Fishing is an activity learned by meeting Bill the Walrus at Meteor Lake. He'll give a tutorial and a fishing rod. Bait can be used to speed up the fishing process, it can be obtained from the cat that lost their camping permit. Fish can be sold to the pelican captain in the northeast, with each species earning coins the first time and bait from the second time onward. He will comment on it and give a reward based on the specimen (for bait: 1 for regular fish, 2 for big or tiny ones, 3 for special varieties, 4 for big or tiny and albino specimens of special varieties). After selling him 3 types of fish, he'll give Claire the fishing journal, which shows each of the species caught and hints on where to find them. After selling him every type of fish, he'll give Claire a golden fishing rod, unlocking the achievement "The Fish are Biting Today". The golden fishing rod increases your chances of catching a rarer variety.
I usually see 'em in the shady blue waters, but they're not hard to find.
8 coins
Common Carp
They prefer calm rivers or deep blue reefs
5 coins
Crayfish
These little guys live in little waters, [ponds with lilies]
8 coins
Pumpkinseed Fish
I've only seen them in that little pond with the lilies
15 coins
Catfish
Only live in moving waters
10 coins
Northern Pike
Bill is always catching these. He knows a good spot for them. [Meteor Lake]
20 coins
Rainbow Trout
Usually found in deep blue waters
20 coins
Bluegill
I almost caught one of these in the little bay on the south end of the island. [the southern bay in the Sid Beach region, but not the deep blue waters of Sid Beach itself]
15 coins
Burbot
They never settle down and prefer to live within the rushing rapids [look for lots of bubbles in the flowing waters]
14 coins
Salmon
I've only seen them near the bottom of river waterfalls
20 coins
White Bass
I came down with a cold the last time I went looking for them [any hot spring lake in the frozen heights of Hawk Peak]
15 coins
White Perch
Known to prefer calm river waters
12 coins
Yellow Perch
Only lives in lakes with seaweed. ["Usually seen in weedy waters in Meteor Lake" as the Fish Journal says]
10 coins
Varieties[]
All fish can be found with 4 varieties other than normal: Big, Tiny, and Albino or Special.
