Fishing
Fishing is used to catch fish, special items and junk which are deposited in the bank. If the Bank becomes full while Fishing, Fishing will continue but any extra items will be lost.
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Most fish can be cooked for use as food during
or
. At certain levels, upgrades to the fishing pole used are available in the Skill Upgrades section of the Shop. Upgraded fishing poles reduce the time required to catch fish. Raising Fishing to
will unlock the 
Fishing Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. The Fishing Skillcape doubles the amount of items caught.
Using Fisherman's potions increases the chance to catch double fish by 3-12%, which applies multiplicatively with the guaranteed doubling provided by the Fishing Skillcape.
Fishing Areas
There are 8 Fishing Areas, with different fish located in each Fishing Area. Each area has different chances to obtain junk or special items instead of fish.
The Barbarian Fishing area is unlocked by wearing the 
Barbarian Gloves. Catching fish in the Barbarian Fishing Area will give
and Fishing skill experience. This Strength experience is also affected by the experience bonus from 
Gold Emerald Ring.
The Secret Area is unlocked by reading the 
Message in a Bottle in the Bank.
Both the Message in a Bottle and Barbarian Gloves are Fishing#Special items that can be found while fishing.
| Name | Fish | DLC | Fish Chance | Junk Chance | Special Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow Shores |  Raw Shrimp Raw Lobster Raw Crab |  | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Shrapnel River |  Raw Sardine Raw Herring Raw Carp | | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| Trench of Despair |  Raw Blowfish Raw Poison Fish Raw Anglerfish Raw Cave Fish | | 70% | 28% | 2% |
| Lemvor Pier |  Raw Trout Raw Salmon Raw Fanfish | | 70% | 29% | 1% |
| Open Waters |  Raw Swordfish Raw Manta Ray | | 69% | 29% | 2% |
| Barren Ocean |  Raw Shark Raw Whale | | 90% | 10% | 0% |
| Barbarian Fishing |  Leaping Trout Leaping Salmon Leaping Broad Fish | | 95% | 5% | 0% |
| Secret Area |  Raw Seahorse Raw Skeleton Fish Raw Magic Fish | | 95% | 0% | 5% |
| Magma Lake |  Raw Lava Fish Raw Magma Fish Raw Magma Eel |  | 80% | 15% | 5% |
| Jungle Waters |  Raw Spike Fish Raw Blue Crab Raw Large Blowfish | | 79% | 20% | 1% |
| Static Valley |  Raw Rockfish Raw Static Jellyfish | | 85% | 14% | 1% |
| Frozen Sea |  Raw Frost Crab Raw Frozen Manta Ray | | 90% | 10% | 0% |
| Midnight Lagoon |  Raw Ghost Fish Raw Terrorfish | | 66% | 31% | 3% |
| Mystic Pond |  Raw Mystic Seahorse Raw Mystic Shark | | 84% | 15% | 1% |
| Fisherman's Enclave |  Raw Mackerel Raw Halibut Raw Tilapia |  | 80% | 17% | 3% |
Fish
As the player's Fishing level increases, new fish that give more experience will become available to catch. 
Leaping Trout, 
Leaping Salmon, and 
Leaping Broad Fish, will train
when caught, giving 10, 15, and 25 experience respectively. 
Raw Skeleton Fish can be buried for 3
points each. 
Raw Magic Fish can be eaten to restore health without cooking. Leaping Trout, Leaping Salmon, Leaping Broad Fish, Raw Skeleton Fish, Raw Magic Fish, 
Raw Blowfish, and 
Raw Poison Fish cannot be cooked.
