Fishing

Fishing is the practice of catching Fish from water around Honeywood. A Fishing Rod is needed; one can be bought from the Fisher or one of high quality can be won in the Fishing Contest. Fish can also be purchased for use in the Preservative Jar, Drying Rack, or Cooking. They can be eaten raw but cause Nausea.

To start fishing when playing with a keyboard, the Player must stand close to a body of water and press the Space bar key. When a Fish bites, the Player will get an exclamation mark above their head, and the player must press Space bar again. A timed mini-game then begins where the Player must use the WASD-keys to follow the path the Fish takes. The mini-game can also be altered or turned off in the Options tab.

Available Fish

Fish	Best area to catch (based on percentage rate)	What time/season	Higher chance of getting with lure use	Sell Price	Preservable	Rot
Shrimp	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	All Seasons All Day and Night	Crustacean Lure	8 11 14	No	3 days
Shad	Forest River Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean Village River	Summer - Fall (Ocean: Winter-Spring) Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Common Lure	12 14 16	Yes	2 days
Mackerel	Forest Lake Forest River Pond Village River	Spring - Fall Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Common Lure	12 13 16	Yes	2 days
Loach	Forest River Village River	Spring - Summer Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Common Lure	13 14 15	Yes	2 days
Mussel	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Fall - Spring All Day and Night	Shellfish Lure	4 5 6	No	4 days
Oyster	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Fall - Spring All Day and Night	Shellfish Lure	9 11 12	No	3 days
Bream	Forest Lake Pond	Spring - Summer All Day and Night	Rare Lure	15 16 17	Yes	2 days
Pike	Forest Lake Forest River	Spring / Fall Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Rare Lure	22 26 30	Yes	2 days
Salmon	Forest River Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean Village River	Spring - Summer (Rivers during Fall) Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Rare Lure	25 26 27	Yes	2 days
Scallop	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	All Seasons All Day and Night	Shellfish Lure	10 12 14	No	4 days
Perch	Forest Lake Forest River	Spring - Fall All Day and Night	Rare Lure	10 13 16	Yes	2 days
Roach	Forest Lake Pond	Spring - Fall All Day and Night	Common Lure	16 17 18	Yes	2 days
Sea Star	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	Spring - Summer All Day and Night	Common Lure	16 17 20	No	2 days
Clam	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	All Seasons All Day and Night	Shellfish Lure	5 6 8	No	4 days
Rainbow Star	Mermaid's Lagoon	Spring - Summer Day (6 AM - 7 PM)	Epic Lure	125 127 130	No	1 day
Cod	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Summer - Winter Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Common Lure	23 25 27	Yes	2 days
Grayling	Forest Lake Forest River Village River	Fall - Winter Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Rare Lure	40 41 42	Yes	2 days
Barbel	Forest Lake Forest River Pond Village River	Summer - Fall Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Rare Lure	55 65 75	Yes	2 days
Eel	Forest Lake Forest River Village River	Summer All Day and Night	Epic Lure	75 80 90	Yes	2 days
Crab	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Summer - Fall Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Crustacean Lure	41 43 44	No	2 days
Lobster	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Fall - Winter Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Crustacean Lure	110 116 125	No	2 days
Ghost Fish	Cave Lake	Blood Moon Exclusive Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Epic Lure	150 175 200	Yes	2 days
Moonfish	Mermaid's Lagoon	All Seasons Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Epic Lure	250 275 300	Yes	2 days
Green Frog	Pond Swamp	Spring - Fall All Day and Night	Common Lure	20 22 25	No	3 days
Murex Snail	Mermaid's Lagoon	Summer Day (4 AM - 9 PM)	Shellfish Lure	150 200 250	No	3 days
Toad	Swamp	Summer - Fall Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Rare Lure	32 35 37	No	3 days
Turtle	Forest Lake Pond Swamp	Spring - Fall Day (6 AM - 8 PM)	Common Lure	25 27 30	No	3 days
Blue Lobster	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Winter Night (9 PM - 4 AM)	Crustacean Lure	210 216 225	No	2 days
Crayfish	Forest Lake Forest River Pond Swamp Village River	All Seasons All Day and Night	Crustacean Lure	5 6 7	Yes	3 days
Moon Snail	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	Summer - Fall Day (6 AM - 8 PM)	Common Lure	10 11 12	No	3 days
Anglerfish	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	All Seasons Night (8 PM - 4 AM)	Epic Lure	71 76 81	Yes	3 days
Trout	Forest Lake Forest River Village River	All Seasons Day (6 AM - 7 PM)	Rare Lure	15 16 18	Yes	3 days
Catfish	Forest Lake Forest River Pond Swamp Village River	All Seasons Night (8 PM - 4 AM)	Common Lure	10 11 12	Yes	3 days
Squid	Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon Village Ocean	Summer Night (8 PM - 4 AM)	Epic Lure	53 58 63	Yes	2 days
Cavefish	Cave Lake	All Seasons All Day and Night	Common Lure	5 6 7	Yes	3 days

