Fishing Trade Skill Guide for New World

Fishing utilizes the Fishing Pole tool to catch fish from water around the world, which can be used raw or scrapped to turn into food, and which can also be scrapped to turn into various other materials for Arcana (which can generate a huge Gold profit).

To begin your Fishing adventures, simply craft a Fishing Pole at any campfire or workshop. It uses basic materials you find on the ground shortly after the introduction, Green wood (bushes and young trees), and Fibers (Hemp), and then you are ready to Fish.

Fishing works hand in hand with Cooking and Arcana, in which you can utilize all the fish you catch and craft it into food/potions that can be used to buff your stats/luck and other good things.

To start fishing, simply walk up to a body of water or hotspot you wish to fish in and press the F3 key (which is the default Fishing keybind) and Fishing Mode will become enabled. Then, you just hold the Left Mouse Button to charge up your Fishing Pole distance and release when you are ready to cast the line.

Maximizing the distance on each of your casts simply makes the tension mini-game you have to play while catching each fish a little easier, so the further you cast your line the easier it is to reel in the fish. Once your line is in the water, you just wait for the Hook!, icon to pop up and you can begin to reel your fish in.

After you have hooked that fish, you have to watch the tension line and slowly use the Left Mouse Button to pull your line in and release the Left Mouse Button to relieve tension. This all takes some balance but is pretty easy to pick up once you have tried it once or twice. If you apply too much tension, the line will break and if you apply too little the fish will escape. Once the fish reaches you, it is yours; congratulations on the catch!

This Trade Skill scales solely with Focus, so we highly recommended that you aim to obtain Focus on both gear and with your Attribute selection, up to 250 for the final perk, if you are aiming to get the most out of your Fishing. If you are not a Focus-based character at the time, you will still be able to get a lot out of Fishing, but it will be a slower farm. Below is a list of the perks granted from Focus that benefit Fishing.

• 50 Focus: +10% Fishing Line Tension
• 100 Focus: +10% Yield when Salvaging
• 150 Focus: -10% Decreased weight of Fishing items
• 200 Focus: 10% Fishing Line Tension
• 250 Focus: +10% Size of Fish Caught

Some fish can only be located in certain zones, so below is a list of all fish and where to find them.

Fish	Water Type	Zones
Bass: Small Bass Medium Bass Large Bass	Freshwater	First Light, Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Windsward
Bluefish: Small Bluefish Medium Bluefish Large Bluefish	Saltwater	First Light, Monarchs Bluffs, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach
Flounder: Small Flounder Medium Flounder Large Flounder	Saltwater	First Light, Cutlass Keys, Windsward, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach
Hake: Small Hake Medium Hake Large Hake	Saltwater	Windsward, Mourningdale, Restless Shore
Mackerel: Small Mackerel Medium Mackerel Large Mackerel	Saltwater	Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Windsward
Snapper: Small Snapper Medium Snapper Large Snapper	Saltwater	First Light, Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Weavers Fen, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach
Salmon: Small Salmon Medium Salmon Large Salmon	Freshwater and Saltwater	All Regions
Perch: Small Perch Medium Perch Large Perch	Freshwater	First Light, Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Windsward, Everfall, Brightwood, Weavers Fen, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach
Pike: Small Pike Medium Pike Large Pike	Freshwater	First Light, Cutlass Keys, Windsward, Brightwood, Weavers Fen, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach, Great Cleave, Edengrove, Shattered Mountain
Trout: Small Trout Medium Trout Large Trout	Freshwater	Everfall, Brightwood, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach, Great Cleave, Edengrove, Shattered Mountain
Sunfish: Small Sunfish Medium Sunfish Large Sunfish	Freshwater	Mourningdale, Restless Shore, Great Cleave, Edengrove, Shattered Mountain
Aquatic Snail	Freshwater	First Light, Monarchs Bluffs, Everfall, Brightwood, Restless Shore, Edengrove
Catfish: Small Catfish Medium Catfish Large Catfish	Freshwater	Cutlass Keys, Windsward, Weavers Fen, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach, Edengrove, Shattered Mountain
Clam	Saltwater	First Light, Monarchs Bluffs, Ebonscale Reach, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Everfall
Cod: Small Cod Medium Cod Large Cod	Saltwater	Cutlass Keys, Windsward, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Ebonscale Reach
Halibut: Small Halibut Medium Halibut Large Halibut	Saltwater	First Light, Windsward, Restless Shore, Reekwater
Squid: Small Squid Medium Squid Large Squid	Saltwater	Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Restless Shore, Reekwater
Sturgeon: Small Sturgeon Medium Sturgeon Large Sturgeon	Freshwater	First Light, Monarchs Bluffs, Brightwood, Mourningdale, Reekwater, Great Cleave
Tadpole	Freshwater	Cutlass Keys, Windsward, Everfall, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale, Ebonscale Reach, Great Cleave, Shattered Mountain
Dragon Fish: Small Dragon Fish Medium Dragon Fish Large Dragon Fish	Freshwater and Saltwater	Windsward, Weavers Fen, Everfall, Edengrove, Shattered Mountain
Electric Eel: Small Electric Eel Medium Electric Eel Large Electric Eel	Freshwater	First Light, Everfall, Brightwood, Restless Shore, Shattered Mountain
Frogfish: Small Frogfish Medium Frogfish Large Frogfish	Freshwater and Saltwater	First Light, Mourningdale, Reekwater, Brightwood, Great Cleave
Madtom: Small Madtom Medium Madtom Large Madtom	Freshwater	Monarchs Bluffs, Weavers Fen, Ebonscale Reach, Edengrove
Oyster	Saltwater	First Light, Reekwater, Restless Shore
Paddlefish: Small Paddlefish Medium Paddlefish Large Paddlefish	Freshwater	Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Restless Shore, Ebonscale Reach, Great Cleave
Piranha: Small Piranha Medium Piranha Large Piranha	Freshwater	Windsward, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Great Cleave, Edengrove
Sculpin: Small Sculpin Medium Sculpin Large Sculpin	Saltwater	Windsward, Restless Shore, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach
SpeartoothShark: Small Speartooth Shark Medium Speartooth Shark Large Speartooth Shark	Freshwater	Cutlass Keys, Mourningdale, Reekwater, Ebonscale Reach, Shattered Mountain
Stingray: Small Stingray Medium Stingray Large Stingray	Saltwater	Cutlass Keys, Monarchs Bluffs, Mourningdale, Ebonscale Reach
Starfish	Saltwater	Monarchs Bluffs, Weavers Fen, Restless Shore, Ebonscale Reach
Swordfish: Small Swordfish Medium Swordfish Large Swordfish	Saltwater	Cutlass Keys, Weavers Fen, Mourningdale
Treasure Chest	Freshwater and Saltwater	Anywhere, higher chance in Hotspots
Abaia Serpe	Freshwater and Saltwater	Windsward
Albenaja	Freshwater and Saltwater	First Light
Aquanaja	Freshwater and Saltwater	Mourningdale
Blue-blooded Barb	Freshwater and Saltwater	Reekwater
Blue-Winged Serpe	Freshwater and Saltwater	Great Cleave
Daemonaja	Freshwater and Saltwater	Ebonscale Reach
Egede Serpe	Freshwater and Saltwater	Brightwood
Glowing Guardfish	Freshwater and Saltwater	Restless Shore
Glowing Gnufish	Freshwater and Saltwater	Cutlass Keys
Horned-Tooth Mandje	Freshwater and Saltwater	Edengrove
Lava Barb	Freshwater and Saltwater	Shattered Mountain
Mandje Mandje	Freshwater and Saltwater	Everfall
Ray-Finned Barb	Freshwater and Saltwater	Monarchs Bluffs
Varanus Mandje	Freshwater and Saltwater	Weavers Fen

