Fishing System Guide

The Fishing System is a permanent feature about Fishing released in Version 2.1 of Genshin Impact. Learn how to unlock the Fishing System, fish respawn time, and everything else you need to know in this Fishing overview guide!

What is the Fishing System?

Permanent Fishing Feature

The Fishing System is a new gameplay mechanic that was released in Version 2.1. Use Rods and Bait in the many Fishing Spots in Teyvat to catch different types of Fish!
Update 2.1 Release Date & Patch Notes

How to Unlock the Fishing System

Complete the Fishing Quest

You can only start fishing after you unlock the Housing System and complete the ''Exploding Population'' quest. Take a look at our full fishing quest guide here:
Exploding Population Quest Guide

How to Fish in Genshin Impact

Fishing Gameplay Guide

	Fishing Gameplay Guide
1	Go to a Fishing Spot.
2	Select the correct bait and fishing rod.
3	Cast your rod and catch fish!

How to Catch Fish

After you choose a spot, rod, and bait, cast your line near the fish you want to catch. Once a fish bites, press and hold the fish button to stay in the yellow zone and fill up the fishing meter. You can also use characters with fishing passives, like Thoma, to get a 20% chance at double the fish!
Full Guide to Catching Fish

Where to Fish Genshin Impact

All Fishing Spot Locations

Fishing Spot Maps
Mondstadt	Dragonspine	Northern Liyue
Southern Liyue	Inazuma	Watatsumi
Tsurumi	Enkanomiya	The Chasm
Sumeru Rainforest North	Sumeru Rainforest South	Sumeru Desert
North of Fontaine	South of Fontaine	-

Click on the maps to enlarge the images!

For a full list of Fishing Spots, available fish, and spawn times, we recommend checking out our complete Fishing Spot guide:
List of Fishing Spot Locations

List of Fishing Equipment

List of Fishing Bait Guides

Fishing Bait Guides
Flashing Maintenance Mek Bait	Sour Bait	Sugardew Bait
Glowgrass Bait	Fake Fly Bait	Redrot Bait
Fruit Paste Bait	False Worm Bait

You can get bait by using a crafting table to make them. Learn how to get all the bait formulas, what fish are needed to buy them, and which fish to use each bait on in our complete guide:
How to Craft and Use Bait

List of Fishing Rod Guides

Fishing Rod Guides
Moonstringer	Narukawa Ukai	Wishmaker
Windtangler	Wilderness	Serendipity
Wavepiercer

Learn where to get all fishing rods, what fish are needed to buy them, and which region they're best used for in our guide:
How to Get All Fishing Rods

List of Fish Types

List of Fish Guides

Fish Guides
Maintenance Mek - Gold Leader	Rippling Heartfeather Bass	Maintenance Mek - Platinum Collection
Maintenance Mek - Situation Controller	Maintenance Mek - Initial Configuration	Divda Ray
Formalo Ray	Sunset Cloud Angler	Sandstorm Angler
True Fruit Angler	Peach of the Deep Waves	Halcyon Jade Axe Marlin
Lazurite Axe Marlin	Streaming Axe Marlin	Blazing Heartfeather Bass
Maintenance Mek - Water Body Cleaner	Medaka	Glaze Medaka
Sweet-Flower Medaka	Aizen Medaka	Dawncatcher
Crystalfish	Lunged Stickleback	Betta
Venomspine Fish	Akai Maou	Snowstrider
Golden Koi	Rusty Koi	Brown Shirakodai
Purple Shirakodai	Tea-Colored Shirakodai	Abiding Angelfish
Raimei Angelfish	Pufferfish	Bitter Pufferfish

What are the types of Fish?

There are currently two categories for Fish: regular fish and Ornamental Fish. There are also a handful of Fish species: Rays, Medakas, Sticklebacks, Angelfish, Koi, and Pufferfish.

What are Ornamental Fish?

Ornamental Fish are rarer than regular fish, and are used to decorate your Serenitea Pot. You also won't find these fish in your material bag, because they'll be in your Furnishing bag!

All fish have Ornamental versions, and you have around a 10 - 15% chance to catch an Ornamental version of a fish!
List of All Fish Types & Info

Fishing System Rewards

How to Use Fishes

Fish can either be used as Fishing Association currency, decorations for the Serenitea Pot, or a way to get Fish Meat quickly!

