The ULTIMATE Guide to Fishing - Stardew Valley

I'm happy to FINALLY unveil the guide to fishing in Stardew Valley! This is a pretty in depth skill, there's several ways to build it, and it's connected to the other skills in several ways. Not only is it one of your best money makers, especially early on, but you can find all sorts of helpful items like weapons, ore, seeds, and pretty much anything else you can think of.

Sections:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - The Basics of Fishing
3:28 - Treasure Chests
4:17 - Rods, Bait, and Tackle
8:15 - Crab Pots and Fish Ponds
10:01 - Spring Fish
13:23 - Summer Fish
14:40 - Fall Fish
15:57 - Winter Fish
16:59 - Special Fish
21:26 - Level up Rewards

Here's the lofi Stardew Valley music I use a lot:

[PurgatoryProductions]

the delivery of “we’d feel more at home with a pickles” absolutely SLAUGHTERED me

[formablesabb]

I love fish ponds, but the requests are so uncanny. Just yesterday, my lava eels wanted to feel more at home with "2 mega bombs" 💀

[Zigzagoneinseconds]

Don't underestimate crabpots, they are pretty useful if you want to stack up on sashimi or you want to mass produce quality fertilizers.

[eleanorbeaven]

I love the beginning with all the different stardew content creators like seanie and charley

[GoonManGuy]

If you're out there and aren't a fan of the fishing side of the game, I implore you to, at least, use crab pots. Crabs are one of the most useful items in all of Stardew Valley since they are an ingredient in Crab Cakes which provide an all day +1 speed boost. Once you experience a day of +2 speed from Crab Cakes and Triple Shot Expresso, you won't ever want to go back.

[maddiemcnugget]

I noticed that Willy just gives us really rare and valuable stuff like a stardrop or a Pearl. I guess he sees us as his kid in some way 😅

[DarkForce]

"The most despised part of the game" and here I am, loving every second of it, running for it every game.

[AppledirtArchive]

I love how you make a case for Trapper as well, most people I've seen say it's trash and should never be used so it's great to see other perspectives!

[vanyadolly]

I love the bait bin! Sure, you can buy or make bait, but it's so much more convenient to have a bin next to your crab pots so you can reset them on the go. Otherwise I just end up never touching them.

[goopi_eh]

You can also get the Crab Pots from the Crab Pot bundle in CC without any fishing XP! Crab can be obtained by killing a crabshell in the Mines, and anything else can be found at the beach. Worst case scenario is that you'll maybe need a lobster or something from the cart. But that way, you can passively gain XP without ever touching the rod.
UPD: Ghostfish also drops from enemies, IIRC specifically from ghosts.

[jonathan-]

Maybe it’s just me but the fishing mechanic and satisfaction I get from catching a lot of fish is one of the most enjoyable parts of SV

[oneunknown]

Mariner also has a hidden benefit, not only does it eliminate trash, but it makes it so all crab pot outcomes are equally likely - more than tripling the chance to catch that elusive lobster.

[daredaemon]

There's a few non-fish you can put into the fish pond.

Specifically, coral and sea urchins. Corals aren't really worth, but sea urchins are a good source of roe for the remixed bundle that wants 15 roe because sea urchins don't have any quests for max capacity (and thus can be filled right up and get to producing roe quickly.) And you can just empty it out and put another fish in there when you want toe.

[rainbowskin]

Fun fact: the max distance for casting used to matter. The rules for what you could obtain in treasure chests used to be determined by your fishing level and distance cast, with some items being locked behind max distance casts . This was changed to the current system that gives items based on how far you are from shore.

[pokadotplot]

I'm so excited for this series' episode. Thanks for making this! Just fyi, Midnight Carp can also be caught year round at 10pm+ on Ginger Island.

[ash_phoenix]

nearing the end of the eighth year on my first play through, and i’ve managed to stumble upon one legendary fish. now i’m gonna finish my fishing catalog within this next yr fs. thank u for this!

[Tommuli_Haudankaivaja]

I have a friend who thinks that fishing in Stardew is easy. I think that he is insane.

[katgrace]

Not me being confused as to why it only had 12 views until i checked the upload time and it said two minutes ago. Cant wait to watch!

[isenokami]

People not liking the fishing minigame is both understandable and hilarious to me, particularly with crab pots being a good way to level the skill up without actually fishing. It’s the crab pots I don’t like using, not the fishing.

[Potatoboii]

Also getting a treasure chest will give you 2.2x the fishing xp, this can also be stacked with the perfect multiplier, meaning catching an iridium legend perfectly while getting a treasure chest will net you 6730 fishing xp