Fishing

Fishing
Information
Type:	Activity
Tool:	Fishing Pole
Energy:	150 - 120
Companion Friendship Reward:	Failure 4 20 if Fishing Role Success 150 300 if Fishing Role

Fishing is an action using the Fishing Pole to cast in water to catch Fish. Fish are an ingredient type which can only be caught in pools of water when fishing. Fish can be used for cooking, consumed for Energy, sold for Star Coins or gifted to villagers to raise Friendship.

Even though fish are an ingredient for cooking, they're tracked in a separate section of the collection window labeled 'Fish'. The entry for each fish unlocks when they are first caught.

Moana's Boat is an important unlock to support fishing. It will provide free fish every few hours, but just as importantly will provide up to a 20% reduction in energy required for fishing which will allow more actions without needing to restore energy using food.

How to Fish

Casting anywhere into water can hook a fish, but specific (and more valuable) fish types can only be caught in 'Pools' which appear as ripples. Different colored pools denote rare potential fish.

To cast into a pool the player must position themselves so they are facing it, then charge the cast so the line drops into the pool area. If it 'attaches' to the pool the line will appear in the center of the ripple.

When a fish bites a circle will shrink around the ripple, when it enters the colored zone it will turn from white to green. When it's green, tap the action button to hook the line. If you miss the hook the fish will release (but still remain available to catch again). Some higher level fish require hooking multiple times before being caught.

There's a rare chance when fishing that Red Algae will drop, which is a rare resource used to craft fishing bait. By using fishing bait, any cast into a white ripple will turn into a gold ripple.

When fishing, if you are not currently Hanging Out with a Companion, a nearby Villager will often come to the Player's side and react accordingly to success or failure.

Energy Cost

Main article: Energy

At the start of the game, fishing requires 150. The energy is deducted when the line is pulled or when the player misses the chance to pull, except the first pull after the initial bite costs no energy (missing the initial bite does cost energy). No energy is deducted at the time when the line is cast, but no fish have "bit" yet. Thus, it is possible to recast a line for no energy before any fish bites the line. Each upgrade to Moana's Boat reduces energy cost by 2%, capping at 20% reduction at level 10, reducing energy cost to 120.

Villager Companions

When reaching level 2 Friendship with a Villager (aside from Ariel or Ursula), they can be assigned a Role. Villagers who have been assigned the Fishing Role will gain extra Friendship for every fish caught. They also have a chance to drop extra fish when any fish is caught while they're following. Extra materials they produce will be dropped on the ground, and can be picked up by running over them.

Each level of friendship increases the rate which extra materials will drop. It's not only effective for leveling up Friendship with these characters, but extremely helpful for offering bonus materials when fishing. Be sure to always bring a Companion along when fishing!

