As Monster Hunter Wild players progress through the game and reach the endgame, they’re starting to realize that the real challenge after finishing the main story isn’t tougher monsters or more hunts.

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Many MH Wilds players are now sharing online that the most frustrating part of the endgame is actually fishing. This is largely due to a side questline where Kanya tasks players with catching different fish in exchange for better bait.

Fishing in Monster Hunter Wilds is mainly used to gather materials, especially for meals that give stat boosts for monster fights.

Monster Hunter Wilds’ fishing is taking frustrating players

The real issue for most players is that these side quests require actual fishing with a rod instead of using nets. While nets allow players to farm fish quickly by catching multiple at once, the quests demand that players fish with a rod, even though this isn’t explicitly mentioned in the quest’s requirements.

But the biggest frustration comes from the rarity of some fish, like the Gravid Bowfin, which only spawns under specific conditions. Players report spending hours trying to catch certain fish just to complete these quests.

I just spent 40 minutes trying to catch a fish pic.twitter.com/ZoG8OXH0fO

— Monster Hunter Jhokes (@QuirklessStoner) March 5, 2025

“Fishing is harder than battles,” one player said. “I will never forgive that woman for putting me through that,” another one added, referring to Kanya, the NPC who gives these fishing side quests to players.

They also expressed their frustration with being forced to fish to complete these quests instead of being able to use the net, which captures several fish at once.

“[It] sucks that the net is literally 100 times faster and easier. Fishing is basically pointless,” a frustrated player wrote. “Three of my 30+ hours were spent trying to find/catch a pointy blue nautilus…that’s 1/10th of my playtime,” another added.

And it seems the key pain of MH Wilds players is catching the Gravid Bowfin.

“Most hated quests in the whole game,” a player wrote, sharing a screenshot of the Fishing For Flavor quest, where you have to catch a Bowfin. “Getting that Gravid Bowfin took the longest time to fish out,” another player added.

Those who simply can’t catch it, check out our Gravid Bowfin fishing guide.

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