-29.59% Banner Fish
-2.96% Emperor Banner Fish
-0.74% Banner Fish King
-29.59% Koi Fish
-2.96% Emperor Koi Fish
-0.74% Koi King
-29.59% Blue Mackerel
-2.96% Emperor Blue Mackerel
-0.74% Blue Mackerel King

Portia harbor
-44.35% Golden Salmon
-4.43% Emperor Solden Salmon
-1.11% Golden Salmon King
-44.35% Bubblefish
-4.43% Emperor Bubblefish
-1.11% Bubblefish King

Western beach
-29.59% Banner Fish
-2.96% Emperor Banner Fish
-0.74% Banner Fish King
-29.59% Lantern Fish
-2.96% Emperor Lantern Fish
-0.74% Lantern Fish King
-29.59% Firefish
-2.96% Emperor Firefish
-0.74% Firefish King

Collasped wasteland
-29.59% Catfish
-2.96% Emperor Catfish
-0.74% Catfish King
-29.59% Blade Fish
-2.96% Emperor Blade Fish
-0.74% Blade Fish King
-29.59% Wise Fish
-2.96% Emperor Wise Fish
-0.74% Wiser Fish

Eufaula Desert Oasis
-29.59% Golden Salmon
-2.96% Emperor Golden Salmon
-0.74% Golden Salmon King
-29.59% Wise Fish
-2.96% Emperor Wise Fish
-0.74% Wiser Fish
-29.59% Gladiator Fish
-2.96% Emperor Gladiator Fish
-0.74% Gladiator Fish King

Eufaula heights
-29.59% Goliath
-2.96% Emperor Goliath
-0.74% Goliath King
-29.59% Blue Mackerel
-2.96% Emperor Blue Mackerel
-0.74% Blue Mackerel King
-29.59% Blade Fish
-2.96% Emperor Blade Fish
-0.74% Blade Fish King

Starlight island
-44.44% Koi Fish
-4.44% Emperor Koi Fish
-1.11% Koi King
-44.44% Gladiator Fish
-4.44% Emperor Gladiator Fish
-1.11% Gladiator Fish King

Somber marsh
-29.63% Frog Fish
-2.96% Emperor Frog Fish
-0.74% Frog Fish King
-29.63% Bubblefish
-2.96% Emperor Bubblefish
-0.74% Bubblefish King
-29.63% Lantern Fish
-2.96% Emperor Lantern Fish
-0.74% Lantern Fish King

Break-Down by Species

If you are looking for an individual species, here are all of them and the place they spawn the most in alphabetical order.

B
Banner Fish - tied between Amber Island and Western Beach at 29.59%
Banner Fish King - tied between Amber Island and Western Beach at 0.74%
Blade Fish - tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Heights at 29.59%
Blade Fish King - tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Heights at 0.74%
Blue Mackerel - tied between Amber Island and Eufaula Heights at 29.59%
Blue Mackerel King - tied between Amber Island and Eufaula Heights at 0.74%
Bubblefish – Portia Harbor 44.35%
Bubblefish King – Portia Harbor 1.11%

C
Catfish – Portia River 44.35%
Catfish King – Portia River 4.43%

E
Emperor Banner Fish - tied between Amber Island and Western Beach at 2.96%
Emperor Blue Mackerel - tied between Amber Island and Eufaula Heights at 2.96%
Emperor Catfish – Portia River 4.43%
Emperor Frog Fish – Portia River 4.43%
Emperor Golden Salmon - tied between Bassanio Falls and Portia Harbor at 4.43%
Emperor Koi Fish – Starlight Island 4.44%
Emperor Lantern Fish – tied between Western Beach and Somber Marsh at 2.96%
Emperor Blade Fish - tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Heights at 2.96%
Emperor Bubble Fish – Portia Harbor 4.43%
Emperor Firefish – Western Beach 2.96%
Emperor Gladiator Fish – Starlight Island 4.44%
Emperor Goliath – Bassanio Falls 4.43%
Emperor Wise Fish - tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Desert Oasis at 2.96%

F
Firefish – Western Beach 29.59%
Firefish king – Western Beach 0.74%
Frog Fish – Portia River 44.35%
Frog Fish King – Portia River 1.11%

G
Gladiator Fish – Starlight Island 44.44%
Gladiator Fish King – Starlight Island 1.11%
Golden Salmon - tied between Bassanio Falls and Portia Harbor at 44.35%
Golden Salmon King - tied between Bassanio Falls and Portia Harbor at 1.11%
Goliath – Bassanio Falls 44.35%
Goliath King – Bassanio Falls 1.11%

K
Koi Fish – Starlight Island 44.44%
Koi King – Starlight Island 1.11%

L
Lantern Fish – Somber marsh 29.63%
Lantern Fish King – tied between Western Beach and Somber Marsh at 0.74%

W
Wise Fish – tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Desert Oasis at 29.59%
Wiser Fish - tied between Collapsed Wasteland and Eufaula Desert Oasis at 0.74%

Estimated Profit

If you were to sit down and fish at each spot 100 times you would earn the estimated profits listed below in order from greatest to least (not including market fluctuation, caterpillar prices, and time it takes to catch each fish)

1. Eufaula Desert Oasis (33,471.3)
2. Eufaula Heights (32,050.9)
3. Bassanio Falls (31,319.8)
4. Starlight Island (28,162.4)
5. Collapsed Wasteland (25,659.1)
6. Somber Marsh (20,520.75)
7. Amber Island (19,977.5)
8. Portia Harbor (18,017.3)
9. Western Beach (16,959.15)
10. Portia River (16,687.05)

This was based on the percentages in the "Break-Down by Location" Chapter and the prices of all the lil' fishies.