Click to jump to a section!
Fishing Shop	Serenitea Pot	Fish Meat

Buy items from Fishing Associations!

Exchange fish for items by talking to a Fishing Association representative. Each region's Fishing Association has different rewards, and you can get The Catch Polearm from Inazuma!

Fishing Association Locations
Mondstadt Location	Liyue Location
Inazuma Location

Fishing Association Locations & Items

Decorate your Serenitea Pot!

The Furnishing Blueprint for the Pool of Sapphire Grace can be obtained from the Fishing Association for 10 Medaka. Here, you can raise Ornamental Fish you've caught in Teyvat.
How to Get the Pool of Sapphire Grace

Process Fish Meat!

Fish can be processed into Fish Meat for cooking! Just walk up to any type of stove, go to the Food Processing tab, and select the Fish icon.
See Fish Meat Guide & Recipes

Frequently Asked Fishing Questions

What is the fish respawn time?

Fish take 3 days to spawn. If you've emptied out all of your Fishing Spots, check again in 3 days to fish for more!

You can catch Fish in Co-Op mode!

You can also just visit another Traveler's world to bag some Fish, but remember to be polite and ask them first! Here are our Co-Op boards if you want to make some fishing buddies:

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Friend Request Board	Co-Op Board

I ran out of bait, how can I get more?

Don't worry—you won't be stuck if you run out of the free bait from the Exploding Population quest. You'll have the recipe for Fruit Paste Bait, so use a crafting table to make some and catch more Medaka.

Use the Medaka you catch to buy more bait recipes from the Mondstadt Fishing Association. Each bait recipe only costs 3 Medaka, so it should be pretty easy!
Fishing Association Items & Locations

I caught a fish, but why isn't it in my inventory?

If you caught a fish but can't find it in your material bag, then it's most likely an Ornamental Fish. They show up in your Furnishing inventory, with other living types of Furnishing.

Ornamental Fish are rarer than regular fish, but can only be used for decoration with a Pool of Sapphire Grace or Shaded Clarity.

Fishing Achievements

"That's What They Call a Gateaway!" Achievement

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
"That's What They Call a Gateaway!"	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Allow a struggling fish to get off the hook.

Allowing a fish you've hooked onto to get away will award you with the "That's What They Call a Gateaway!" Achievement, which gives 5 Primogems!

"Oh, so That's How You Fish..."

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
"Oh, so That's How You Fish..."	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Scare the fish away when casting your rod.

Scaring the fish away while casting your rod will award you with the "Oh, so That's How You Fish..." Achievement, which gives 5 Primogems!

Achievement List and Rewards

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Fishing System Guide

All Fishing System Guides

Fishing Gameplay Guides
How to Catch Fish	How to Use Fish
List of Fish	Fishing Spot Locations
Fishing Bait Guide	Fishing Rod Guide

Fishing Rod and Bait Guides

All Fishing Bait Guides
False Worm Bait	Fruit Paste Bait	Redrot Bait
Fake Fly Bait	Glowgrass Bait	Sugardew Bait
Sour Bait	Flashing Maintenance Mek Bait
All Fishing Rod Guides
Moonstringer	Narukawa Ukai	Wishmaker
Windtangler	Wilderness	Serendipity
Wavepiercer
Fishing Gadget Guides
Fishing Line Stabilizer

All Fish Guides

Fish Guides
Maintenance Mek - Gold Leader	Rippling Heartfeather Bass	Maintenance Mek - Platinum Collection
Maintenance Mek - Situation Controller	Maintenance Mek - Initial Configuration	Divda Ray
Formalo Ray	Sunset Cloud Angler	Sandstorm Angler
True Fruit Angler	Peach of the Deep Waves	Halcyon Jade Axe Marlin
Lazurite Axe Marlin	Streaming Axe Marlin	Blazing Heartfeather Bass
Maintenance Mek - Water Body Cleaner	Medaka	Glaze Medaka
Sweet-Flower Medaka	Aizen Medaka	Dawncatcher
Crystalfish	Lunged Stickleback	Betta
Venomspine Fish	Akai Maou	Snowstrider
Golden Koi	Rusty Koi	Brown Shirakodai
Purple Shirakodai	Tea-Colored Shirakodai	Abiding Angelfish
Raimei Angelfish	Pufferfish	Bitter Pufferfish