#Toau fishging how to#

Its pupils will gradually turn completely white. Other indicators of cooked fish are the fish's eyes. Depending on the light quality, it can be a bit hard to tell when it's cooked just right, but the fish will gradually lose its natural color and turn white (which makes them undercooked), and then brown (cooked). Take it out too early and there's a chance it'll give you food poisoning (you'll barf). You'll have to keep an eye on your fish while it's cooking: there's not meter or UI element to tell you when it's done. Just approach the pan with a fish in your hand and use the prompt to start cooking. And you'll also find frying pans on most islands, including Outposts, sitting over small campfires. There's now a stove and skillet below decks in every pirate ship for cooking. Now that you've got a fish, you can cook and eat it. Repeat this cycle a few times and eventually you'll have a fish! 5. When the fish wakes up and starts splashing again, stop reeling and go back to countering its movements until it tires again. Your line will go slack, and at that point, you can hold left click to start reeling it in (you can reel a little while it's struggling, but too much and your line breaks). You'll know you're holding the wrong key or pulling in the wrong direction if your rod starts to creak and tremble.Įventually, the fish will get tired of struggling and stop splashing for a few moments. You can also move the mouse to swing your rod in various directions. If the fish is going away from you, hold S. Use the ASD keys to counter its left, right, or forward (away from you) movements. When the fish is struggling, which it will right away, you'll see lots of splashing around it. Once a fish has bitten, don't hold the left mouse button to start reeling it in right away. Don't click the bait or you'll just cast your line without baiting your hook.

Re-open the inventory and press R, then hover over the type of bait you want to use (grubs, leeches, or worms) and take your finger off of R to let the menu close. If you want to use bait, pull out your fishing rod from the radial inventory. You don't need baitīait can help you catch certain kinds of fish in certain areas, but you can cast without bait and still catch a fish.

#Toau fishging how to#

Now that you know what you're looking for and where to find it, here's how to make your first catch: 1. Twilight Stormfish (night variant, found in any region) Shadow Stormfish (rarest, found in any region) Shores Stormfish (found in Shores of Plenty) Wreckers: Found near shipwrecks, use wormsīlackcloud Wrecker (found during storms at shipwrecks)Īncient Stormfish (found in Ancient Isles) Wildsplashes: Found in The Wilds, use earthwormsĪncientscales: Found in the Ancient Isles, use leechesĭevilfish: Found in Devil's Roar region, use grubsīattlegills: Found near active Skull Forts and Skeleton Ships, use grubs Plentifins: Found in the Shores of Plenty, use earthworms ( Source for the Islehopper locations (opens in new tab)) Raven Islehopper (rarest, found at Mermaid's Hideaway, Discovery Ridge, Shark Bait Cove, Wanderers Refuge)Īmethyst Islehopper (night variant, found at Smuggler's Bay, Mermaid's Hideaway, The Crooked Masts, Old Faithful Isle, Snake Island, Devil's Ridge) Honey Islehopper (found at Crescent Isle, Kraken's Fall, Sunken Grove, Plunder Valley, Discovery Ridge) Moss Islehopper (found at Lone Cove, Wanderer's Refuge, Marauder's Arch, Thieves' Haven) Stone Islehopper (found at Sailor's Bounty, Cannon Cove, Shipwreck Bay, Shark Bait Cove, Crook's Hollow) Islehoppers: Found near islands, no bait needed Pondies: Found in island or fort ponds, no bait needed Splashtails: Found everywhere, no bait needed