All fish now have a set of attributes which determine where and when they are more likely to be caught:
*Preferred water type (lake, sea, etc)
*Minimum and maximum depth- if the depth of the water is between the min and max, then the fish is more likely to be caught; otherwise it’s harder the further away from either limit you are.*Rod types.*Time of day - some fish like to feed in the morning, afternoon, evening or even at night. Morning (4:30-10:30) | Afternoon (10:30-16:30) | Evening (16:30-22:30) | Night (22:30-4:30). A higher number means the fish is more likely to feed at those times.
*Baits - each fish has a favorite bait, some baits it likes, others it is less likely to eat, and some it will never touch.
*Outside or in caves - some fish are only found underground. Rare fish can only be caught on special tiles (which are out at sea).
*Fishing height: How - how deep the fish swim.
Water has several depths, allowing for fish to prefer a particular level:
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Swim Depth Legend: If the depth of the Fish by water is between the min and max, then the fish is more likely to be caught; otherwise it’s harder the further away from either limit you are. Feed Times Legend: A higher number means the fish is more likely to feed at those times. Time Legend: <b>Morning (4:30-10:30) | Afternoon (10:30-16:30) | Evening (16:30-22:30) | Night (22:30-4:30)</b><br><br> Bait Legend: The higher the number, the higher chance to catch the fish. Zero means no chance (i.e. the fish refuses to eat that bait).<b>Fly = F | Cheese Piece = CP | Dough Ball = DB | Wurm = W | Sardines = S | Roach = R |Perch = P | Minnow = M | Fish Bits = FB | Grub = G | Wheat Grain = WG | Corn Kernel = CK | None = N </b><br><br>Water Legend: <b>S = Sea | Sh= Sea Shallows | L = Lake | LSh= Lake Shallows | P = Pond | W = Water | A = Any</b><br><br>Pole Legendtype: <b>Net = N | Pole = P | Light Rod = LR | Medium Rod = MR | Deep Water Rod = DWR | Professional Rod = PR | Spear = S</b><br><br><nowiki>*</nowiki> = damage on the [[fishing rod]] is based on the fish weight.Bearsharks not listed here; move on!
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! Water type !! Fish
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|Pond || Carp, Minnow, Perch, Roach, Sardine, Trout,
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|Lake || Carp, Catfish, Herring, Minnow, Perch, Pike, Roach, Salmon, Sardine, Smallmouth bass, Trout,
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|Sea ||Blue shark, Catfish, Dorado, Herring, Marlin, Octopus, Sailfish, Salmon, Snook, Tuna, White shark ,
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|Sea shallows || Minnow, Perch, Roach, Sardine,
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|Cave pond, Cave lake || Loach,
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|Cave sea || Wurmfish
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|Special fish tiles ||Blue shark, Marlin, Octopus, Sailfish, Tuna, White shark
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|Any water of any depth || Sardine, Clam
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[http://www.mediafire.com/file/cycoegl5zjtmo25/Fish%20calc.xls Fish Calculator excel] and [https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap6FPstOZmfTdGxhbWlQZXhrUHNFcmt5cWFuVmZvTHc&hl=en_US Fish Calculator on google docs] is a calculator to aid you in working out min fish fillets for a larger amount of fish.