The Ultimate Fishing Infograph + Guide

Tired of opening the wiki everytime you want to fish? Tired of scrolling to find what, where and when to fish? This guide is an all-in-one infograph which includes all the information available to make fishing as easy as possible. Including location, price, season, weather, time and difficulty! Also includes a bundle icon and a cooking icon for those fish that are necessary for the community center and that can be used for cooking, respectively. Does it include Legendary fish? Yes it does! Location shown on the minimap and an ingame image to show the exact spot for these one-time-only fish.

Locations

Location	Description
Desert	The Calico Desert is located far to the northwest of Pelican Town. It is not accessible until the Bus at the Bus Stop has been repaired by completing the Vault bundles at the Community Center.
Mountain Lake	Below the entrance to the mines. Comes to an end at the bridge located besides the Joja Market. Not to be confused with the ponds below the farm house.
Ocean	The Beach and its ocean are located to the south of Pelican Town.
River	The River flows through Cindersap Forest and Pelican Town.
Secret Woods	The Secret Woods is an area that can be entered from the northwest corner of Cindersap Forest, south of the Farm. The entrance is initially blocked by a fallen log that can be cleared after upgrading to a Steel Axe.
The Mines	The Mines can be found to the northeast of the Carpenter's Shop and west of the Adventurer's Guild. They can be accessed only after you receive a letter on the fifth day of gameplay, as they are blocked off by rocks before this.
The Sewers	The Sewers are unlocked by obtaining the Rusty Key after donating 60 Artifacts to the Museum. They can be entered either through the sewer cover in the south of Pelican Town or through the grates in the south of Cindersap Forest.

Infograph

Sorted by: Alphabetical order

Sorted by: Price

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I level up fishing?

Catching fish will give you experience points.
The formula to determine the experience points gained is the following:
(Quality of fish (stars) + 1) * 3 + Fish Difficulty (a value from 5-110 depending on the fish) / 3
This number is multiplied by 1.2 if you also have a treasure, 1.4 if it was perfect and 5 if it was a boss fish.

How do I increase the size of the catching bar?

As your fishing skill increases the catching bar also increases in size.

What is bait used for?

Using bait with your fishing rod reduces the delay before a nibble by 50%. Can only be attached to the Fiberglass rod or better.

How do I attach bait to my fishing rod?

To attach the bait to your rod, left-click the bait in your backpack (or right-click to pick up a single one), then right-click the rod.

What is tackle used for?

Tackle can be attached to fishing rods to make it easier to catch fish. Many lure recipes unlock as the player's fishing skill increases. Tackles have a durability-bar, which decreases on use. Can only be attached to an Iridium rod.

How do I catch better quality fish?

Casting the rod the furthest away from the coast will always give you better quality fish. Note: the difficulty remains the same but the price of the fish increase!

What are Legendary fish?

There are five fish in the game classified as 'legendary'. These fish are caught under specific circumstances and have high difficulty. With the exception of the Legend, legendary fish will not appear again after being caught once.

What's the recommended setup to catch a Legendary fish?

An Iridium rod, a 'trap bobber' tackle and a fishing level of at least 7. Dish O' the Sea can be consumed to increase the fishing level by 3, making the catching easier. It can be obtained by completing the 'Specialty Fish Bundle' or by cooking it after reaching a fishing level of 3.

[Doctor Timbrwulf]

Very useful guide! Thank you!

[NottedOkenStaf]

Looks like this isn't accurate anymore. I'm catching flounders in spring in the ocean and not halibut.

[Adamvs Maximvs]

Any chance you could upload a copy of this with the backgrounds set to white kraviz? It'd make this a lot easier to print

[Stycfy]

just a reminder that new fishes added on update 1.4 aren't included here

[Peridot_Thomas]

Get walk through, wish they'd update it.

[RedWormCharlie]

This chart is missing the slimejack which is found in the sewers bug layer and the void salmon which can be found in the witches lair.

[krav1z]

I haven’t played this game in years to be honest, but I think they’ve added two new fish (obviously after I did this guide) a while ago. You should probably check the official wiki for more info.

[Couch Snake]

There appears to be two fish that I can't find in the guide, it's two fish in the bottom right hand side of the collections menu in game, I can't find them anywhere.

[Couch Snake]

This guide has made this whole ordeal SO much easier, fishing for certain fish can be a total pain if you didn't know where to look and when!

[Truki]

Thank you soooo much. I was about to spend the rest of the summer searching for the tiger trout, eel and walleye