The Sims 4: Fishing Skill Guide

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• Every Level Of The Fishing Skill

For Sims that just can’t get enough of the great outdoors in The Sims 4, the Fishing skill is a great reason to get outside. With fishing spots scattered throughout each of the worlds in The Sims 4 and dozens of fish to catch between each expansion, there’s more to the Fishing skill than you may expect.

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Between choosing the right bait and knowing where to find the rarest catches in the base game, from releasing endangered species and casting Aquatic Lures in Island Living, the Fishing skill in The Sims 4 is a fun hobby that yields collectible rewards.

Fishing Skill Overview

One of the many base game skills in The Sims 4, the Fishing skill offers your Sim a productive way to spend time out in nature.

With 52 total fish to catch, between the base game and all The Sims 4 expansions or game packs, your Sim has their casting work cut out for them!

To fish in The Sims 4, you'll simply need to head to any of the designated fishing spots, of which there are dozens across the various worlds, and click the fishing sign to go fishing.

While they don't need to, Sims that have reached level three of the Fishing skill unlock the ability to Fish with Bait.

Using bait when fishing is a good way to catch more fish quickly. Additionally, it's also how you attract certain types of rarer fish.

Types of baits include wild plants, gardening yields, or even other fish, so try out different things in different fishing spots to see what you can find.

Helpful Traits And Aspirations

Since there's so much time spent outdoors when you're building the Fishing skill in The Sims 4, you'd do well to give your Sim the Loves Outdoors trait.

This allows them to gain positive moodlets when spending an excessive number of hours outside, which is helpful when they're out fishing!

And when it comes to aspirations, the Angling Ace aspiration is a great choice for those most passionate about fishing.

Not only will you receive a wealth of Satisfaction Points while fishing yourself, but you'll also receive the Angler's Tranquility trait as a reward.

This perk is reserved only for master anglers and allows them to remove negative moodlets by fishing.

Island Living Fishing Abilities

With Sulani being a sunny island chain in The Sims 4: Island Living, it's no surprise you've got a bevy of unique fishing options when playing with the pack installed.

Available in the Outdoor Activities section of Build/Buy, Fish Traps are idle ways to build the Fishing skill and will catch fish in roughly two days.

You can place these traps at different water depths to attract different fish, and you can place up to six Fish Traps at a time after maxing the Fishing skill.

If you'd rather venture out further, though, you can buy a canoe in the Outdoor Activities section as well, which allows you to fish in shallow or deep water around Sulani.

Just be mindful, though, as you may catch endangered species of fish, which results in a prompt asking if you'd like to keep the fish or toss it back.

You can keep the fish to mount or sell, but beware that any relationships with nearby Sims decrease - you're keeping an endangered fish, after all!

Finally, Mermaid Sims can use their ability, Aquatic Lure, to summon plenty of fish to a fishing spot for the next few hours.

When fishing after an Aquatic Lure has been cast on a fishing spot, you can catch fish up to two levels higher than your skill level.

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Every Level Of The Fishing Skill

In the table below, we've kept track of what we unlocked at every level of the Fishing skill in The Sims 4.

Not only did we track which abilities and interactions unlock at which levels, but we've also noted which fish you can catch at each level.

What Unlocks At Every Level Of The Fishing Skill?

Skill Level

Unlocks and Perks

1

MountFish that you've caught and would like to keep as trophies.

Put fish into Fish Bowls if you'd like to keep them alive instead.

2

(Unlocks new fish)

3

Fish with Bait.

Examine Water at fishing spots to see which fish are available there and which baits they like.

This Sim can now use up to two Fish Traps. *

4

Higher chance of catching treasures when fishing.

5

This Sim can now fish even when Tense or Uncomfortable.

This Sim can now fish in any weather. (If the Seasons pack is installed)

6

Share Fishing Trips social with other Sims.

This Sim can use up to four Fish Traps. *

7

This Sim can share info about rare fish if other Sims use the "Ask About Fishing Spots" social on them.

This Sim is now better at fishing in the Deep Sea in Sulani. *

8

This Sim can now teach others to go fishing.

9

Share Expert Fishing Tips social with other Sims.

Angle for Big Catch fishing option.

10 (Max)

* Any perk marked with an asterisk in the table above is exclusive to Island Living.

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