Fishing

Carry a Fishing Rod and stand at the water’s edge. Press E to cast. Wait for a bite, then press E again within 1.5 seconds to hook the fish; too late and it lets go. Reeling it in takes 2.5 seconds. Each fish gives one or more Raw Fish.

A bite splashes, and the splash can be heard 5 tiles away.

Waiting for a bite

Without bait a bite comes after 5 to 16 seconds. The light, the season and your bait change the wait:

	Wait
Night	× 1.5
Dawn and dusk	× 0.6
Day	× 1
Spring	× 0.9
Summer	× 1
Autumn	× 0.9
Winter	× 1.8

Dawn and dusk bite best, winter worst.

Baits

At each cast the first bait you carry from this list goes on the hook. Strike too early and you lose it.

Bait	Wait
Raw Meat	× 0.6
Rotten Meat	× 0.5
Berries	× 0.8

The fish

Which fish bites depends on the water and on the island’s climate.

Fish	Fillets	Water	Climates	Bites best	Seasons
Perch	1	shallow water	Temperate, Wet, Cold, Alpine	Dawn and dusk	fewer in winter
Trout	2	shallow water	Cold, Alpine, Wet, Temperate	Dawn and dusk	more in autumn, fewer in summer
Catfish	3	shallow water or swamp water	Swamp, Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Volcanic	Night	fewer in winter
Eel	2	swamp water or shallow water	Swamp, Tropical, Wet, Temperate	Night	more in summer, fewer in winter
Cod	3	deep water	Cold, Wet, Temperate, Alpine	Any time	more in winter, fewer in summer
Mackerel	2	deep water	Tropical, Arid, Volcanic, Swamp, Temperate	Day	more in summer, fewer in winter

Polluted water

Where the pollution at the spot your line lands is 30% or more, the catch is polluted. Fish somewhere cleaner.

Cooking

Raw fish spoils within days and can make you sick (see spoilage). Cook it: Cooked Fish (campfire or stove, from Raw Fish).

Fish is also good bait for some animals; see baits.