Fishing 01
Catch your first fish
A Stapler unlocks the basic Fishing Rod recipe. You can begin without bait in the Office Sector pool or fountain, although unbaited casts can also produce junk.
Craft a rod
Find a Stapler, pin the recipe, then gather its highlighted materials.
Cast
Hold primary action and release toward a visible body of water.
Counter
Pull in the opposite direction while the fish is swimming.
Reel
Reel only when the fish tires, repeating until it reaches you.
Hold the reload control to select bait. Bait improves the target fish’s odds and is required for most rare variants. Controls shown in game may differ if remapped.
Fishing 02
Fishing skill and equipment
Each level makes it easier to pull against a catch without damaging the line. Milestone equipment improves catch quality, speed or storage.
Fishing Hotspots
Bubbling hotspots guarantee fish instead of junk for a limited number of casts.
Tacklebox
Sit near the water to make hooked fish tire more quickly.
Lucky Fishing Hat
Gain 25% Fishing XP and improve rare-fish odds.
Mud Waders
Catch only junk when deliberately farming aquatic salvage.
Fishing 03
Fish, rare variants and locations
Search by name, water type, location, bait, rare variant or butchering product.
Antefish
Rare: Oxidious Antefish
Location: Most tainted water; Manufacturing Antejuice
Time: Noon preferred
Requirement: Antefish Bait for rare variant
Products: Filets, Fish Bones, Fish Oil, Antejuice Sac
Portal Fish
Rare: Corruscating, Entropic and Portal Koi
Location: Most fishable water after Far Garden; special variants in Some Distant Shore and Torii
Time: Any
Requirement: Portal Fish Bait
Products: Filets, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, Exor Quills, Raw Exor Heart
Moon Fish
Rare: Pelagic Moon Fish
Location: Office pool and fountain at night; cave water anytime
Time: Night outside caves
Requirement: Moon Fish Bait
Products: Filets, Sugar Crystal, Fish Oil, Fish Bones
Chordfish
Rare: Osseous Chordfish
Location: Flathill fountain
Time: Dusk or night
Requirement: Wear Fog Lantern
Products: Filets, Porcelain Shards, Partial Organ
Radfish
Rare: Caustic Radfish
Location: Radioactive waste
Time: Any
Requirement: Radfish Bait; radiation protection
Products: Filets, Green Fish Liver, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, Salt
Gem Crab
Rare: Opal Crab
Location: The Encroachment caves
Time: Any
Requirement: Trade for Gem Crab Bait while wearing Larva Suit
Products: Whole crafting and cooking ingredient
IS-0098
Rare: Amaranthic IS-0098
Location: Many waters after reaching Cascade Laboratories
Time: Any
Requirement: Bait 98
Products: Tentacles, Leather Scrap, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, chance of Leyak Essence
Inkfish
Rare: Sable Inkfish
Location: Night Realm ink pool
Time: Any
Requirement: Wear Night Helmet
Products: Filets, Black Oil, Night Essence, Fish Oil, Fish Bones
Gutfish Eel
Rare: Nacreous, Wraith and Auric Gutfish Eels
Location: Canaan fishing docks
Time: Wraith: dusk/night; Auric: dawn/noon
Requirement: Insulated Rod and Gutfish Eel Bait
Products: Filets, Electrical Organ, Fish Bones, Eel Fat
Darkwater Fish
Rare: Saxe Darkwater Fish
Location: Hydroplant Darkwater Reservoir
Time: Any
Requirement: Darkwater Bait
Products: Filets, Fish Oil, Salt Rock, Fish Bones, Glow Eyes
Frigid Queenfish
Rare: Adiabatic Queenfish
Location: IS-0083 in Royal Range
Time: Any
Requirement: Frigid Bait
Products: Filets, Black Gunk, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, chance of Royal Coin
Silken Betta
Rare: Gossamer Betta
Location: Power Services coolant pond
Time: Any
Requirement: Silky Bait
Products: Filets, Transcendium, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, rare Pink Antelight Seed
Penumbra
Rare: Crepuscular Penumbra
Location: Shadowgate and Fragments ponds
Time: Any
Requirement: Penumbra Bait
Products: Filets, Arcane Scrap, Fish Oil, Fish Bones, Embellished Censer
Fishing 04
Process and preserve every catch
A powered Chef’s Counter turns fish into filets and unique materials. Raw fish decays, so process or preserve valuable catches before continuing a long expedition.
Chef’s Counter
Required to butcher fish into filets and crafting products.
Freezer
Preserves food indefinitely while powered.
Large Aquarium
Preserves and displays up to six fish.
Aquarium Cart
Carries up to 18 fish during long fishing trips.
Combine both systems
Farming supplies dependable crops and healing ingredients, while fishing turns specialized waters into food and rare crafting materials. A base with clean water, cold storage, a Chef’s Counter and a compact garden supports both loops.