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 I am so tired. Leave me be. All I wish to do is fish!
 - Aglthin Dasmore

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== About ==
Fishing allows people to pull fresh fish (among other things) from bodies of water. It requires a fishing rod (e.g. [[Fishing Pole]]) and bait (e.g. [[Fishing Bait]] or [[Fishing Grubs]]).

To fish, equip a rod in your main hand with bait in your inventory and stand near a body of water, then cast your line by using the Fishing skill. The smallest fishable body of water in the game is the small puddle in the tunnels leading from the [[West Freeport]] newbie area to [[North Freeport]]. Any body of water larger than that can also be fished in, including bodies of water inside dungeons.<br><br><br><br>

* All fishing rods have a chance to break (and be destroyed) on use.
* Bait is used on successful catches (whether fish or junk) and can also be lost on failed catches.
* Fishing has a 10 second cooldown.
* You can fish while sitting (meditating). You cannot fish while swimming.
* If you receive the message about fishing for land sharks, make sure you're close enough to the water.
* "Skill Mod: Fishing" on rods, baits, and lures is not classic and these skill modifiers are nonfunctional on Project 1999. [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254863] [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261699]
* In order to begin the process of fishing, you must not have anything "in your hands" (on your cursor). This same limitation does not exist at the point in time when you would catch something.
* If you do not meet the requirements for beginning the process of fishing (i.e. having an item on your cursor) then, when the skill is activated, you will not fish and the skill will be placed on cooldown.
* setup a macro to /autoinventory the item on your cursor then /doa <fishing ability #>

== Classes ==

* All (Max: 200)
Fishing is level capped (5*level)+5, so if you are level 20, you can only build your fishing skill to 105.

== Fishing Rods ==
<ul><li>  {{:Fishing Pole}}
</li><li> {{:Collapsible Fishing Pole}}
</li><li> {{:Aglthin's Fishing Pole}}
</li><li> {{:Ancient Fishing Pole}}
</li><li> {{:Uliorn's Fishing Pole}}
</li></ul>

Note: {{:Tuuak's Fishing Pole}} and {{:Kerran Fishingpole}} cannot actually be used for fishing, only fighting.

== Recipes ==

For most fish-related recipes, see [[Baking]].

To make [[Fish Eggs]], combine either a [[Thunder Salmon]] or [[Greengill Salmon]] and a [[Skinning Knife]] in a [[Tackle Box]] (Trivial Fishing 135). It will produce 2 Fish Eggs and 2 [[Fish Scales]].

Combine a [[Gunthak Mackerel]] and a Skinning Knife in a Tackle Box to make 5 Fishing Baits.

You can make many varieties of lures but they have no special effect. The hooks for these can only be purchased in [[Ocean of Tears]] on Zachariah Reigh island. These are all made in a Tackle Box (purchasable from the same place as the hooks). Silk thread is made in a [[Sewing Kit]] (see [[Tailoring]]). Use the lures in place of bait. Hooks and tackle box can also be purchased from [[Kogg]] in [[The Feerrott]].

{| class="eoTable3 sortable"
! Lure
! Ingredients
! Trivial
|-
| busy bee dry fly || bixie wing, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| night swooper dry fly || bat fur, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| purple trickster dry fly || pixie wing, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| screeching dry fly || giant bat fur, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| shimmering gossamer dry fly || faerie wing, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| squeaking nibbler dry fly || rat fur, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| yappin doggie dry fly || gnoll fur, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| yellowjacket dry fly || wasp wing, silk thread, dry hook || <29
|-
| busy bee treble fly || bixie wing, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| night swooper treble fly || bat fur, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| purple trickster treble fly || pixie wing, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| screeching treble fly || giant bat fur, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| shimmering gossamer treble fly || faerie wing, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| squeaking nibbler treble fly || rat fur, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| yappin doggie treble fly || gnoll fur, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| yellowjacket treble fly || wasp wing, silk thread, treble hook || <29
|-
| busy bee circular fly || bixie wing, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| night swooper circular fly || bat fur, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| purple trickster circular fly || pixie wing, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| screeching circular fly || giant bat fur, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| shimmering gossamer circular fly || faerie wing, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| squeaking nibbler circular fly || rat fur, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| yappin doggie circular fly || gnoll fur, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|-
| yellowjacket circular fly || wasp wing, silk thread, circular hook || >29
|}

== Zone-Specific Fishing ==

When fishing in various zones, you will find a wide variety of items being reeled in on your line. (Several zones still have fresh fish as their main fishing items, so bakers need not despair that they'll run out of normal fish for baking anytime soon.)

