Fishing

 is an activity of the character to gain Materials by standing next to Water, Honey, or Lava and tossing a line into the water by left clicking while holding a Fishing Pole. Fishing is also the first mechanic to be used in Quests handed out by the Angler NPC.

Catching Fish
While the line is in the water, and the character has "Bait" in their inventory, the line will eventually get a "tug" (slight movement of the float and a sound effect) indicating that the character has caught something. Left clicking immediately will retract the line, potentially with a reward. Waiting too long to pull will retract the line with nothing.


 * The water being fished must be at least so big. Exact size is unknown, but it seems that 90 blocks of water are required.
 * No fish will be caught if the character is standing in water, whether it be the same water hole the character is fishing in or a different pool.

Left clicking any time after casting will retract the line. Performing any action other than movements will retract the line. Grappling, dashing, flying, swimming and other movements are all allowed, but only to a distance of monster spawning. Being damaged in any way does not retract the line.

Fishing in various biomes and with different baits will result in catching different rewards.

Rewards from Fishing
Many things can be gained from fishing, including a boss summoning. Some things will be useless.

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Quest Items
Quest Item Fish can be gained without talking to the Angler first.
 * Mutant Flinxfin
 * Wyverntail
 * Fallen Starfish
 * Spiderfish
 * Pengfish
 * Bunnyfish
 * Batfish
 * Dirtfish
 * Mudfish
 * Pengfish
 * Demonic Hellfish
 * Dynamite Fish
 * Zombie Fish
 * Tropical Barracuda
 * Bumblebee Tuna
 * Harpyfish
 * Guide Voodoo Fish
 * Angelfish
 * Clownfish
 * The Fish of Cthulhu
 * Mirage Fish
 * Catfish
 * Hungerfish
 * Cursed Fish
 * Derpfish
 * Bloody Manowar
 * Tundra Trout
 * Cloudfish
 * Jewelfish
 * Amanitia Fungifin
 * Fishron
 * Fishotron
 * Pixiefish
 * Slimefish



Fish

 * Shrimp used for crafting
 * Trout Fish used for crafting
 * Red Snapper Fish used for crafting
 * Tuna Fish used for crafting
 * Bass Fish used for crafting
 * Stinkfish used for crafting
 * Atlantic Cod used for crafting
 * Specular Fish used for crafting
 * Armored Cavefish used for crafting
 * Princess Fish used for crafting
 * Prismite used for crafting
 * Pink Jellyfish Material; 20% bait power
 * Green Jellyfish Material; 20% bait power
 * Blue Jellyfish Material; 20% bait power
 * Zephyr Fish a non-combat pet
 * Neon Tetra Unknown use
 * Chaos Fish material
 * Variegated Lardfish material
 * Golden Carp Unknown use
 * Ebonkoi material
 * Frost Minnow Material
 * Double Cod material

Other Things

 * Iron Crate  Contains a surprise
 * Golden Crate Contains a surprise
 * Wooden Crate Contains a surprise
 * Old Shoe Useless
 * Tin Can Useless
 * Seaweed Useless
 * Swordfish Melee Weapon, Spear
 * Reaver Shark Pickaxe
 * Rockfish Hammer
 * Sawtooth Shark Axe
 * Frog Leg Equippable; Increases jump speed and fall resistance
 * Purple Clubberfish Melee Weapon, Broadsword
 * Anchor Melee Weapon, Flail
 * Summon Duke Fishron


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Fishing Gear
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Fishing Poles
To begin fishing, first acquire a fishing pole. Each pole has a different "fishing power" (percentage, like axes and pickaxes).


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Fishing Bait
A character must also have bait in their inventory. Each bait has a different "bait power" that determines how often it is consumed. A higher percentage means it is consumed less often, and therefore allow more casts per piece of bait.


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Potions
Some Potions are very useful and exclusive to fishing.
 * Sonar potion Detects hooked fish
 * Fishing Potion Increases fishing skill
 * Crate Potion Increases chance to get a crate



Accessories
There are equippable items to help with Fishing.
 * High Test Fishing Line Fishing Line Will Never Break
 * Angler Earring Increases Fishing Skill
 * Tackle Box Decreases Chance of Bait Consumption


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Media


Fishing spoiler on a Terraria Online forum pageAdde