Luck greatly increases your chance at getting rare materials from Fishing. Stacking as much Luck as possible on all of your gear and Fishing Pole is the key to finding those legendary rare materials.

You are able to have a total of three houses currently in New World and in each of those houses you can place up to five trophies. Placing a Fishing trophy in your house increases your Fishing Luck globally and you may place a Fishing trophy in each of your three houses, which will stack the Luck up even further. You are also able to permanently increase the power of these trophies by acquiring either Taxidermied Blue-blooded Barb or Taxidermied Daemonaja. Trophies can be made by the Furnishing profession.

1. Minor Fishing Trophy = 2500 Luck
2. Basic Fishing Trophy = 5000 Luck
3. Major Fishing Trophy = 9000 Luck

The best perks for your Fishing Pole can change depending on what you are trying to catch and when. For example, if you are trying to catch a fish during the daytime you may want the Lucky Day I perk, which grants increased chance at catching rare fish in the daytime, however if you want to fish at night you will want the Lucky Night I perk. At 200 Fishing we recommend you have a few different Fishing Poles to better suit the fish you are looking to catch and the time of day/fishing spot that you are farming.

• Time of Day Luck eg: Lucky Day I
• Fresh/Salt water Luck eg: Freshwater Colossus I
• Fish Size Chance eg: Daytime Colossus I
• Line Strength eg: Freshwaters Brawn I
• Cast Distance eg: Suns Reach I

The Fishing quest chain starts in Windsward and will reward you with some fantastic fisherman's gear that will have bonus Fishing perks like the Sleek Fisherman's Hat, and at the end of the quest line you will receive a random legendary Fishing Pole reward box which will contain one of 4 legendary Fishing Poles, like the Corrupted Fishing Pole. This quest chain is relatively short and easy to follow, and we recommend doing this at level 60 for the best results.

Armor	Drop Source
Vengeful Fisherman's Hood	Open World
Vengeful Fisherman's Smock	Open World
Vengeful Fisherman's Gloves	Open World
Vengeful Fisherman's Pants	Open World
Vengeful Fisherman's Boots	Open World

Using bait is completely optional, however it can provide a few good bonuses. Fishing bait reduces the time in which it takes the fish to bite by around 50%, and can either increase your chance to catch larger fish or more rare fish. Below is a list of all the baits and their benefits.

• Oyster Bait — Large boost to catch larger fish in Freshwater
• Clam Bait — Medium boost to catch larger fish in Freshwater
• Meat Bait — Small boost to catch larger fish in Freshwater
• Firefly Bait — Large boost to catch rare fish in Freshwater
• Woodlouse Bait — Medium boost to catch rare fish in Freshwater
• Bread Bait — Small boost to catch rare fish in Freshwater
• Electric Eel Bait — Large boost to catch larger fish in Saltwater
• Snail Bait — Medium boost to catch larger fish in Saltwater
• Fish Bait — Small boost to catch larger fish in Saltwater
• Glowworm Bait — Large boost to catch rare fish in Saltwater
• Nightcrawler Bait — Medium boost to catch rare fish in Saltwater
• Cheese Bait — Small boost to catch rare fish in Saltwater

Leveling Fishing in New World is very simple and does not get much harder to level up in the later levels compared to other gathering skills. Finding Hotspots is generally the best experience, as rare fish generally give more experience and you have a much higher chance at rare fish in hotspots.

Hotspots are small special locations that host a unique pool of jumping fish that greatly increase your chance to get rare and legendary fish. Hotspots are found all over New World so it can be extremely helpful using a map resource like this one to find the spawn points of everything you may be looking for.