Checked against Patch 1.0.11

Every How to Fish answer, with the game's own numbers behind it

What each bait actually catches, how to beat every boss inside its timer, what each island's NPC wants, and what a catch is really worth. Every figure is read from the game rather than guessed, and every guide tells you what to do next.

Start on island 1 Look up a creature
  • 54creatures, 49 in the Fishipedia
  • 16bait tables with exact odds
  • 11bosses and mini-bosses
  • 15shop items with prices, ladders and hits to kill

Where are you in the game?

Each hub lists what to do on that island, in order, with the rules behind it.

Island 1: LighthouseYou start on the lighthouse island with a rod and a hot dog. Everything here is about earning the boat, and the crab that guards it.Island 2: ForestThe forest island opens the real shop: lures, firearms, the boat motor and the Reel of Fortune. Three leeches and a piranha stand between you and island 3.Island 3: DesertThe desert island is where most players get stuck. The tourist wants one specific kind of creature, the grill has its own quest, and the Pufferfish fin opens island 4.Island 4: RocksThe rocks island adds roulette, the best Reel of Fortune pool so far, the sniper rifle and a boss that only lands when a tuna is on the ground.Island 5: VolcanoThe volcano island sells the top lure and the assault rifle. Five creatures buy the whale bait, the whale drops the fin, and the lava turns it into the final fight.After the creditsWith the story done, what is left is collection: the journal, every drip variant, the 28 achievements, legendary skins and the single 100,000 sale.

Look something up

Filterable lists with every number the shop and the journal leave out.

CreaturesEvery creature, what hooks it, what it sells for and how much health it hasBaits and luresEvery bait with its full catch table, price, bite window and loss chanceWeapons and toolsDamage ladders, prices, magazines and hits to kill for every shop itemUpgradesAttachments, ammunition and sharpness steps, boat motors and the radarSkinsEvery Reel of Fortune skin with the exact odds on each islandIslandsWhat each island sells, who lives there and what they wantBoss dropsTrophies and meat: which boss drops what, and what it is forAchievementsAll 28 with the exact condition the game checks

The guides that get read most, from the first island to the credits.

New to the game? Read these first

Everything on island 1, in the order you meet it.

Recently updated

Guides re-checked most recently against the current patch.