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fishing (Rift Profession)
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< Crafting
Added in patch 1.8, Fishing is a new Crafting skill that anyone can get. It does not count toward your Tradeskill limit.
To begin your Fishing career, talk to your local trainer!
Trainers
Trainers are neutral and can be used by members of either faction.
Defiant
- Trena in Meridian on the back wall of Epoch Plaza near the drink vendors
- Palometa in Freemarch at Kelari Refuge on the shore to the west near the other crafting NPCs
- Astia in Stonefield at Granite Falls on the back deck of the Inn
- Gwen Stillwater in Scarlet Gorge at the river near Scarwood Lift Base
- Drathon in Scarwood Reach at Perspice on the back deck of the Inn
Guardian
- Murin Remor on Bahralt Street in Sanctum
- Molly Graysby at Argent Glade in Silverwood near the south log bridge
- Armand Corel at Gloamwood Pines in Gloamwood east of town on the edge of the lake
- Miz Stillwater at Stonecrest in Scarlet Gorge
- Lolus at Kain's Command in Scarwood Reach
Neutral
- Shanni at Lantern Hook basement in Droughtlands
- Brann at Acrid Basin (just south of Reclaimer's Hold) in Moonshade Highlands
- Eret Stonebrand at Chancel of Labors in Iron Pine Peak
- Koral Chase at Fortune's Shore in Shimmersand
- Michael Obbin at Zareph's Return in Stillmoor
- Androl at Ashen Fault (just south of Ember Watch) in Ember Isle
Quests
You do not have to do the quests to learn fishing. However, the starter quest will award Beginner's Fishing Pole and your first lure recipe. You can train the next skill level from your trainer the same way you would any other tradeskill.
From Murin Remor in Sanctum at Bahralt Street or Trena in Meridian at Epoch Plaza:
From Molly Graysby in Silverwood at Argent Glade or Palometa in Freemarch at Kelari Refuge:
From Gwen Stillwater at the river near Scarwood Lift Base or Miz Stillwater at Stonecrest in Scarlet Gorge :
- Near-Endless Fishing (28) - Fish 3 Toxophilic Stars from the toxic pools at Demon Steps
Recipes
No crafting station is needed to complete a recipe.
Lures
To use a lure, right-click on the lure in your inventory, then left-click on your fishing pole (just like applying a rune). The fishing pole tooltip indicates the number of charges remaining.
Each lure does something different, so you never really outgrow them. Even after you have left the first zone, you will need to replenish your supply of Irresistable Water Snail lures. Therefore, use your first few Smooth Minnows and Forest Pondleapers to make Snail lures, use the next 9 to get your Survival up to 10, and then use the rest to make as many Snail lures as you can. You will use them all.
| Lure | Skill | Fish | Zones | Notes |
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| Irresistable Water Snail | 1 | Smooth Minnow Forest Pondleaper | Silverwood and Freemarch | Improves your catch (reduces your chance to catch trash), 10 charges. |
| Greedy Lure | 1 | - - | - - | Improves your catch, 10 charges; available from Spirit Joralur for 75 Molten Gold Ingots (1.8 Event merchant). |
| Fish Lure | 75 | Lesser Crystalfish Echidna Fish | Gloamwood and Stonefield | Guarantees you catch only usable aquatic items, 10 charges. |
| Timed Magnetic Lure | 150 | Steelscale Thrasher | Scarlet Gorge | Triples your chance to catch Artifacts, 10 minutes. |
| Ironshell Crab | Scarwood Reach | |||
| Rare Fish Lure | 225 | Burrowing Crab | Droughtlands | Increases your chance to catch Rare fish, 5 charges. |
| Moonhorse | Moonshade Highlands | |||
| Rare Artifact Attractor | 300 | Brown Perch Sand Nautilus Amphibious Jelly | - See Notes - | Greatly improves your chance of fishing up rare collectible artifacts; 2 charges, 5-hr cooldown. From sunken treasure (recipe) or Fish Exchange Tacklebox (lure) in Iron Pine Peak, Shimmersand, Stillmoor, or Ember Isle. |
Poles
- Old Fishing Pole (1) - Given to you when you train Novice Fishing.
- Beginner's Fishing Pole (1) - Quest reward or purchased.
- Standard Fishing Pole (75) - Allows attaching Fish Lure or a lure from the previous tier.
- Metal Fishing Pole (150) - Allows attaching Timed Magnetic Lure or any lure from the previous tiers.
- Imbued Fishing Pole (225) - Allows attaching Rare Fish Lure or any lure from the previous tiers.
- Lucky Fishing Pole (300) - Allows attaching any lure; guarantees you catch no trash, which makes Irresistable Water Snail and Fish Lure unnecessary.
How to Fish
First, complete Fishing Lessons from your trainer to get Beginner's Fishing Pole. The pole is usable from inventory but it is much easier to make a hotkey on your action bar. Find a body of water and you're ready to fish!
Reeling in a rare catch!
- To fish, left click your pole and left click on the water to indicate where you would like to cast.
- When the fish tugs on the line (water will splash and the cursor will change to a leaping fish) and you get the message Reel it in!, press your hotkey one time or left click anywhere on the world once to reel it in. If you wait too long or click more than once, the fish gets away.
- If the fish does not reel in after a splash, you have hooked an uncommon item or rare fish. Wait a few seconds for another tug on the line, then press your hotkey or left click again to set the hook. Keep doing that until you catch it!
- The better the quality of the catch, the more tugs (up to three) it will give on the line.
- Pro Tip: If you are fishing in the middle of a lot of other players, watching the chat box or listening to the sound cues can get you in trouble. You will catch more fish and let fewer get away if you watch for your mouse pointer turn into a fish.