Also note that there are several fish that you have to kill to get. They are not fished - you have to jump in the water and give them a chance to bite you back if you want them. These include: Rivervale Trout (Rivervale), Pirahnas (Rivervale), Cabilis Barracuda (Cabilis), and the infamous koalindl (N. Qeynos). Unsurprisingly, since the koalindl is a sacred fish, certain residents of Qeynos take offense if you kill it, so beware of faction hits, and guards that will try to kill you if you attack one of these little fish.

{| class="eoTable3 sortable"
! Zone
! Reeled In
|-
| [[Ak'Anon]]     || [[Clockwork Koi]]
|-
| [[Blackburrow]]     || [[Hound Pike]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[Butcherblock Mountains]]     || [[Stonefish]] , [[Saltwater Seaweed]]
|-
| [[Cabilis]]     || Fetid Bass , [[Gigantic Fetid Bass]] , [[Large Fetid Bass]] , [[Sewer Catfish]]
|-
| [[Chardok]]    || [[Chokai Bass]] (from a pool at the base of the waterfall on the way to the royals area)
|-
| [[City of Mist]]    || [[Ikfish]] , [[Fogwater Trout]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|- 
| [[Cobalt Scar]]    || [[Cobalt Cod]] (51+ skill to fish, used for [[Cod Oil]]), [[Dragon Bay Snapper]] (60+ skill to fish)
|- 
| [[Crystal Caverns]]     || [[Crystalline Cave Fish]]
|-
| [[Crushbone]]    || [[Boar Carp]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[Dagnor's Cauldron]]    || [[Cauldron Trout]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|- 
| [[Eastern Wastes]]     || Rygorrian Toothfish
|-
| [[Erud's Crossing]]     || [[Barren Flounder]] , [[Timorous Tuna]]
|-
| [[Feerrott]]     || [[Thullian Mudskipper]]
|-
| [[Felwithe]]    || [[Koada Cichlid]]
|-
| [[Firiona Vie]]    || Fetid Bass , [[Large Fetid Bass]] , [[Gigantic Fetid Bass]] , [[Sewer Catfish]]
|-
| [[Highpass Hold]]    || [[Highland Pike]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[The Hole]]    || [[Hatch Dace]]
|- 
| [[Iceclad Ocean]]     || [[Salty Whitefish]] , [[Iceclad Cutlassfish]]
|-
| [[Innothule Swamp]]    || Thullian Mudskipper , [[Rujarkian Chub]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[Karnor's Castle]]     || [[Wulf Fish]]
|- 
| [[Kael Drakkel]]    || [[Frosty Cave Trout]]
|-
| [[Kedge Keep]]    || [[Kedge Carp]] (apparently there are spots in the zone that you can fish from if you are levitating <boggle>)
|-
| [[Kerra Island]]    || [[Kerra Catfish]]
|-
| [[Lake of Ill Omen]]     || [[Bloodfin Trout]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[Lake Rathetear]]     || [[Rathe Muskie]]
|-
| [[Mines of Nurga]]     || [[Cave Guppy]] , [[Sponge Mushroom]]
|-
| [[North Karana]], [[South Karana]], [[West Karana]], [[East Karana]]    || [[Thunder Salmon]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet or converted into fish eggs and fish scales)
|-
| [[Ocean of Tears]]    || [[Saltwater Seaweed]] (no drop, used for [[Sea Temper]])(Trivial ~70), [[Gunthak Mackerel]] (can be turned into bait)
|-
| [[The Overthere]]     || [[Danak Grouper]]
|-
| [[Old Sebilis]]     || [[Kunzar Koi]]
|- 
| [[Siren's Grotto]]    || [[Grotto Bluegill]]
|- 
| [[Sleepers Tomb]]     || [[Weary Wrass]]
|-
| [[Surefall Glade]]    || [[Pine Cichlid]]
|-
| [[Swamp of No Hope]]     || [[Krup Guppy]] , [[Despair Chub]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet)
|-
| [[Timorous Deep]]    || [[Timorous Tuna]] , [[Saltwater Seaweed]] (no drop, used for Sea Temper)
|- 
| [[Tower of Frozen Shadow]]    || [[Grotto Bluegill]]
|-
| [[Toxxulia Forest]]    || [[Greengill Salmon]] (can be [[Skill Baking|baked]] into a fillet or converted into fish eggs and fish scales)
|-
| [[Warsliks Woods]]    || [[Evergreen Salmon]]
|- 
| [[Western Wastes]]    || [[Red Roughy]]
|}

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