| Fish | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level | DLC | Catch Time | XP | XP/s | Value | GP/s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Avg | ||||||||
| | Raw Shrimp | 1 | | 4.0s | 8.0s | 6.0s | 5 | 0.83 | 1 | 0.17 |
| | Raw Sardine | 5 | | 4.0s | 8.0s | 6.0s | 10 | 1.67 | 3 | 0.50 |
| | Raw Blowfish | 8 | | 3.0s | 8.0s | 5.5s | 12 | 2.18 | 5 | 0.91 |
| | Raw Herring | 10 | | 4.0s | 8.0s | 6.0s | 15 | 2.50 | 8 | 1.33 |
| | Raw Seahorse | 15 | | 3.0s | 10.0s | 6.5s | 25 | 3.85 | 40 | 6.15 |
| | Leaping Trout | 20 | | 3.0s | 10.0s | 6.5s | 20 | 3.08 | 10 | 1.54 |
| | Raw Mackerel | 20 | | 4.0s | 10.0s | 7.0s | 22 | 3.14 | 19 | 2.71 |
| | Raw Trout | 20 | | 4.0s | 10.0s | 7.0s | 20 | 2.86 | 16 | 2.29 |
| | Raw Poison Fish | 30 | | 3.0s | 10.0s | 6.5s | 25 | 3.85 | 40 | 6.15 |
| | Raw Salmon | 35 | | 4.0s | 10.0s | 7.0s | 40 | 5.71 | 35 | 5.00 |
| | Leaping Salmon | 35 | | 3.0s | 12.0s | 7.5s | 40 | 5.33 | 20 | 2.67 |
| | Raw Lobster | 40 | | 4.0s | 11.0s | 7.5s | 50 | 6.67 | 65 | 8.67 |
| | Raw Halibut | 40 | | 4.0s | 11.0s | 7.5s | 55 | 7.33 | 78 | 10.40 |
| | Raw Skeleton Fish | 45 | | 7.0s | 15.0s | 11.0s | 100 | 9.09 | 175 | 15.91 |
| | Raw Swordfish | 50 | | 5.0s | 12.0s | 8.5s | 80 | 9.41 | 80 | 9.41 |
| | Raw Anglerfish | 50 | | 5.0s | 12.0s | 8.5s | 100 | 11.76 | 50 | 5.88 |
| | Raw Fanfish | 55 | | 4.0s | 10.0s | 7.0s | 120 | 17.14 | 120 | 17.14 |
| | Raw Crab | 60 | | 5.0s | 12.0s | 8.5s | 120 | 14.12 | 135 | 15.88 |
| | Raw Carp | 65 | | 6.0s | 15.0s | 10.5s | 130 | 12.38 | 190 | 18.10 |
| | Raw Shark | 70 | | 7.0s | 15.0s | 11.0s | 150 | 13.64 | 270 | 24.55 |
| | Leaping Broad Fish | 70 | | 4.0s | 12.0s | 8.0s | 100 | 12.50 | 50 | 6.25 |
| | Raw Cave Fish | 75 | | 8.0s | 15.0s | 11.5s | 300 | 26.09 | 215 | 18.70 |
| | Raw Tilapia | 75 | | 8.0s | 15.0s | 11.5s | 330 | 28.70 | 258 | 22.43 |
| | Raw Magic Fish | 80 | | 12.0s | 30.0s | 21.0s | 325 | 15.48 | 960 | 45.71 |
| | Raw Manta Ray | 85 | | 9.0s | 25.0s | 17.0s | 495 | 29.12 | 650 | 38.24 |
| | Raw Whale | 95 | | 10.0s | 25.0s | 17.5s | 575 | 32.86 | 750 | 42.86 |
| | Raw Lava Fish | 100 | | 7.0s | 15.0s | 11.0s | 459 | 41.73 | 300 | 27.27 |
| | Raw Spike Fish | 101 | | 6.0s | 16.0s | 11.0s | 524 | 47.64 | 100 | 9.09 |
| | Raw Rockfish | 102 | | 8.0s | 15.0s | 11.5s | 288 | 25.04 | 555 | 48.26 |
| | Raw Blue Crab | 104 | | 10.0s | 24.0s | 17.0s | 891 | 52.41 | 255 | 15.00 |
| | Raw Magma Fish | 105 | | 4.0s | 10.0s | 7.0s | 368 | 52.57 | 75 | 10.71 |
| | Raw Large Blowfish | 106 | | 6.0s | 16.0s | 11.0s | 646 | 58.73 | 222 | 20.18 |
| | Raw Static Jellyfish | 108 | | 15.0s | 30.0s | 22.5s | 729 | 32.40 | 1,350 | 60.00 |
| | Raw Frost Crab | 110 | | 8.0s | 20.0s | 14.0s | 886 | 63.29 | 300 | 21.43 |
| | Raw Magma Eel | 112 | | 10.0s | 25.0s | 17.5s | 1,099 | 62.80 | 650 | 37.14 |
| | Raw Frozen Manta Ray | 113 | | 15.0s | 30.0s | 22.5s | 1,030 | 45.78 | 1,500 | 66.67 |
| | Raw Ghost Fish | 115 | | 15.0s | 35.0s | 25.0s | 1,785 | 71.40 | 1,000 | 40.00 |
| | Raw Mystic Seahorse | 116 | | 25.0s | 40.0s | 32.5s | 1,226 | 37.72 | 3,000 | 92.31 |
| | Raw Terrorfish | 118 | | 20.0s | 40.0s | 30.0s | 2,183 | 72.77 | 1,750 | 58.33 |
| | Raw Mystic Shark | 120 | | 15.0s | 40.0s | 27.5s | 1,596 | 58.04 | 2,250 | 81.82 |
Mastery Unlocks
Item Mastery Unlocks
| Level | Unlock |
|---|---|
| 1 | Each Mastery level increases the chance to receive 2 Fish by +0.4% |
| 50 | +3% chance to receive special items. |
| 65 | You no longer catch Junk. |
| 99 | Always catch a minimum quantity of 2 Fish |
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
| Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2,000,000 xp | +5% Fishing Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only |
| 25% | 5,000,000 xp | Receive no junk items from Fishing (Melvor Realm Only) |
| 50% | 10,000,000 xp | +5% chance to Double Items in Fishing for Melvor Realm only |
| 95% | 19,000,000 xp | +25% chance to receive one random special item from Fishing when catching a special item (Melvor Realm only) |
| Total Mastery Pool XP | 20,000,000 | |
Skillcape
The skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches
.