- You cannot fish while swimming, so to fish in Deep water you need to be on shore or in the shallows. After clicking your fishing pole, mousing over the water will show a tooltip indicating whether that spot is Shallow or Deep water, as well as the relative difficulty (by color) of fishing in that location.
- Some zones have special fishing locations where certain fish can be caught more reliably. Look for sparkles above a school of fish and then fish directly on that location.
- Occasionally you will catch a Shallow water fish in Deep water. This is not common but it does happen.
- All saltwater, Deep or Shallow, yields level 1 fish from the Silverwood or Freemarch tables. This includes any small islands but NOT Ember Isle.
- Lava pools (such as Blood Iron Pools in Iron Pine Peak, The Last Valley in Stonefield, and Fell Fields, Atia, and Searing Brink in Ember Isle), and tar pools in Droughtlands at Harlan's Lament are fishable, but yield only trash (even at 300 with a Lucky Fishing Pole).
- Any water found in an instance will have the same minimum skill and type of fish as the parent zone the instance is in. For example, The Well in The Fall of Lantern Hook has a minimum level of 150 and yields the same fish as The Well in the basement of Lantern Hook in Droughtlands.
Rare Schools
 School of Common Fish in Ember Isle |  Sunken Boat |
Schools greatly increase the chance of getting a skill-up, from 5 above the zone minimum to about 30 above (when it changes from orange to yellow)! Periodically, a common school may cycle into another type. This will generally last for no more than 60 seconds, after which it will return to a common school.
- School of (Common) Fish - Fish only, no trash. Orange from 5 to 30 above minimum skill to fish.
- School of Rare Fish - Improved chance to catch Uncommon or better fish. Orange from 15 to 30 above minimum skill to fish.
- School of Clever Fish - Improved chance to catch Uncommon or better fish. Orange from 25 to 45 above minimum skill to fish.
- Sunken Boat or Crashed Boat - Improved chance to catch artifacts (including Trophy fish)! +5 to +?
NOTE: Sparkles do NOT rise from a Sunken Boat. If it is totally submerged you will not see it from above except by watching for the mouseover.
Fishing by Zone and Skill
Fishing in a specific zone requires a certain skill level, so don't expect to fish in a top-end zone immediately. See the table below for the types of fish and minimum skill level required for each zone.
Different fish are found in different types of water and zones! Some are found in Shallow water while others are in Deep water. Deep water is considered to be swimming depth, whereas Shallow water would be wading depth. Note to Dwarves: Deep water is based on human size.. sorry!
Each zone has Trash, Common, Uncommon and Rare fish in Shallow and Deep water. Trash and sunken treasure can be found in both Shallow and Deep water. All casts have a (very small) chance to return a random artifact or other item. Sunken treasure can contain coin, a rare item, or a Survivalist recipe.
- ^ The letters following the fish names indicate what that fish can be used for: (F) for basic Fishing recipes, (S) for basic Survival recipes, (R) for rare Fishing or Survival recipes, and (X) for Fish Exchange.
- ^ same as previous note.
- ^ Quest item for Near-Endless Fishing from the toxic pools at Demon Steps
- ^ Yields fish from ALL zones ranging from Freemarch/Silverwood up through Shimmersand! The only spots found that you can fish from are submerged rocks at (5786, 5896), (5683, 5902) and (5567, 5889), and a sandbar at (5622, 5886).
- ^ Part of the frozen river near Whitefall Passage has thawed. There is a Shallow hot spring north-northeast of Crystal Depths at (4990, 1450). You can also fish at Blood Iron Pools; however, this yields only trash.
- ^ Shallow pools are northwest of Crusader's Advance and west of Hillsborough. Deep pools are in the hills east of Caer Thalos and above the shallow pool west of Hillsborough.
Fish Exchanges
Each zone faction offers a Major Fishing Reward or a Tacklebox for eight or three fish within that zone.
Achievements
| Achievement Name | Description |
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| Apprentice Fisherman | Catch 100 Fish. |
| Rare Catch | Catch a Rare Fish. |
| Rarer Catch | Catch 10 Rare Fish. |
| The Rarest Catch | Catch all Rare Fish. |
| Sunken Treasure | Fish up Sunken Treasure. |
| Trophy Catch | Catch a Trophy Fish.* |
| Master Trophy Angler | Catch all Trophy fish. |
| A Collection of Trophies | Complete all Trophy Fish artifacts sets. |
| Fishing for Artifacts | Complete all Fishing artifact sets. |
| Freemarch Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Freemarch. |
| Silverwood Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Silverwood. |
| Gloamwood Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Gloamwood. |
| Stonefield Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Stonefield. |
| Scarlet Gorge Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Scarlet Gorge. |
| Scarwood Reach Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Scarwood Reach. |
| Droughtlands Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Droughtlands. |
| Moonshade Highlands Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Moonshade Highlands. |
| Iron Pine Peak Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Iron Pine Peak. |
| Shimmersand Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Shimmersand. |
| Stillmoor Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Stillmoor. |
| Ember Isle Fisherman | Catch one of every fish in Ember Isle. |
| Marvelous Angler of Telara | Catch one of every fish in Telara. |
| Supreme Angler | Become a fully skilled master in Fishing. |
| Ultimate Angler | Complete all Fishing achievements. |
Collections
Although artifacts from every zone and collection can appear as a rare fishing result, there are 14 collections that come only from Fishing. These are listed on the achievement, Fishing for Artifacts.
| ZAM would like to thank Hanlin of Seraphim and Sylvax of Wolfsbane for some of the information in this article. |