Sea of Stars: Fishing Guide – All Fish, Tips, & Locations

The chance to take a load off and relax isn’t common in high-stakes JRPGs, but thankfully, Sea of Stars offers a break in the form of fishing. This can be fun to pass the time and can net you some extra materials for recipes and achievements for the completionists out there.

To help you become the best fisher you can be, we’ve put together this guide with some tips on how to fish in Sea of Stars, as well as all the types of fish and their locations.

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Where to Fish in Sea of Stars

Players can fish in specific locations in Sea of Stars. These are found in various areas of the map, and are denoted by a small pond with a fish jumping out of the water like the image you can see above. As long as you can reach it, you are able to fish there.

How to Fish in Sea of Stars

Fishing is simple to learn in Sea of Stars and does not require additional items like bait or a rod. All you need to do is head to a fishing location, walk up to the small dock, and cast your line.

You can move your Bobber as it flies into the water, giving you some freedom as to where it lands, and if you happen to make a mistake or miss, you can cancel the action, and it will automatically return to you. You can also hit the action button again to knock the Bobber, causing it to fall directly down where it is into the water.

Hooking and Reeling

Once the bobber lands in the water near a fish, it will be a hook, and you can begin reeling the fish in. To reel in your catch, use the action button, which is the same one you used to cast. Hold it down to slowly bring in the fish.

As you might expect, they can be a bit feisty and move around, so you’ll need to use your left and right movements to pull them in and keep them under control.

Blue Zone and Line Heath

When you hook a fish, a blue wavey area will appear in the water, and you need to keep the fish inside as you reel it in. This prevents your line from getting damaged and breaking.

To keep the fish in this area, you’ll want to use the left and right movements to hold it steady and only reel in when it’s in this area. If not, your line will begin to flash red and eventually snap. Thankfully, if this happens, there is no major punishment or issue, just the minor inconvenience of trying again.

Some Tips to Make Fishing Easy

As I said, fishing is pretty easy in Sea of Stars, but there are a couple of tips that can make it quicker and easier so you can get on with your adventures.

For one, when you drop the Bobber into the water, it will make a small ring. If you can land this on or very near a fish, it will instantly hook it, so you don’t need to pull or wait for a fish to bite your line.

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Additionally, fish occasionally jump out of the water while hooked. If you can press the action button quick enough as they come out of the water, you can stun them for a few seconds, denoted by the stars that appear over them. When they are stunned, they offer no resistance and can be reeled in with no pushback, so try and take advantage of this when you can.

Fishing Upgrades in Sea of Stars

After reaching a certain point in the game, you will unlock access to a fishing shop that will allow you to upgrade your rod, provided you have captured enough fish species to do so.

After watching a certain amount of different fish, you can get several Relics that will provide upgrades to make fishing quicker and easier. These are listed below.

Name	Description	Unlock Condition	Image
Mithreel Rod	Fish Stamina will deplete faster, making them easier to catch.	Reward for catching 4 fish species.
Stereofilament Line	Fishing line has more health, taking longer to break.	Reward for catching 7 fish species.
Bearing Rod	Faster reeling speed on your rod so you can pull fishing in quicker.	Reward for catching 14 fish species.
Flimsy Hammer	Needed to unlock a secret at the Crypt after the games true ending.	Reward for catching all 23 fish species.

Why Bother with Fishing in Sea of Stars?

There are a few reasons to fish in Sea of Stars, the first being it’s tied to the “Master Angler” achievement which requires you to catch one of every fish in the game, so completionists will need to do this activity.

Additionally, you will need fish for a lot of the recipes to make your food, with a lot of the best food items requiring fish to make, and if you have too much, it’s a good way to get some extra gold if you are running short.

Lastly, the final item you earn from the Fisherman, the Filmsy Hammer, is an important item you will need along with several others to find one of the last secrets in Sea of Stars, so taking the time to complete this task is more than worth it.

All Fish & Their Locations in Sea of Stars

Below, we have listed all the fish we currently have in Sea of Stars, including their locations and what seafood and fish materials they provide.

Image	Name	Locations	Materials
	Man o’ War	Lavish Lake Sunglow Lake	2 Seafood
	Lunar Trout	Windy Loch Sunglow Lake Abandoned Wizard Lab	2 Fish
	Hardshell	Windy Loch Sunglow Lake Settler’s Rest	3 Seafood
	Grass Haddock	Windy Loch Sunglow Lake Settler’s Rest	3 Fish
	Ghosturgeon	Haunted Creek	2 Fish
	Spectral Eel	Haunted Creek	2 Seafood
	Bone Pike	Haunted Creek	3 Fish
	Crimson Bass	Settler’s Rest Watcher’s Pond	3 Fish
	Seakjaw	Settler’s Rest	3 Fish
	Viridian Lobster	Watcher’s Pond	3 Seafood
	Sun Carp	Watcher’s Pond	3 Fish
	Fluorescent Piranha	Watcher’s Pond Lake Turquoise	2 Fish
	Rock Shrimp	Sulfuric Basin	2 Seafood
	Lava Koi	Sulfuric Basin	3 Fish
	Clockwork Crab	Lake Turquoise	3 Seafood
	Sword Fish	Lake Turquoise	3 Fish
	Ninja Starfish	Lake Turquoise Skybound Lagoon	2 Seafood
	Sky Urchin	Skybound Lagoon	3 Seafood
	Cloud Skate	Skybound Lagoon	2 Fish
	Silicium Sponge	Cerulean Reservoir	2 Seafood
	Coil Flounder	Cerulean Reservoir	2 Fish
	Cybernardl Hermite	Cerulean Reservoir	3 Seafood
	Lasor Burbot	Cerulean Reservoir	2 Fish