Everything You Need to Know on How to Fish in Stardew Valley

The pixelated world of Stardew Valley is filled with the aesthetics of farming and fishing. You can see numerous water bodies in-game as ponds, rivers, beaches, and oceans. As for a fisherman, you can catch tons of rare and common fish like Legendary Slimejack, Shad, Midnight Carp, and many more. This will help players have their pockets filled with money. The essence of the game is to relax your mind by catching fish. Here is how to fish in Stardew Valley to level up your fishing skill level and invest your money in proper fishing materials.

How to Fish in Stardew Valley

To fish in Stardew Valle, you need a Fishing Rod. But it’s now a part of your starter kit at the beginning of the game. So players will have to get a free Fishing Rod soon. Here’s how you get it.

How to Get Your First Fishing Rod

To get your first Fishing Rod, you will interact with Willy. Willy is the owner of the Fish Shop at the beach and will send you a letter in Spring 2 of the first year. This will start the “To The Beach” quest. Via letter he has invited you to visit his shop before 5 PM. Next, a clip shows that you get a Bamboo Pole.

Later, players can visit the shop to get various Fishing Rods and materials for shopping. You can visit the shop from 9 AM to 5 PM. But remember, it’s closed on Saturdays if it rains. Once you have your rod, now you can try fishing. Follow the e given steps to catch a fish effectively.

• Equip the fishing rod and get to the nearby water body.
• Next, hold the Use Tool button while holding a fishing rod (PC: Left-click, Xbox: X button, PS: Square button, Switch: Y button).
• A measuring meter of fishing lien will appear on the character’s head. This will indicate the length of the fishing line and how far it will go.
• Release the Use Tool button and this will change the fishing line.
• Once the fish is hooked, a catch meter will occur. It’s like a mini-game which indicates the fish location within range vertically. The green bar on the meter keeps bouncing till the fish moves in range. Once it is completed, the fish is caught and the catch is perfect.
• As the fish is caught, the name of the caught fish and their length is displayed above the character.

This is a simple fishing method for players of all types.

How to Do Fishing Rod Efficiently

For beginners, it might be difficult to learn at first. But practice can make it easier. Later, you can purchase another version of Fishing Rods. Training Rods for 25 gold and Fiberglass Rods for 1,800 gold can be purchased from Willy’s Shop. This helps the fish to bite faster.

How to Fish in Stardew Valley guide will help players to improve their fishing skills. Moreover, it will also get them good sums of money.