Stardew valley fishing bundle guide full#

The further from land (in every direction), the better the zone. The minimum amount of time it takes for a fish to bite cannot drop below 0.5 seconds.Įvery water tile is assigned a Fishing Zone of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 5 that controls many aspects of fishing. Wild Bait further decreases this by another 25%, for a total of a 62.5% decrease compared to no Bait. Using Bait decreases both the minimum and maximum amount of time it takes for a fish to bite by 50%. Each increase in fishing level decreases the maximum amount of time it takes for a fish to bite by 0.25 seconds. This base time is a random number between 0.6 and 30 seconds. The fish bite time measures the amount of time that passes before a fish bites once the fishing rod is in the water. Standing next to the water's edge allows casts to go further from land, as does avoiding locations with other nearby shores ( e.g., try to fish where a river is as wide and straight as possible). Longer casts only improve fishing results if the bobber lands further from the shore, increasing the Fishing Zone. The length of the cast is less important than where the bobber lands. 'Max' casts do not receive any special benefit. Any cast that is more than 99% of the maximum distance is highlighted by the text 'Max'. The actual casting distance will be a fraction of the maximum distance, based on the fullness of the mini-game casting meter. Reaching a skill level of 15 is possible with a combination of food, Qi Seasoning and/or a Fishing Pole enchanted with the Master enchant. The distance increases by 1 tile (in all directions) at levels 1, 4, 8 and 15. At level 0, the maximum cast possible is 3 tiles to the south or north and 4 tiles to the east or west. The player's skill level determines the maximum possible casting distance.

However, using the Training Rod does affect the bar size it sets the player's fishing skill equal to level 5 for the purposes of determining how big to make the green bar, if the player has not reached level 5 yet. The upgraded fishing rods ( i.e., Fiberglass Rod and Iridium Rod) do not affect the bar size.

The total number of pixels of the entire rectangle is 568. The maximum possible bar size is therefore 248 pixels, which can be achieved with level 10 fishing, using the cork bobber, using the Master Enchant at the Forge, and eating Seafoam Pudding with Qi Seasoning.

The bar size can be further increased by using either the Cork Bobber or increasing the fishing level past level 10 by using an enchant at the Forge or with food buffs. This is increased by 8 pixels for every increase in fishing level, so that at level 10, the bar size has a length of 176 pixels. At Fishing level 0, the bar size has a length of 96 pixels. The green rectangle increases in size with higher fishing skill level.

Stardew valley fishing bundle guide full#

The full list can be found on the Fishing Strategy page.Īlso note that the Legendary Fish can only be caught on specific water tiles, but in general, the specific water tile does not matter. The types of fish that can be found is determined by:įor example, the forest lake, the forest river, and the town river each contain their own types of fish, though there are some overlaps. Players can keep track of how many fish they have caught and their record lengths in their Collections menu. Upon catching a fish, its name and size are displayed. Be careful moving it though, for it gathers momentum quickly and takes time to reverse, making it easy to overshoot the fish and drain the progress bar. Repeated pressing holds the green in place when it is not on the bottom, and holding the button raises it at increasing speed. The green rectangle can be raised by pressing the Use Tool button. If the fish's icon moves above or below the green rectangle, the progress bar decreases, and the fish escapes if the progress bar reaches the bottom. The goal of the fishing mini-game is to keep the small fish icon within the green rectangle until the progress bar to the right is completely filled. The mini-game display contains a movable green rectangle that indicates the area of effect for the fishing line. Click the Use Tool button to start the mini-game. When a fish bites, the bobber wiggles and an exclamation point appears above the player character's head along with a distinct sound. It is also possible to slightly alter the line's placement mid-cast with the movement keys (or controller stick), allowing for better control over aiming the cast and allowing to 'cast diagonally' by 1 tile, which can make it possible to hit bubbles that would otherwise be unreachable. A meter appears, indicating how far the line will go. To cast a fishing rod into a body of water, hold down the Use Tool button ( on PC, button on Xbox, on Playstation, on Switch).

Fishing interface showing normal and Legendary Fish