My recommendations

Now, you can do what you want with the information I posted above, this next part is simply how I would recommend going about this.

Bassanio Falls is my favorite place, lots of money, pretty close to home. I'd start there. Save every emperor fish you get if you would like a good rod later on. Personally I could go through 100+ caterpillars a day, so go fishing with a big stack of caterpillars and stay for awhile. Popping by every now and then is ok too, just a little out of the way location wise. (I'd only do this if you have the classic rod) I love fishing in MTAP so I got the classic rod ASAP, however, if you are just trying to pop in to earn some quick gols, the Collapsed Wasteland is good. Wise fish are easier to catch than goliaths which make it easier to earn more gols. When you get the classic rod, the timing doesn't make too much of a difference.

Fishing competition is a must. Rare fish spawn during the event that are much harder to come by during the rest of the year without actively searching for them. Also very good cash, especially for beginners since it is in spring.

Pinky likes emperor gladiator (560 gols), goliath (700 gols), wise (640 gols), and latern fish (180 gols) as well as an emperor blue mackerel (360 gols).

That emperor latern fish, while being cheap, is very hard to come by with its highest percentage being 2.96% chance of spawning in the Western Beach and Somber Marsh area. The emperor goliath, however has a spawn chance of 4.43% in Bassanio Falls and the Emperor Gladiator has a spawn chance of 4.44% in Starlight island.

For me, I just waited until the fishing competition came around, and when it did, ALL SORTS OF RARE FISH APPEARED at the competition allowing me to be able to share a little with Pinky. Most people seem neutral to fish with a few exceptions but, as far as I know, only Pinky has a real LOVE for fish. Except for Qiwa (dark purple-shirted) but Idc about him personally, so I'd just get him some roses, it's less work.

Breeding fish is also something that you can do, however, it is more of a waiting game than and isn't really a quick cash maker, more like an investment. The basics are that you craft a fish tank, put in two fish of the same type and quality, feed them, wait a few days, and then you have a fish with the exact same quality and type. There are other factors that go into fish breeding such as the capacity of the fish tank, and the waiting time of each fish. All of this information can be found on this page from the Wiki: https://mytimeatportia.fandom.com/wiki/Breeding_fish I personally favor the other methods listed above because they provide immediate satisfaction and I don't have to feed anything, however, depending on the fish you breed, it can be very lucrative, so it is definitely something to consider.

[Livia]

I swear by breeding king fish, and then sell them at market at 115-120%. I breed each species, plus a few extra (bubble and salmon for meals that increase your stats, then one other at random based on what I catch).

I prefer the smallest tank, and then I have 8 of them with 4 fish in each. I buy dough when the market is low and use that to feed them (fast and easy).

Build up Portia ASAP so you have more markets to sell in.

You'll be ROLLING in cash in no time. While you wait, you can also do regular fishing of course, just giving you further amounts to sell. I'm a multi millionaire just from fish!

[maestro]

Also, Koi Fish are cheap and easy to come by (esp. if you use Amber Island) and they are a decent fish to feed Pinky if you want her (+6 each), that's better than feeding her fish worth hundreds of gol. It won't take long to adopt her at doing 7-8 Rep per day.

[maestro]

Also want to second the thing about the Fishing Tournament. DO IT. The first thing you should do upon starting a game, is buy as many Caterpillars as you can afford within the first week, and the second thing you should do is build two Beginner Rods (Qiwa will ask for one, and will pay you for it). During Year 1, sell the King Fish, and during Year 2, save one of each for the Museum (unless you don't care about completion, then just donate Emperors). Also, don't forget, you can do the Tourney multiple times in one day until you run out of in-game time.

[maestro]

Near the beginning of the game, Amber Island is probably going to be your best bet in terms of Real-Life Time spent, In-Game Time spent, and how hard fish are to catch. Blue Mackerels quickly add up being 180 a pop. Yes, Goliaths are 350 but they also take forever to catch with the Beginner's Rod and require skill and experience at the fishing mini-game to pull it off reliably. Once you get the Classic Rod, it's the Falls until you get the Desert unlocked, then get a mount trained up, and it only takes 60-90 sec to get to/fro and the money is so much better.

[crystalyunibunny]

you sure about the bansino falls king golioth (sorry for spelling) because I just cought 3 of them almost back-to-back

[kale_chips]

If you have the character skill that identifies a fish before reeling it in, it makes gol grinding even easier.

In-game time only passes if you reel in a fish. If you let three fish go in a row, the bait gets eaten anyway. I usually only reel in emperor and king fish if I can help it. I'll reel in a regular fish if it's the third regular fish in a row so I don't waste my bait.

Hope this helps!

[Arthuria Pendragon]

Thank you for the info!
Just sharing, you can also frequently exchange your data discs for large planter boxes, irrigation tower & tiles at the Church store & then sell them for a decent amount of gols, especially when the market is over 100%. You'll always ended up with too much discs anyway ;)

[Maia Sim]

Mars and Tody like emporer bubblefish!

[worstcase11]

I prefer giving Pinky and Scraps dried Bladefish from the drying rack for +12 friendship points each.
Even with the extra salt used it, is more cost efficient than any of the rare fish. And you can get the Bladefish very easily while fishing for Wisefish in the collapsed wasteland. It is a win-win scenario.

[Mochi]

@mechaboy tbh I didn't even know about fish farming. lol. Thanks for the info, I added it to the end of my recommendations section.