How to Fish Locations: Fish and Lure Lookup
Community testing indicates that your equipped bait or lure determines the available catch pool more reliably than the island alone; choose the target's lure, then use the Tab tracker to confirm collection progress.
Guide evidence checked
- Primary selector
- Equipped bait or lure
- Evidence level
- Community-tested lookup
- Completion reference
- Use the in-game Tab tracker
- Published total
- No single total asserted
Regular bait and lure catch pools
| Rod or lure | Community-reported catch pool |
|---|---|
| Crab-Fishing Rod + Ham | Brown Crab, Shrimp |
| Crab-Fishing Rod + Hot Dog | Rock Crab, Lobster |
| Crab-Fishing Rod + Empty Beer Can | Spider Crab |
| Fishing Rod + French Fry | Mackerel, Gar, Pike |
| Beginner Lure | Cod, Pike, Piranha, Salmon, Triggerfish, Goby, Perch, Goldfish, Sunfish |
| Leech Bait | Giant Piranha |
| Standard Lure | Catfish, Bluegill, Sea Urchin, Yellow Box Fish, Angel Fish, Needlefish, Clownfish, Seahorse, Bowlfish, Blue Shark |
| Professional Lure | Catfish, Red Snapper, Tigerfish, Parrotfish, Bass, Halibut, Flying Fish, Eel, Voxelfish, Dripper, Tuna, Seahorse |
| Carrot | Pufferfish |
| Scientific Lure | Stonefish, Blobfish, Anglerfish, Oarfish, Superdwarf Fish |
| Fish Bucket | Bowhead Whale |
Boss and quest catch lookup
| Bait or lure | Target |
|---|---|
| Beginner Boss Lure | Sunfish, The Old Pike |
| Standard Boss Lure | Blue Shark |
| Professional Boss Lure | Tuna |
| Scientific Boss Lure | Goblin Shark |
| Tuna | Albatross |
A completed community route reports that lure choice determines the collection pool and that remaining Collector entries can be completed after reaching Island 5. The community item reference cross-checks the creature names, but it does not prove exact catch locations.
Why this guide does not claim 44 or 49 fish
Community totals differ because some lists count only ordinary fish while others include boss-lure targets, story bosses, birds, hidden creatures, or unusual item records. The available sources do not establish one official total with a shared definition.
Use the live Tab collection tracker as the completion authority. This page lists supported catch pools without converting a disputed taxonomy into an official number.
Evidence log