Genshin Impact

How to Catch Fish

Genshin Impact - How to Catch Fish - Fishing Guide
You can catch fish by playing the Fishing Minigame from the Fishing System in Genshin Impact. Learn how to play the fishing minigame, a full guide on how to fish and how to catch Fish, tips and tricks for fishing, and other information in this guide!

How to Catch Fish

Fishing Minigame Guide

Walkthrough
1 Genshin - Fishing System - Casting
Hold the Cast Rod Button to aim, aim at a location with the fish you need, and let go of the button to release the hook. Wait for the Fish to bite before clicking anything else!
2 Genshin - Fishing System - Bite
Once a fish bites the hook, press the Raise Hook button quickly before the fish escapes!
3 Genshin - Fishing System - Struggle
After raising your hook, the fish will try to break free. Hold/Release the Fish Button to adjust your fishing line tension and keep it in the yellow Tension Zone.
4 Genshin - Fishing System - Catch
Once the Fishing Meter is full, you have managed to successfully catch a fish!

Things To Do Before Fishing

Prepare a Lot of Bait

Genshin - Fishing System- Making Bait
You can make fish bait with a regular crafting table. Note that each set of ingredients makes 10 bait, so a little goes a long way!

Where to Get Bait Formulas

Genshin - How to Get More Bait
To collect all bait formulas, you'll have to catch 9 Medaka. You'll get the recipe for Fruit Paste Bait from the Exploding Population quest, which you can use to make bait for catching the Medaka you need.
How to Craft and Use All Bait

Look for a Fishing Spot

Genshin - Fishing System - Fish Jumping
There are a total of 41 regular fishing spots in Teyvat. Each fishing spot contains specific species of fish that vary with in-game time. To begin fishing, walk up to the ripples in the water and select ''Fishing.''
List of Fishing Spot Locations

Choose a Rod and Bait

Genshin - Choosing a Fishing Rod and Bait

How to Choose the Right Bait

Fish species are only attracted to one type of bait, so they won't bite if you're using the wrong one. You can take a look at our Bait Guide to see which bait works on which fish.

How to Choose the Right Rod

Unlike bait, you can actually use any fishing rod. Note that there are regional fishing rods though, which increase your chances of catching fish in the correct region!
How to Get and Use All Fishing Rods

Tips and Tricks for Fishing

Don't throw the hook directly in front of a fish

Casting your line too near a fish will scare it instead of make it bite. Instead of placing the hook in front of a fish, we recommend aiming slightly to the side of the fish.

Use Special Fishing Rods

Region Best Fishing Rod to Use
Mondstadt
Liyue
Inazuma
Sumeru
Any

Some special Fishing Rods increase your chances of catching certain Fish when you're in the correct region. You can get a region's Fishing Rod by exchanging fish with that region's Association.
Fishing Association Guide

Use Characters with Fishing Bonus

Genshin - Thoma Passive Talent - Snap and Swing

Thoma's Passive Talent, Snap and Swing, helps grant the player a 20% chance of scoring a double catch. This only works if you're fishing in Inazuma.

Thoma Ratings and Best Builds

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact - Fishing System Slim Banner
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
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Genshin - Fake Fly Bait ImageFake Fly Bait Genshin - Glowgrass Bait ImageGlowgrass Bait Genshin - Sugardew Bait ImageSugardew Bait
Genshin - Sour Bait ImageSour Bait Genshin - Flashing Maintenance Mek Bait ImageFlashing Maintenance Mek Bait
All Fishing Rod Guides
Genshin - Moonstringer ImageMoonstringer Genshin - Narukawa Ukai ImageNarukawa Ukai Genshin - Wishmaker ImageWishmaker
Genshin - Windtangler ImageWindtangler Genshin - Wilderness ImageWilderness Genshin - Serendipity ImageSerendipity
Genshin - Wavepiercer ImageWavepiercer
Fishing Gadget Guides
Genshin Impact - Fishing Line Stabilizer Image Fishing Line Stabilizer

All Fish Guides

Fish Guides
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Genshin - Maintenance Mek - Initial Configuration ImageMaintenance Mek - Initial Configuration Genshin - Divda Ray ImageDivda Ray Genshin - Formalo Ray ImageFormalo Ray
Genshin - Sunset Cloud Angler ImageSunset Cloud Angler Genshin - Sandstorm Angler ImageSandstorm Angler Genshin - True Fruit Angler ImageTrue Fruit Angler
Genshin - Peach of the Deep Waves ImagePeach of the Deep Waves Genshin - Halcyon Jade Axe Marlin ImageHalcyon Jade Axe Marlin Genshin - Lazurite Axe Marlin ImageLazurite Axe Marlin
Genshin - Streaming Axe Marlin ImageStreaming Axe Marlin Genshin - Blazing Heartfeather Bass ImageBlazing Heartfeather Bass Genshin - Maintenance Mek - Water Body Cleaner ImageMaintenance Mek - Water Body Cleaner
Genshin - Medaka ImageMedaka Genshin - Glaze Medaka ImageGlaze Medaka Genshin - Sweet-Flower Medaka ImageSweet-Flower Medaka
Genshin - Aizen Medaka ImageAizen Medaka Genshin - Dawncatcher ImageDawncatcher Genshin - Crystalfish ImageCrystalfish
Genshin - Lunged Stickleback ImageLunged Stickleback Genshin - Betta ImageBetta Genshin - Venomspine Fish ImageVenomspine Fish
Genshin - Akai Maou ImageAkai Maou Genshin - Snowstrider ImageSnowstrider Genshin - Golden Koi ImageGolden Koi
Genshin - Rusty Koi ImageRusty Koi Genshin - Brown Shirakodai ImageBrown Shirakodai Genshin - Purple Shirakodai ImagePurple Shirakodai
Genshin - Tea-Colored Shirakodai ImageTea-Colored Shirakodai Genshin - Abiding Angelfish ImageAbiding Angelfish Genshin - Raimei Angelfish ImageRaimei Angelfish
Genshin - Pufferfish ImagePufferfish Genshin - Bitter Pufferfish ImageBitter Pufferfish

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