Lunged Stickleback is a Fish in Genshin Impact's Fishing System. Learn where to find Lunged Stickleback, the best bait and rod for catching it, how to use it, and other information in this Fishing guide!

Lunged Stickleback Locations

Spawn Time and Region

All Lunged Stickleback Locations

Fishing Spot Locations
Nazuchi Beach	Ritou Island
Violet Court	Koseki Village Right
Sangonomiya Shrine	Suigetsu Pool
Autake Plains	Serpent's Bowels

Note: The Serpent's Bowels fishing spot in Enkanomiya is locked behind parts of the From Dawn to Dusk in Byakuyakoku quest chain! Take a look at our Fishing Spot guide for other fishes' locations:

List of Fishing Spot Locations

Hidden Fishing Spot in Tsurumi Island

Note that the Autake Plains fishing spot in Tsurumi Island is locked behind Ipe's Ghost Request!

Full Tsurumi Island Guide

How to Catch Lunged Stickleback

Best Bait for Lunged Stickleback

Fishing Bait	How to Get
Redrot Bait	Crafted Formula: Purchase from Mondstadt Fishing Association

You have to use Redrot Bait to catch the Lunged Stickleback, because it won't bite if you're using any other bait.
How to Craft & Use All Bait

Best Fishing Rod to Use

The Lunged Stickleback can only be caught with a Fishing Rod. Since this fish can spawn anywhere, you can use whichever rod you want as long as you're in the correct region! See which Fishing Rods to use in each region here:

How to Get & Use All Fishing Rods

How to Use Lunged Stickleback

Used in the Fishing Association

Fishing Association Items
Narukawa Ukai

Fish are used to buy different items from Fishing Associations. Take a look at our Fishing Association guide for a list of all items for sale, as well as how much they cost:
All Fishing Association Items

Used in the Housing System

Like all Fish types, you have a chance to get an Ornamental Lunged Stickleback while fishing. The Ornamental type is harder to catch, but you'll be able to place it in your Serenitea Pot with a Pool of Sapphire Grace!
Housing System & Serenitea Pot Guide

Used for Fish Meat

The Lunged Stickleback can also be processed into Fish 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

Lunged Stickleback Information

Archive Type and Information

Lunged Stickleback	Type	Stickleback Fish
	Region	Inazuma
	Spawn Time	18:00 to 6:00

A swift, fierce fish with spiny fins whose spiny mouth can pierce the curren when it swims at full speed. Its capabilities have earned it the nicknames ''The Cutter'' and ''Hard-to-Get.''
Unlike others of its kind, the lunged stickleback can live in dried muddy pools for a long time. Other than its gills, it can also breathe through its vestigial scales, which is a feature much more similar to that of amphibians. As such, apart from dealing with uninvited anglers, it also has to deal with an academic vote of no confidence in it still being a stickleback.

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Fishing System Guide

All Fishing System Guides

All Fish

Divda Ray	Formalo Ray	Rippling Heartfeather Bass
Maintenance Mek - Platinum Collection	Maintenance Mek - Situation Controller	Maintenance Mek - Initial Configuration
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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	Jade Heartfeather Bass	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	Moonfin
Pufferfish	Bitter Pufferfish