Fish Types

Image	Name	Sell Price	Energy	Ripples	Locations	Cooking Ingredient Category	Notes
	Anglerfish	1,500	+2,000	Gold	Forgotten Lands	Fish
	Bass	25	+150	None or White	Peaceful Meadow Forest of Valor Sunlit Plateau Frosted Heights Oasis Wild Tangle	Fish
	Bream	280	+1,300	Blue	Peaceful Meadow	Fish
	Brilliant Blue Starfish	875	+1,650	Gold	The Oasis	Seafood
	Carp	400	+800	Blue, can be White	Forest of Valor Sunlit Plateau	Fish
	Catfish	550	+1,200	Gold	Peaceful Meadow	Fish
	Cod	35	+150	None or White	Dazzle Beach Forgotten Lands Glade of Trust The Docks The Overlook	Fish
	Crab	600	+1,550	Blue, can be White	Frosted Heights	Seafood
	Dunebopper	550	+1,100	Blue	The Oasis	Fish
	Electric Eel	1,025	+1,200	Gold	The Grasslands The Promenade	Fish
	Fugu	900	+1,700	Gold	Dazzle Beach	Fish	Requires rain
	Here and There Fish	2,000	+1,000	None, can be White	Peaceful Meadow Dazzle Beach Glade of Trust Forest of Valor Sunlit Plateau Frosted Heights Forgotten Lands	Fish	Requires morning (6-10am) or evening (6-10pm) after completing Here and There and Back Again
	Herring	65	+250	White	Dazzle Beach Glade of Trust	Fish
	Kingfish	450	+800	Blue	Dazzle Beach	Fish	Requires night (6pm-5am)
	Lancetfish	650	+1,300	Blue	Forgotten Lands	Fish
	Lobster	950	+1,600	Gold	Glade of Trust	Seafood
	Octopus	290	+700	Blue, can be White	The Docks The Overlook	Seafood
	Perch	80	+400	Blue, can be White	Forest of Valor Sunlit Plateau The Grove The Lagoon	Fish
	Pike	800	+1,500	Gold	Forest of Valor	Fish
	Piranha	1,300	+1,900	Gold	The Lagoon	Fish
	Pirarucu	625	+1,250	Blue	The Grasslands The Promenade The Grove The Lagoon	Fish
	Pretty Pink Starfish	875	+1,500	Gold	The Oasis	Seafood
	Prisma Shrimp	1,100	+1,600	Gold	The Grove	Seafood
	Rainbow Trout	50	+300	White	Peaceful Meadow Forest of Valor	Fish
	Robot Fish	625	+1,350	Gold	The Docks The Overlook	Fish
	Salmon	150	+500	White, can be Blue	Frosted Heights Sunlit Plateau The Grasslands The Promenade	Fish
	Sand Fish	30	+150	None, can be White	The Plains The Wastes The Borderlands	Fish
	Sand Worm	800	+1,650	Gold	The Plains The Wastes The Borderlands	Dairy and Oil
	Scorpion	425	+900	Blue (Pink)	The Plains The Wastes The Borderlands	Dairy and Oil
	Sea Snail	250	+800	Blue, can be White	The Docks The Overlook	Seafood
	Seaweed	20	+25	None	Everywhere	Vegetables
	Shad	60	+300	White	The Docks The Overlook	Fish
	Shrimp	300	+750	Blue, can be White	Dazzle Beach	Seafood
	Skeleton Fish	100	+500	White, can be Blue (Pink)	The Plains The Wastes The Borderlands	Fish
	Sole	200	+500	White, can be Blue	Forgotten Lands The Docks The Overlook	Fish
	Squid	500	+1,000	Blue, can be White	Glade of Trust Forgotten Lands	Seafood
	Swordfish	700	+1,500	Gold	Dazzle Beach	Fish
	Tilapia	600	+1,150	Blue	Sunlit Plateau Frosted Heights	Fish
	Tuna	95	+350	White, can be Blue	Forgotten Lands Glade of Trust	Fish
	Walleye	1,100	+1,700	Gold	Sunlit Plateau	Fish
	White Sturgeon	1,250	+1,800	Gold	Frosted Heights	Fish

Limited Time Fish

These festive fish were available December 18th - December 31st 2022, and returned in during the same dates in 2023. One of each type could be caught from Green & Red Ripples and catching each of them was a requirement of the seasonal task "Even Fish are Festive" which awarded Santa Hat.

Image	Name	Ripples	Energy	Locations
	Festive Anglerfish	Red & Green	+2,000	Forgotten Lands
	Festive Bass	Red & Green	+150	Peaceful Meadow
	Festive Fugu	Red & Green	+1,700	Dazzle Beach
	Festive Salmon	Red & Green	+500	Sunlit Plateau
	Festive Squid	Red & Green	+1,000	Glade of Trust

Crafting Materials

Image	Name	Sell Price	Energy	Ripples	Locations	Collection Menu Category	Notes
	Red Algae	150	n/a	None	(Any)	Crafting Materials
	Bones	20	n/a	None	The Plains The Wastes The Borderlands	Crafting Materials
	Plastic Scrap	10	n/a	None	The Docks The Overlook	Crafting Materials
	Scales	20	n/a	None	The Oasis	Crafting Materials

Dreamlight and Memories

There are two rotating Dreamlight Duties directly related to Fishing: "Catch 3 Fish" and "Catch 3 Seafood". Fishing comprises its own tab of Dreamlight Achievements. There are 14 Memories consisting of 10 Memory Pieces each that can only be found by fishing.