Fishing

Fishing is a non-hostile activity conducted at one of four locations on each map: Crystal Pond, Blue Pond, Ice Pond, and The Big Water II. The war tortoise just has to walk to a fishing location to capture it, but building a road at a fishing location typically costs several times more than at other locations at the same tier. No enemies normally spawn at a fishing location, but if the player fast-travels there while fighting a Boss, the Boss will spawn in the water and continue attacking with the same amount of remaining health. If this happens, it is possible to be killed by a Boss at the fishing location.

Starting off, the initial fishing pole has a power of 1 and a Basic lure. It's difficult to start catching fish with this, but future investment into better poles will help land fish easier. Rarer fishes will yield more fish bones per catch.

The wind will change periodically while fishing, which affects the drift on the lure. Players should cast near the large splashing areas (if they exist in that weather pattern) to have a better chance of catching a fish. When a fish is ready to be caught, the device will vibrate and players must tap quickly to "hook" the fish and then tap repeatedly to reel it in. Larger fish will often break free until better fishing poles are purchased. If the lure is floating out of position, hold down on the screen to reel it in completely and then tap again to re-cast it.

Lures
Many fish will bite any type of lures, but some of them will only bite one of the three types.


 * Basic Lure (blue)
 * Spoon Lure (orange)
 * Jig Lure (red)

Fish
Lures abbreviation: B = Basic, O = Spoon, R = Jig

Locations abbreviation: C = Crystal Pond / Emerald Pond, B = Blue Pond / Mystic Pond, I = Ice Pond / Frigid Pond, W = The Big Water / The Big Water II

The location names change slightly depending on which world you are in.

Fish Market
The fish bones acquired through fishing and fishing achievements can be spent at the Fish Market found at any fishing location. The Fish Market offers four deals that refresh every 25 minutes, usually consisting of War Gems, DNA, keys, fishing gear, or equipment. Completing the "Daily Fish" achievements that refresh multiple times per day will yield 30-250 bonus fish bones.

The Fish Market also offers permanent Relics as well: