Fishing

"I almost caught a fish this big! But it, um, got away."

Vast oceans surround Britannia on all sides, and for centuries men and women have earned their keep fishing the coastal waters. In addition to an endless supply of fish, those skilled in fishing have been known to pull forth treasure, and danger, from the deep.

In order to fish, you must not be mounted or flying and you should be holding a Fishing Pole in one hand.

Training

When a fishing spot has been "used up" a message will appear over the character's head (Legacy Client) or in their journal (Enhanced Client) "The fish don't seem to be biting here". This means no more fish can be had at that spot; however, gains can still be had in that location. To resume catching fish, move to another location at least 8 steps away.

Crystal Ball of Knowledge

If you have a Crystal Ball of Knowledge, turn it on and try out different fishing locations until the ball reports "Optimal" difficulty. It will let you know exactly where the optimal spots are. The distance is about one step further away from land every 5 skill points. Once you reach 95.1, it will only ever say "Easy" even in deep water.

Expect to catch around 3,800 fish to go from 50 to 100 skill (as well as plenty of nets, treasure maps, white pearls, delicate scales and footwear) while using the crystal ball under optimal conditions. If you just go straight to deep water after 85 without using a crystal ball, you may unknowingly be fishing in slightly over-challenging areas, slowing the rate of skillgain.

Items


Fishing Skill: 80%
Sandals.gif	Fish purple.gif
Hghly_peculiar_fish.gif	Prized_fish.gif
Truly_rare_fish.gif	Wondrous_fish.gif
Fish 5 east.png	Metal chest.gif
Ancient chest.gif	Bottle_of_ale.gif
Map.gif	Special fishing net.png
Big fish.gif	Delicate scales.png
White Pearl.png

Quests

:Main article: Professional Fisher Quests
Fishing-related quests were added as a series of Professional Fisher Quests with the High Seas.

4x4 Fishing

While fishing on a boat or on a pier you can do what is called 4x4 fishing. This is where you target 4 spaces to the NE, SE, SW, and NW of your character while fishing. You can farm each of these locations for quite a while before having to move on again. Remember, you will need to move 12 spaces instead of just 8 to begin fishing again.