Fishing unlocks when you purchase the fishing rod, while diving unlocks on the last day of Spring during the Seaflower Festival. Use the rod for fishing catches, dive for underwater resources, and use the Fish Trap Spell to catch anything available through fishing.
Fishing and diving basics
- Fishing requires the fishing rod, which you must purchase to unlock the activity.
- Diving becomes available on the last day of Spring at the Seaflower Festival.
- The Fish Trap Spell can catch every fish that is available through fishing.
- Unique fish play a short jingle when caught. This helps identify them without repeatedly returning to Florian.
- Fishing is still worthwhile even though fish and Fisherman's Pie are relatively inexpensive. Florian provides useful rewards for unique fish.
Fishing catches
| Catch | Uses |
|---|---|
| Brinebelly | Fisherman's Pie |
| Bubblehead | Fisherman's Pie |
| Horn Fish | Fisherman's Pie |
| Iron Tail | Fisherman's Pie |
| Jelly Bell | Mermaid's Thread |
| Merman's Folly | Fisherman's Pie |
| Mud Fish | Fisherman's Pie |
| Murkwater Vampire | Fisherman's Pie |
| Prismatic Squid | Fisherman's Pie |
| Saltwater Harp | Fisherman's Pie |
| Sea Moth | No use listed |
| Spectral Eel | Fisherman's Pie |
| Stony Spine | No use listed |
| Sunray Salmon | Fisherman's Pie; that one owl's day |
| Yodeling Catfish | Fisherman's Pie |
Diving catches
| Catch | Uses |
|---|---|
| Bane of Bard | Pickles of the Sea; Potion of Healing |
| Grizzled Seaweed | Pickles of the Sea; Merfolk Bench; Cushion |
| Infernal Snail Repellant | No use listed |
| Plaited Kelp | Pickles of the Sea; Merfolk Bench |
| Salt Pile | Instagrow Potion; Insta Ungrow Potion; Munchitis Treatment Potion; Infernal Snail Repellant |
| Seafloor Sand | Briar Fox Habitat; Merfolk Fountain |
| Seastar | Pickles of the Sea; Infernal Snail Repellant |
| Seaweed | Pickles of the Sea; Infernal Snail Repellant; Merfolk Bench |
| Water of the Deep | Potion of Healing |
Foraged water resources
Not every water resource comes from fishing or diving. The following items are foraged:
| Resource | Uses |
|---|---|
| Mussel | Pickles of the Sea; Munchitis Treatment Potion |
| Nautilus | Potion of Healing |
| Scallop | Pickles of the Sea |
| Urchin | Pickles of the Sea; Potion of Healing |
Making money from water items
Pickling, which unlocks in Autumn, offers the strongest profit margin noted for water-related items. Fish themselves are inexpensive, and Fisherman's Pie remains inexpensive even with the baking bonus, so use fishing for unique-fish rewards as well as for cooking ingredients.