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.

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.

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.

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Choose a profession:
	Bait	Crab Pot Dish O' The Sea	Recycling Machine	Fisher Fish worth 25% more.
	Bait	Crab Pot Dish O' The Sea	Recycling Machine	Trapper Resources required to craft crab pots reduced.

Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Fisher:	Trapper:
Spinner Trap Bobber	Cork Bobber Treasure Hunter	Barbed Hook Dressed Spinner	Magnet	Angler Fish worth 50% more.	Mariner Crab pots never catch trash.
Spinner Trap Bobber	Cork Bobber Treasure Hunter	Barbed Hook Dressed Spinner	Magnet	Pirate Chance to find treasure doubled.	Luremaster Crab pots no longer need to be baited.