Fields of Mistria, like any good slice-of-life farm game, has a fishing mechanic. Catch fish, both freshwater and saltwater, throughout different seasons to either appease the local museum or cook them into delicious meals. The locals may even request one via the job board.
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PostsThere are a lot of instances where you need a fish. Whether it's your first time trying to cast a line or you're a Mistria veteran who can't seem to find that one specific fish, we have everything you could need to know about the fishing system.
How To Get A Fishing Rod
You don't start with a fishing rod; you need to go out of your way to get one. There are two ways to get a fishing rod: buy one from the Fishing Shop on the beach or craft one using March's forge.
The fishing shop, located on the beach map just left of the entrance, will sell a Worn Fishing Rod for 500 gold.
At the forge, located just left of March's shop and home, you can craft fishing rods yourself. These cost four ingots, with Copper, Iron, Silver, and Gold respectively. They have a casting range of eight, ten, 12, and 14, respectively.
How To Use A Fishing Rod
The fishing system is fairly straightforward. Hold the tool button to charge your line, then release it to cast it on the target.
Cast your line near the shadow of a fish, ideally near the front. If the fish notices, it will swim to it, poke at your bobber a few times, then bite. Bites are indicated by an exclamation mark pop-up. When this happens, press the tool button to catch the fish.
Some fish will consume more stamina when caught than others (it seems to be based on size), but otherwise, that's it!
Alongside fish, you can also fish up junk, artifacts, and treasure boxes. Skills (detailed below) will increase the odds of this happening.
Diving And Schools, Explained
CloseThere are two other special mechanics involved with fishing: Diving spots and schools of fish. Neither of them are terribly complex, though.
Diving For Fish
If you spot a dark circle with bubbles in the water, you can dive there by pressing the action button while swimming over it. Doing so will result in fish and items that can't be caught with a fishing rod, like seaweed and clams.
Seaweed can be dived for in the ocean and is an ingredient in higher quality fodder for your livestock.
Schools Of Fish
Schools of fish are visualized by a slightly darker spot in the water with many small shadows inside. Casting your line directly into this area allows you to catch fish multiple times. There is a predetermined limit to how many items or fish it contains, with the school disappearing once expended.
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PostsThe Fishing Skill Tree
Like all of the other level-able professions in the game, fishing has a variety of skills you can unlock that improve or augment your experience.
These skills can be accessed from the Statue of Caldarus on your farm. Skills are broken up into four tiers, each having a different fishing level requirement to access. Each skill also costs a number of essence to unlock, becoming more expensive at higher tiers.
Skill Name
Skill Effect
Tier 1 (Level 1)
Weedline Watcher 1
Fish up less junk
Aquatic Antiquities
Can fish up artifacts
Appealing Reeling 1
Increased bobber attraction range
Catch of the Day
Occasionally refund stamina for caught fish
Tier 2 (Level 15)
Lucky Haul
Sometimes catch double fish
Perfect Catch
Uncommon and Rare fish appear more
School Crasher
Swim into schools of fish to collect half of it
Unexpected Haul
More likely to fish up treasure boxes
Tier 3 (Level 30)
Full Class
Fish schools contain more fish
Legendary
Legendary fish now appear in the right conditions
Treasure Trove
Increase treasure box odds, but removes Wooden Treasure Boxes
Weedline Watcher 2
Fish up even less junk
Tier 4 (Level 45)
Appealing Reeling 2
Further increased bobber attraction range
Frenzy
Catching fish might spawn a school nearby
What a Catch
Fish might drop money based on their own value
Every Fish And Where/When To Catch Them
According to the almanac in the menu, there are 127 items in the Fishing and Diving section. This does include (for some reason) junk items like wood and fiber. It's also listed in alphabetical order. This table will mimic those decisions to make things easy for anyone trying to finish the almanac.
Fish found in the mines are categorized by which mine biome they appear in: Starter, Water, Crystal, and Lava. Each one is about 20 floors and are separated by a sealing barrier.
Blank weather boxes indicate that it can be caught in any weather condition. Fish with a star next to their name are Legendary and require the Legendary skill to catch.
