Fishing
Fishing is the skill associated with catching fish using a fishing rod and gathering creatures using crab pots. When players cast their rod into the water they will have a bite, releasing the fishing button will trigger a mini-game.
The fishing game goal is to keep the small fish icon in the rectangle until the bar on the side of the mini game window fills up completely. If the fish icon moves outside the player rectangle the progress bar will go down, and the fish escapes if it reaches bottom. The bar can be moved up by clicking, and holding, the mouse button. It's important to carefully click and hold, success is difficult if you're frantically clicking. It's also useful to keep the fish near the top of the fishing bar, as clicking to raise it is instant, but there's a slight delay when it drops and the extra space helps compensate.
The fishing game takes careful timing and practice, don't be discouraged if it's not immediately successful. As your fishing skill increases the "fishing bar" also increases in size. The amount of eratic movement of fish also seems to decrease. (This can especially be observed using Dish O' The Sea at levels less than 10.)
When a player casts their rod, they may slightly alter the placement of the line with the arrow keys or wasd during mid cast. This can help with bubbling water pools in awkward positions.
See here for a full list of catch-able fish and details about their catch locations and seasons.
See here for a list of tackle which can be applied to Iridium Fishing Rods to make fishing easier.
Rods
There are multiple rods. The first is from Willy which is a bamboo pole. You can buy a Fiberglass Rod for 1,800, which can hold Bait, and later an Iridium Rod for 7,500, which can hold Bait and Tackle.
Fishing Skill
The fishing skill is associated with catching fish. It's increased by fishing using a fishing pole. Each level adds +1 fishing rod proficiency. Both successfully completing the fishing minigame and looting fish from crab pots increase fishing skill.
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | |
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| Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting / Cooking Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Choose a Profession: | |
| Casting distance increased by one tile |  Bait
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 Crab Pot Dish O' The Sea
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 Deluxe Bait Worm Bin Recycling Machine
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 Fisher
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 Trapper
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| Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 10 | |
| Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting / Cooking Recipes: | Fisher: | Trapper: |
 Bait Maker Spinner Trap Bobber Sonar Bobber
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 Cork Bobber Treasure Hunter
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 Deluxe Worm Bin Barbed Hook Dressed Spinner
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 Seafoam Pudding Magnet
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 Angler
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 Mariner
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 Pirate
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 Luremaster
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