A Complete Guide To Fishing in Final Fantasy XIV: A RealmReborn

Unlike its brother gathering professions, fishing is significantly more complicated. There is a fishinglog, but unlike the gathering log it does not give specific locations on where to find the nodes. Infact, there are no nodes at all. You just have to toss your line out there, but there are particularlocations all around Eorzea that one has to discover. Unlike mining or botany (at least until level 50),there are some circumstances that effect what can be caught and when. This makes fishing kind ofthe biggest pain in the butt out of everything else in the game, however this is kind of a good thing.People, unless very bored, don't want to put the effort into leveling fishing, so those that do arerolling in the money at higher levels.

The profession of fishing can be picked up at the Fishing Guild in Lower Limsa Lominsa. Aftergetting you first fishing pole, just head towards the nearest body of water (which should be rightoutside) and try it out. You can complete the level 5 and level 10 guild quests right there, so no needto wander yet.

Fishermen use gathering clothes, but the Gathering and Perception stat effect this gatheringprofession a bit differently.

The Gathering stat affect the rate of landing a catch. If you find yourself failing to land many of yourcatches, you either need to find a more level appropriate zone or upgrade your gear.

The Perception stat effects the quality of a catch. The higher the perception, the bigger your fish is.At a certain size, the fish is upgraded to a high quality fish. If you want to level fishing up fast, this israther important.

There are not many gathering actions in fishing as there are in botany and mining. In fact, asidefrom Bait, Cast, Hook, and Quit fishermen only get Stealth and Mooch. Though one does get somepassive traits along the way.

Don't be fooled by the Gulleye passive trait though, it doesn't show you fishing holes. On typical , 20fire-related accidents

and injuries occur in boats each yearIn fact, it is quite pointless. I'm not sure if this is a glitch or not,but nothing changes after you get it. Many thought it would give the ability to show nodes, but alasno. Some more helpful passive traits include dune fishing (fishing in sand) and sky fishing (fishing inthe sky) which will help land some rarer catches by opening up new places to fish from.

There are also fishing levemetes, but they are not as helpful in leveling as, say, the craftinglevemetes. I recommend skipping them, but that is just my opinion.

Most fishing gear is essentially just gathering gear, except for fishing poles. Fishing poles can beobtained by Fishing Guild Quests, the Marketplace, Vendors, but they are made exclusively by theCarpenter Class. Lures, while mostly gotten from vendors, can be made by Golsmithing and Cooking.

Finally, the type of fish caught are determined by three different world factors:

Weather

Time of Day

Moon Phase

Which can be maddening, but this guide should help.

There are several different baits that are used to catch fish. Some are good for freshwater or ocean,lakes or rives, dune fishing, ect. Some also cater to getting bigger catch (meaning a larger chance ofHQ fish). Here is a fun chart of the baits, what they do, their bonus if any, and where to get them.

Level

Tackle

Used In

Bonus

Where to Get

1

Lugworm

Ocean

 ----

Vendor in Limsa Lominsa

1

Moth Pupa

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in Old Gridania, Central Sroud, North Shroud (Hyrstmill), Ul'dah, and Limsa Lominsa

5

Pill Bug

Ocean

 ----

Vendors in Limsa Lominsa, Middle La Noscea

5

Crayfish Ball

Fresh Water

River

Cooking (Level 5); vendors in Old Gridania, North Shroud (Hyrstmill), Central Shroud, North Shroud(Hyrstmill), Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa, Middle La Noscea, Western Thanalan (Scorpion Crossing)

10

Goby Ball

Ocean

 ----

Cooking (Level 10); vendors in Lower La Noscea (Moraby and Candlekeep), Western Thanalan(Crescent Cove), Western La Noscea (Swiftperch)

10

Bloodworm

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in Central Shroud, Central Thanalan, Lower La Noscea (Red Rooster, Moraby andCandlekeep), Western Thanalan (Scorpion Crossing, Horizon and Silver Bazaar)

15

Rat Tail

Any

 ----

Vendors in Western La Noscea (Swiftperch and Aleport), Lower La Noscea (Candlekeep andMoraby), Western Thanalan (Crescent Cove)

15

Midge Basket

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in Central Thanalan, Central Shroud, Lower La Noscea (Moraby and Candlekeep), EasternThanalan, East Shroud, North Shroud (Hyrstmill), Western La Noscea (Swiftperch and Aleport)

20

Crab Ball

Ocean

 ----

Cooking (Level 20); vendors in Western Thanalan (VesperBay), Western La Noscea (Camp Skull Valley)

20

Butterworm

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in South Shroud (Buscarron's Druthers), Upper La Noscea (Jijiroon's and Memeroon's),Eastern Thanalan, East Shroud, Western Thanalan (Vesper Bay)

20

Crow Fly

Fresh Water

 ----

Goldsmithing (Level 20); vendors in South Shroud (Buscarron's Druthers), Upper La Noscea(Memeroon's Trading Post)

22

Floating Minnow

Fresh Water and Ocean

Surface

Goldsmithing (Level 22); vendor in Western Thanalan (Vesper Bay)

23

Brass Spoon Lure

Fresh Water

Lake

Goldsmithing (Level 23); vendors in Quarrymill and Upper La Noscea (Memeroon's)

