Fishing is used to catch fish, special items, and junk. Many of the fish may be cooked with

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Fishing
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Skill ID: melvorD:Fishing
Release Date: 7 December 2018 (v0.03)
Game Version: Melvor Logo.svg Base game
Type: Gathering
Expansions information
Level 99: Melvor Logo.svg Base game
Level 120: TotH.svg Throne of the Herald Expansion
Abyssal 60:
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Into the Abyss Expansion
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Cooking

for use as food during

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Combat

or

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Thieving

, while a number of others can be used as ingredients for

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Herblore

potions or

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Summoning

tablets. Of the special items obtained from Fishing, the Ancient Ring of Skills and Ancient Ring of Mastery are particularly noteworthy due to the skill and

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Mastery

experience bonuses they provide for all non-combat skills. These rings are however also considered some of the rarest items in the game, and can take a significant amount of time to obtain.

Mechanics

The amount of time each Fishing action takes can be reduced by 5-40% by purchasing fishing rods from the Shop, 15% with the

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Amulet of Fishing

, 5% with the second unique star of

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Ameria

(

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Level 60

), 3% with the  

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Elite Pillar of Expertise

, 2% with     Harold, and 0.5 seconds while the

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Octopus

+     Eagle Synergy is active. Fishing benefits from a couple of guaranteed item doubling bonuses, one being the   Fishing Skillcape perk, while the other is obtained by reaching a

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Mastery

level of 99 in the fish being caught. While both are active, the quantity of fish caught per action is guaranteed to be at least 4. These bonuses apply multiplicatively with the chance to double items, and so the quantity of fish gained from a single action can be as much as 8.     Lost Chests may drop in addition to the usual action rewards if the

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Corundum Fishing Rod

has been purchased or if the   Superior Fishing Skillcape is equipped, and can also drop from base game fish. When opened, lost chests may contain any of the superior gems,   Runestones or any of the three fishing consumables:   Fishing Hook,   Golden Reel, and   Burning Reel. The last two consumables are exclusive to the lost chest and cannot be obtained elsewhere.

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Into the Abyss Expansion has a chance to drop

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Abyssal Fishing Chest

while fishing. This Chest drops no Junk. It has a chance to drop random Bars, Gems, Rings as well as

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Luminous Lure

and 4 rare items.

Fishing Areas

There are 15 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 chance to obtain special items can be reduced by wearing the   Sailor's Top, which can be useful to maximise the amount of fish obtained.

The Barbarian Fishing area is unlocked by wearing the   Barbarian Gloves. Catching fish in the Barbarian Fishing Area will give

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Strength

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. After the first reading, the bottle has no further use and can be safely sold.

The Fisherman's enclave is unlocked by discovering     Fisherman's Enclave in

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Cartography

.

Both the   Message in a Bottle and   Barbarian Gloves are special items that can be found while fishing.

Melvor Fishing Areas

Abyssal Fishing Areas

Fish

As the player's Fishing level increases, new fish that give more experience will become available to catch.

In addition:

The

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Cooking

level is given for all of the fish that can be cooked to increase their health restore value. Most fish, including those that cannot be cooked, can be used in

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Summoning

:

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    Octopus
    : if they require
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    Level 99
    or lower
  •     Siren: if they require
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    Level 100
    or higher, with the exception of   Raw Magic Fish which can also be used

Melvor Fish

Abyssal Fish

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

Skillcapes

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

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Level 99

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

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Level 120

in the Fishing skill.

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Level 120

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.

PetNameDLCEffect
 Pudding Duckie  +5% Chance to Double Items in Fishing

Purchases

Fishing Rods

Fishing rods are permanent upgrades purchased from the

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Shop

that decrease the amount of time it takes to catch fish. The later rods also provide a number of other bonuses, as listed in the table below. The bonuses provided by these upgrades are permanently active once purchased i.e. they do not need to be equipped or otherwise enabled.

Rod Coatings

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 list of items.

Melvor Realm Special Loot

The average value of a roll on the special fishing loot table is 523.69 

Abyssal Realm Special Loot

The average value of a roll on the special fishing loot table is 500.00 

To maximize the chance of obtaining special items, players may:

  • Select fish that are both within an area with a high special chance and have a low catch time -   Raw Seahorse and   Raw Skeleton Fish are ideal choices
  • Gain a mastery level of at least 50 in the fish being caught, which increases the special chance by 3%
  • Reduce the catch time by using all available interval reductions, which are listed within the Mechanics section
  • Reach the 95% Mastery pool checkpoint
  • Have the
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    Octopus
    and
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    Ent
    Summoning synergy equipped, increasing the special chance by 6%
  • Increase the
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    Mastery
    level of
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    Ameria
    to 20, as that star's unique modifier can increase the special chance by up to 5%

Conversely, to reduce the chances of obtaining special items, player may:

  • Have the   Sailer's Top equipped, reducing the special chance by 100%. This item can be pickpocketed from the
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    Dock Hand
    .

Junk

Junk items are randomly caught instead of fish. They can also be obtained as contents of a   Treasure Chest. Most of them have for only use

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Rags to Riches I

, but the   Rope can also be upgraded into   Bowstring. They reward only 1 XP when caught, and are selected from the following table:

You can prevent the catch of Junk items if the mastery level of the intended catch is of 65 and beyond for that specific fish, or globally with the 25% Fishing Mastery Checkpoint.

Regardless of Fishing Mastery, you can still get Junk Items from Treasure Chests.

Potions

The   Fishermans Potion can be used to increase the chance of receiving double fish while fishing.

Fishermans Potion
PotionTierChargesEffect
 I5+3% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
 II10+5% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
 III15+8% Chance to Double Items in Fishing
 IV20+12% Chance to Double Items in Fishing

The Echoing Lure Potion increases the chance to catch +1 random Fish from the same Fishing Area (Cannot be doubled).

Echoing Lure Potion
PotionTierChargesEffect
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I1+5% chance to catch +1 random Fish from the same Fishing Area (Cannot be doubled)
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II2+10% chance to catch +1 random Fish from the same Fishing Area (Cannot be doubled)
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III3+15% chance to catch +1 random Fish from the same Fishing Area (Cannot be doubled)
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IV4+20% chance to catch +1 random Fish from the same Fishing Area (Cannot be doubled)

Summoning Boosts

This table shows all the

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Summoning

Familiars and Synergies that provide a bonus to Fishing.

Skill Boosts

Skill boosts are special enhancements that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the player's skills. These boosts can come from a variety of sources such as equipment, potions, pets, and masteries. Global boosts are boosts which apply across all skills. A boost can be assumed to be for the listed skill only, unless specifically stated it is a global boost. Boosts help the player to progress faster and achieve higher levels of mastery in each skill. The following are some common types of skill boosts and what they do:

  • Increased Skill XP: Increases the amount of experience points (XP) gained.
  • Decreased Skill Interval: Reduces the time it takes to complete skilling actions, allowing the player to perform more actions in a given period.
  • Preservation Chance: Increases the likelihood that resources or items used during skill actions are not consumed.
  • Increased Chance to Double Items: Gives a higher chance of receiving double the items or resources when performing skill-related actions.
  • Increased Mastery XP: Enhances the rate at which mastery XP is gained for a skill.

For more information on general skill boosts that apply to all skills, refer to the Skill Boosts page.