Fishing

Fishing
Released	11 June 2001 (Update)
Also called	Fish
Members	No
Type	Gathering
Statistics
Players with; 99	135,568; as of 1 March 2024 - update
Players with; 200M XP	292; as of 17 March 2024 - update

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Skill training guides document optimal XP/hour methods to train a skill, as well as alternate passive or less expensive methods.

Fishing is a skill which involves catching fish from selected Fishing spots around Gielinor. Higher Fishing levels enable different mechanisms of Fishing, the ability to catch a larger selection of fish and increases a player's catch rate. Caught fish may be cooked through the Cooking skill to create food which may be used later to regain hitpoints during combat. Alternatively, many players sell their excess stock of catches for gold.

Fish

When caught, most fish will be raw and cannot be eaten until they are cooked. The name and colour indicates this. For example, when shrimps are first caught they are named "raw shrimps", but once cooked the name changes to "shrimps".

Guides

This guide outlines the best methods for training the Fishing skill.

Fishing methods

Fishing uses two types of items.

Net fishing: Small fishing net.
Bait fishing: Fishing rod and some fishing bait.
Fly fishing: Fly fishing rod and feathers for bait.
Harpooning: Harpoon, The Dragon harpoon's special attack boosts fishing by 3 levels, and it can be used in conjunction with the Lightbearer to spam the special.
Cage fishing: Lobster pot.

Equipment

Players need the right kind of equipment to catch the fish they want. Basic Fishing equipment can be purchased in fishing shops. Players can buy fishing equipment from the fishing store at ::Fishing.

	Secondary Item		Fishing Spot		Level	Exp	Location
Small fishing net	None		Net	Raw shrimps	1	70	Wilderness
			Net	Raw anchovies	15	200	Wilderness
			Harpoon / Net	Raw monkfish	62	1200	Wilderness
Fishing rod		Fishing bait	Net / Bait	Raw sardine	5	140	Bandit Camp
		Fishing bait	Net / Bait	Raw herring	10	210	Wilderness
		Dark fishing bait	Bait	Raw anglerfish	82	7200	Resource area
Fly fishing rod		Feather	Bait / Lure	Raw trout	5	350	None
Fly fishing rod		Feather	Bait / Lure	Raw salmon	10	490	Wilderness
Lobster pot	None		Harpoon / Cage	Raw dark crab	55	7800	::east
Lobster pot	None		Harpoon / Cage	Raw lobster	40	540	::east
Harpoon	None		Cage / Harpoon or Harpoon	Raw tuna	35	560	::east
			Cage / Harpoon or Harpoon	Raw swordfish	50	600	::east
			Net / Harpoon	Raw shark	76	880	::east