25

Bass Ball

Fresh Water

 ----

Cooking (Level 25); vendors in South Shroud (Buscarron's Druthers and Quarrymill), North Shroud(Fallgourd Float), Southern Thanalan (Little Ala Mhigo), East Shroud

25

Shrimp Cage Feeder

Ocean

 ----

Vendor in Costa del Sol

27

Chocobo Fly

Fresh Water

 ----

Goldsmithing (Level 30); vendors in North Shroud (Fallgourd Float), Southern Thanalan (Little AlaMhigo)

30

Spoon Worm

Ocean

Big Catch

Vendor in Costa del Sol

30

Syrphid Basket

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in Costa del Sol, North Shroud (Fallgourd Float), Southern Thanalan (Little Ala Mhigo),South Shroud (Camp Tranquil and Quarrymill)

32

Silver Spoon Lure

Fresh Water

Lake

Goldsmithing (Level 32); vendors in South Shroud (Camp Tranquil), Upper La Noscea (Camp BronzeLake)

32

Iron Jig

Ocean

Big Catch

Goldsmithing (Level 32); vendor in Costa del Sol

34

Sinking Minnow

Fresh Water and Ocean

Surface and Floor

Goldsmithing (Level 34)

35

Herring Ball

Ocean

 ----

Cooking (Level 35); vendor in Costa del Sol

35

Honey Worm

Fresh Water

 ----

Vendors in Southern Thanalan (Forgotten Springs), South Shroud (Camp Tranquil), Upper Noscea(Jijiroon's and Camp Bronze Lake), Eastern La Noscea (Wineport), East Shroud (Fullflower Comb),Coerthas (Observatorium and Dragonhead)

35

Sand Leech

Dune Fishing

 ----

Vendor located in Southern Thanalan (Forgotten Springs)

36

Wildfowl Fly

Fresh Water

 ----

Goldsmithing (Level 36); vendors in Southern Thanalan (Forgotten Springs), Coerthas(Observatorium), Upper Noscea (Jijiroon's)

37

Heavy Iron Jig

Ocean

 ----

Goldsmithing (Level 37)

39

Spinner

Fresh Water and Ocean

 ----

Goldsmithing (Level 39)

40

Stem Borer

Dune Fishing

 ----

Vendors in Upper La Noscea (Camp Bronze Lake), Coerthas (Observatorium), Outer La Noscea(Camp Overlook), Eastern La Noscea (Wineport), Northern Thanalan (Camp Bluefog)

40

Sand Gecko

Dune Fishing

 ----

Vendor located in Southern Thanalan (Forgotten Springs)

40

Krill Cage Feeder

Ocean

 ----

Vendors located in Costa del Sol, Western La Noscea (North and South Tidegate)

41

Mithril Spoon Lure

Fresh Water

Lake and Marsh

Goldsmithing (Level 41); vendors in Northern Thanalan (Camp Bluefog), Coerthas (Dragonhead andWhitebrim), and Eastern Noscea (Wineport)

43

Snurble Fly

Fresh Water

 ---

Goldsmithing (Level 43)

44

Topwater Frog

Fresh Water

Big Catch

Goldsmithing (Level 44)

45

Glowworm

Any

Big Catch

Vendor in Coerthas (Whitebrim)

45

Rolling Stone

Dune Fishing

 ----

Vendor in Southern Thanalan (Forgotten Springs)

45

Hoverworm

Sky Fishing

 ---

Northern Thanalan (Camp Bluefog and Ceruleum Processing Plant), Outer La Noscea (CampOverlook), Mor Dhona (Saint Coinach's), Coerthas (Whitebrim), Western Noscea (North and SouthTidegate)

46

Rainbow Spoon Lure

Fresh Water

Lake

Goldsmithing (Level 46)

47

Spinnerbait

Fresh Water

River

Goldsmithing (Level 47)

48

Streamer

Fresh Water

Floor Fishing

Goldsmithing (Level 48)

48

Yumizuno

Ocean

Big Catch

Goldsmithing (Level 48)

50

Northern Krill

Ocean

 ---

Western Noscea (North and South Tidegate)

50

Caddisfly Larva

Fresh Water

Big Catch

Vendors in Outer La Noscea (Camp Overlook), Northern Thanalan (Ceruleum Processing Plant), Mor

Dhona (Saint Coinach's), Coerthas (Whitebrim)

50

Soil Creeper

Dune Fishing

Big Catch

Vendor located in Coerthas (Whitebrim)

50

Ballon Bug

Sky Fishing

Big Catch

Vendor located in Coerthas (Whitebrim)

I am no sadist, I could list all the fish in the game, all the locations, and where specific fish arecaught but I am not going to. Why do so much needless work when there is already a resource for it.

Time for a map an interactive gathering map of Eorzea. This map shows not just every fishinglocation, but where mining and botany nodes are as well. It is a great companion for completionists.

For completeness, I would have liked to list all the fish that are caught during different weather,times of day and moon phases however even I have not discovered all the fish yet. I have beenfishing since day one and even 2 months later, it is not complete. It is, if anything, a great MMOfeature for true grinders, but it may also be the entrance into insanity. Usually, no mater how longyou fish in an area, one or two will remain illusive, leaving fisherman to come back at different timeswith different bait. The game has not been out long enough for even a google docs of these rare fishto come out yet.