Fish
Season
Location
Weather
Alligator Gar
Winter
Lake
Anchovy
Spring
Ocean
Angel Fish
Spring
Lake
Archer Fish
Any
Water Mines
Armored Bass
Any
Lava Mines
Barb
Spring
Lake
Blue Gill
Spring
River
Bluefish
Fall
Lake
Rainy
Bonito
Summer/Winter
Ocean
Bowfish
Winter
River
Bream
Summer
River
Brown Bullhead
Summer
Lake
Brown Trout
Spring
Lake
Bullfrog
Summer/Winter
Lake
Rain/Snow
Burbot
Winter
Lake
Snow
Butterfish
Fall
Ocean
Candelabra SeaDragon
Any
Lava Mines
Carp
Spring
River
Catfish
Any
Lake
Cave Eel
Any
Starter Mines
Cave Shark
Any
Starter Mines
Cave Shrimp
Any
Starter Mines
Char
Summer
Ocean
Cherry Fish ☆
Spring
Lake
Windy
Chub
Spring
River
Chum
Summer/Winter
River
Clam
Any
Ocean
Diving
Cod
Summer/Winter
Ocean
Crab
Summer
Ocean
Crucian Carp
Spring
Lake
Dace
Winter
River
Snowy
Dart
Summer
Ocean
Earth Eel
Any
Crystal Mines
Emerald Horned Charger
Any
Crystal Mines
Fiber
Any
All
Diving
Firesail Fish
Any
Lava Mines
Flathead Catfish
Winter
Lake
Forest Perch
Any
Deep Woods
Rain/Snow
Freshwater Eel
Winter
River
Freshwater Oyster
Any
River
Diving
Frog
Spring/Fall
Lake
Gar
Summer/Winter
River
Giant Koi
Summer
Lake
Giant Tilapia
Summer
Lake
Goby
Any
River
Golden Shiner
Summer
Lake
Goldfish
Spring
Lake
Grayling
Fall
River
Rainy
Grouper
Summer
Ocean
Halibut
Fall
River
Rainy
Herring
Winter
River
Horse Mackerel
Winter
Ocean
Jellyfish
Spring/Fall
Ocean
Killifish
Fall
Lake
King Crab
Winter
Ocean
Snowy
Koi
Any
Lake
Lake Chub
Summer
Lake
Lake Trout
Any
Deep Woods
Lamprey
Fall
River
Lava Piranha
Any
Lava Mines
Leaf Fish ☆
Fall
River
Windy
Lightning Fish ☆
Summer
River
Rainy
Loach
Summer
River
Lobster
Spring
Ocean
Mackerel
Spring
Ocean
Mini Whale Shark
Any
Water Mines
Minnow
Summer
River
Mullet
Fall
Ocean
Muskie
Any
Deep Woods
Newt
Any
Lake
Diving
Oarfish
Winter
Ocean
Ocean Sunfish
Spring
Ocean
Octopus
Summer/Winter
Ocean
Paddlefish
Spring
River
Paper Pondshell
Any
Lake
Diving
Pearl Clam
Any
Ocean
Diving
Pebble Minnow
Any
Crystal Mines
Perch
Fall
River
Rainy
Pike
Any
River
Pollock
Any
Ocean
Puffer Fish
Summer/Winter
Ocean
Rainbow Trout
Fall
Lake
Razorback
Fall
River
Red Snapper
Spring/Fall
Ocean
Roach
Any
Lake
Rock Bass
Spring/Fall
River
Rock Guppy
Any
Starter Mines
Rockbiter
Any
Crystal Mines
Salmon
Spring/Fall
River
Sand Lance
Winter
Ocean
Sapphire Betta
Any
Water Mines
Sardine
Any
Ocean
Sauger
Summer
Lake
Saury
Fall
Ocean
Sea Bass
Winter
Ocean
Sea Bream
Spring/Fall
Ocean
Seaweed
Any
Ocean
Diving
Shad
Fall
River
Shadow Bass
Winter
River
Shardfin
Any
Crystal Mines
Shark
Fall
Ocean
Shrimp
Spring
Ocean
Silver Redhorse
Any
Deep Woods
Smallmouth Bass
Any
River
Snakehead
Spring/Fall
Lake
Snapping Turtle
Summer/Winter
Lake
Snow Fish ☆
Winter
Ocean
Snowy
Squid
Any
Ocean
Stingray
Summer
Ocean
Stone Loach
Any
Starter Mines
Striped Bass
Fall
Lake
Sturgeon
Spring/Fall
River
Sulfur Crab
Any
Lava Mines
Sunny
Any
Deep Woods
Rainy/Snowy
Sweetfish
Summer
River
Swordfish
Spring/Fall
Ocean
Tarpon
Summer
River
Tetra
Any
Lake
Tilapia
Winter
Lake
Transparent Jellyfish
Any
Water Mines
Trout
Any
River
Tuna
Any
Ocean
Turtle
Any
Lake
Walleye
Spring
River
Rainy
Water Balloon Fish
Any
Water Mines
White Perch
Fall
Lake
Wood
Any
All
Diving
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