THE FISHING GUIDE


SEA OF THIEVES

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Rarity legend

EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
INSANE

INDEX:

Splashtails Plentifins Ancientscales Wildsplash Devilfishes Islehoopers Pondies Battlegills Stormfishes Wreckers Game map

01

SPLASHTAILS

Location: Anywhere

Circumstances: None

Bait: Anything

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Ruby

Sunny

Indigo

Seafoam

Umbra

: Splashtails are useful for the Hunter's Commendations that give cosmetics and rewards.

02

PLENTIFINS

Location: Shores of Plenty

Circumstances: None

Bait: Earthworms

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Olive

Amber

Cloudy

Watery

Bonedust

03

ANCIENTSCALES

Location: Ancient Isles

Circumstances: None

Bait: Leeches

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Almond

Sapphire

Smoke

Starshine

Bone

: Bone Ancientscales are hard to find, if you manage to catch one consider yourself pretty lucky.

04

WILDSPLASHES

Location: Wilds

Circumstances: None

Bait: Earthworms

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Russet

Sandy

Ocean

Coral

Muddy

05

DEVILFISHES

Location: Devil's Roar

Circumstances: None

Bait: Grubs

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Ashen

Seashell

Lava

Firelight

Forsaken

(pretty rare)

: in the Devil's Roar, fishing near volcanoes can be very dangerous for you. Position yourself wisely.

06

ISLEHOOPERS

Location: Everywhere

Circumstances: Near isles

Bait: None

Variants Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Stone
Shipwreck Bay, Shark Bait Cove, Crook's Hollow, Sailor's Bounty, Cannon Cove, Fetcher's Rest

Moss
Ashen Reaches, Thieves' Haven, Marauder's Arch, Lone Cove, Wanderers Refuge, Ruby's Fall

Honey
Discovery Ridge, Plunder Valley, Kraken's Fall, Sunken Grove, Crescent Isle, The Devil's Thirst

Amethyst
Devil's Ridge, Smuggler's Bay, Mermaid's Hideaway, The Crooked Masts, Old Faithful Isle, Flintlock Peninsula, Snake Island

Raven
Appearing rarely on any large island

: fish for Raven Islehoppers during the day at any island where Amethyst Islehoppers are found. You will only get them (and Splashtails).

07

PONDIES

Location: Ponds in the isles (see under)

Circumstances: None

Bait: None

Pondies can only be fished in the following islands:
Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Charcoal

Orchid

Bronze

Moonsky

Bright

: to improve Pondies grinding, only one player should cast the hook because of the small size of their locations.

08

BATTLEGILLS

Location: Everywhere

Circumstances: Near active forts or skeleton ships

Bait: Grubs

Base-Common-Uncommon Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Jade

Sky

Rum

Bittersweet

Sand

: when trying to catch the Battlegills you may prefer fishing during a fort blind spot rather than a skeleton ship because they could sink yours.

09

STORMFISHES

Location: Everywhere

Circumstances: Into storms

Bait: Leeches

Variants Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Ancient
Ancient Isles

Shores
Shores of Plenty

Wilds
Wilds

Twilight

Shadow
Everywhere but much higher chance in regionless (Glorious Sea Dog Tavern and Uncharted Island (K-9))

: trophy Shadow Stormfishes are the most valuable fish in the game. They are worth almost 17k gold each!

: you could be struck by a lightning while fishing into thunderstorms, being full health and fishing into the water may prevent from catching on fire or die.

10

WRECKERS

Blackcloud

Location: Near shipwrecks

Circumstances: None, storm for the Blackcloud

Bait: Earthworms

Base-Common-Special Only at night, glows
(between 22:30 and 06:59)
Rare
(worth ~10x)

Rose

Sun

Blackcloud

Moon

Snow

: prepare yourself with a lot of time and patience, Blackcloud Wreckers are the rarest fish in the game due to the rarity of a storm passing over a shipwreck.

: if the fish touches the wreck while fighting the line will snap, position yourself so that it is getting away from it.

MAP

THE MAP

Sea of Thieves map

THE END