Regular Skillcape
The Fishing Skillcape is the skillcape for the Fishing skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches
in the Fishing skill. The Fishing Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
x2 Items received from Fishing
Superior Skillcape
The 
Superior Fishing Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Fishing skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches
in the Fishing skill.
can only be reached if the player owns the Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
x2 Items received from Fishing, +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing (Cannot be doubled), and +1% chance to gain 1 Lost Chest from Fishing for Melvor Realm only (Cannot be doubled)
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Fishing action.
| Pet | Name | DLC | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pudding Duckie | | +5% Chance to Double Items in Fishing |
Fishing Rods
Higher levels of Fishing allow the player to purchase higher tiers of fishing rods from the Shop. The "bonus speed" from fishing rods is actually a percent reduction in the time that it takes to catch a fish.
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Cost | Catch Time Decrease | +1 Fish Chance |  Chance
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| This Rod | Total | This Rod | Total | This Rod | Total | This Rod | Total | ||||
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Iron Fishing Rod | 1 | 100
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-5% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Steel Fishing Rod | 10 | 1,000
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-5% | -10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Black Fishing Rod | 20 | 5,000
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-5% | -15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Mithril Fishing Rod | 35 | 20,000
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-5% | -20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Adamant Fishing Rod | 50 | 75,000
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-5% | -25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Rune Fishing Rod | 60 | 300,000
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-5% | -30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Dragon Fishing Rod | 80 | 2,000,000
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-10% | -40% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Corundum Fishing Rod
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100 | 50,000,000 1,000 
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0% | -40% | +20% | +20% | +1% | +1% | 0% | 0% |
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Augite Fishing Rod
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108 | 100,000,000 1,500 
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0% | -40% | +20% | +40% | +1% | +2% | 0% | 0% |
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Meteorite Fishing Rod
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112 | 150,000,000 2,000 
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0% | -40% | 0% | +40% | +1% | +3% | +10% | +10% |
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Divine Fishing Rod
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115 | 200,000,000 2,500 
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0% | -40% | +20% | +60% | +1% | +4% | 0% | +10% |
Special
Special items can be randomly acquired instead of fish while Fishing. They reward the same amount of XP as the fish that was being caught. Treasure is chosen from the following loot table:
| Item | Value | Chance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Topaz | 225 | 1,000/3,361 | 29.75% |
 | Sapphire | 335 | 800/3,361 | 23.80% |
 | Ruby | 555 | 700/3,361 | 20.83% |
 | Emerald | 555 | 500/3,361 | 14.88% |
 | Diamond | 1,150 | 200/3,361 | 5.95% |
 | Treasure Chest | 500 | 125/3,361 | 3.72% |
 | Barbarian Gloves | 7,500 | 25/3,361 | 0.74% |
 | Pirates Lost Ring | 17,500 | 5/3,361 | 0.15% |
 | Message in a Bottle | 250 | 5/3,361 | 0.15% |
 | Ancient Ring of Skills | 38,250 | 1/6,722 | 0.015% |
 | Ancient Ring of Mastery | 26,500 | 1/6,722 | 0.015% |
The average value of a roll on the special fishing loot table is 523.69
Junk
Junk items are randomly caught instead of fish. They reward only 1 XP when caught, and are selected from the following table:
| Item | Value | |
|---|---|---|
 | Glass Bottle | 8 |
 | Old Boot | 8 |
 | Old Hat | 8 |
 | Rope | 8 |
 | Rubber Ducky | 69 |
 | Rusty Key | 8 |
 | Seaweed | 8 |
 | Shell | 8 |
Potion
The Fishermans Potion can be used to increase the chance of receiving double fish while fishing.
| Fishermans Potion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
 | I | 5 | +3% Chance to Double Items in Fishing |
 | II | 10 | +5% Chance to Double Items in Fishing |
 | III | 15 | +8% Chance to Double Items in Fishing |
 | IV | 20 | +12% Chance to Double Items in Fishing |
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