New World Fishing Guide

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Greetings, Adventurers!

Summer is fishing season in Aeternum. You can fish at any body of water, but what about your fishing pole, location, and bait? Learn the basics to catch bigger, rarer fish and quickly increase your fishing skill level. Fishing XP will be doubled each weekend throughout the Summer Medleyfaire Event.

Fishing poles are tools used to catch fish. You can get one through crafting, trading posts, drops, and quest rewards. Like all tools, higher tier fishing poles have improved stats. For fishing poles that means better cast distance (increases from 12M on Tier I to 20M on Tier V), tension recovery (increases from 27.5 tension recovered per second for Tier I to 37.5 for Tier V), and odds of catching rare fish (125% higher fish rarity chance with Tier V).

Fishing Hotspots are circular areas with ripples and jumping fish. Each one is designated as broad (1 star), rare (2 stars), or secret (3 stars). Higher rarities have less fish and longer respawn times, but far greater chances for you to walk away with rare and legendary catches. Fish vary by region (more on that below).

Hotspots either appear on your map or can be discovered as your fishing skill level increases. Trackable Hotspots look like yellow hexagons on the map, while discovered Hotspots are marked with a fish icon and their rarity.

Remember, if the game doesn’t say “Landed in Hotspot!” when fishing then you either missed or are in the wrong spot. Hotspots do not move from within those hexagons, so if nothing is there, someone may have recently used it. Check back later to take your improved chances at rare fish.

A fishing pole and a body of water are all you need to catch something. However, you’ll want to equip bait to catch fish in less time. There