Miscellaneous Catches

The following are not fish but can only be attained with a Fishing Rod. Coral, Pearl and Doubloons can be found for sale at certain venders.

Fish	Best area to catch	Sell Price	Rot
Seaweed	Village Ocean Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	1 1 2	3 Days
Green Algae	Anywhere	Can't Sell	?
Old Shoe	Anywhere	Can't Sell	N/A
Coral	Village Ocean Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	?	N/A
Pearl	Village Ocean Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	149	N/A
Doubloon	Village Ocean Lighthouse Ocean Mermaid's Lagoon	250	N/A
File:Note In Bottle.png Note in Bottle	?	4	N/A

Lures

Lures are craftable resources that can be purchased or gifted by the Fisher, or can be made by Crafting at your Crafting Table.

Lure	Description	Crafting Ingredients	Sell Price
Common Lure	A common lure crafted to catch easier fish within any body of water.	1 Nail 2 Worms	11
Crustacean Lure	A crab pot lure that targets crabs and lobsters. Used only in the ocean.	2 Nails 2 Wood 5 Worms	44
Epic Lure	A beautiful lure designed to ensnare the most epic of fish.	2 Gold Ore 1 Dragonfly 10 Worms	69
Rare Lure	An uncommon lure designed to catch mid-level fish.	5 Nails 6 Worms	30
Shellfish Lure	A simple net lure designed to catch shellfish. Used only in the ocean.	1 Nail 3 Wood 1 Thread	19

Fishing Skill

An in-game screenshot of the icon that leads to the Skills tab.

Fishing will also level up your Fishing skill over time. You will receive accumulated experience points in Fishing by Midnight of the day you were Fishing. Your progress in leveling up the Fishing skill can be tracked in your Family tab, by clicking on the relevant member of the family and then onto the middle icon, which leads to the skills tab.

Leveling up in the skill will unlock Blueprints, Recipes, and items, while reaching level 5 or 10 will unlock two perks for the Player to choose between.

Perks

Perk Name	Prerequisite	Perk Level	Perk Effect
Wide Net	None	Level 5	Chance of doubling fish
Tasty Bait	None	Level 5	Reduces fishing time
Angler	Wide Net Perk	Level 10	Better fish quality
Rod Maintenance	Wide Net Perk	Level 10	Increased rod durability
Catch of the Day	Tasty Bait Perk	Level 10	Increases chance of rare fish
Magnificent Bait	Tasty Bait Perk	Level 10	Further reduces fishing time

While perks cannot be changed for the current Player, the gained experience points are reset upon playing as a new Character.

Fish by Location

You can fish in saltwater or freshwater; Saltwater is the Ocean. Freshwater is the Lake, the Pond, the River, the Swamp.

Ocean

There are 3 locations where you can fish in the ocean:

The Lighthouse

Mermaid's Lagoon

The Village

Lakes

There are 2 locations where you can fish in lakes:

The Forest (Directly North of the Mayor's house)

The Cave within the mines

Pond

There is a pond that is located near the far east corner of the Player's farm.

Swamp

There is a swamp where the witch Astra Vosen resides (far west on the map next to the bridge that leads to Mermaid's Lagoon).

Rivers

There are 2 locations where you can fish in the river:

The Forest and the Village