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Palworld

How to Fish

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Palworld x Terraria Collab now Live!
☆ Tides of Terraria Content Guide | Patch Notes
New Breeding Combos for Tides of Terraria Update!
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Fishing Guide

Pals and items can be obtained through fishing in Palworld after the Tides of Terraria update. Read on for a guide on how to fish, where to fish, how to salvage items, and the Pals you can obtain through fishing.

How to Fish

Fishing Guide




Craft a Fishing Rod

Fishing Rod

The Beginner Fishing Rod can be crafted at a High Quality Workbench or a more advanced workbench. The Intermediate Fishing Rod requires at least a Production Assembly Line. The Advanced Fishing Rod requires Production Assembly Line II.

Despite being labeled as weapons, they cannot be crafted at Weapon Workbenches. However, they do occupy weapon slots in your inventory when equipped.

All Workbenches and Production Technology

Craft Bait

Material Description
Palworld - Simple BaitSimple Bait Basic fishing bait used to lure in Pals. Required for fishing.
Palworld - High Quality BaitHigh Quality Bait Bait that lures in Pals. Improved to make them bite more readily.
Palworld - Deluxe BaitDeluxe Bait Bait that lures in Pals. Improved to slightly enlarge the size of the bar in the fishing minigame.
Palworld - Alluring BaitAlluring Bait Bait that lures in Pals. Improved to enlarge the size of the bar in the fishing minigame and increase the number of items obtained from fishing.

To fish, you must first craft bait. Various types of bait can be unlocked through the Technology menu and crafted using workbenches.

While casting your line during fishing, you can select between all available bait in your inventory.

Look for Fish Shadows

You can only obtain Pals when fishing in waterways with fish shadows. Each fishing spot has a difficulty level attached to it. This will likely determine the Pals who can be caught in the shadows.

Most Pals that can be obtained through fishing are Water element Pals, their variants, and Pals based on marine animals.

List of Water Element Type Pals

Ride a Swimming Mount Pal

Riding on Azurobe while Fishing

If you spot fish shadows out of reach, you can ride a mountable Pal that can swim in the water, such as Surfent or Azurobe. As long as your fishing rod is equipped, you can fish from the back of your mount.

Fastest Swimming Mount Pals Tier List

Complete the Fishing Minigame

Fishing Minigame
Once a fishable Pal takes your bait, reel it in. You will then be presented with a fishing minigame where you have to align the bar with the fish icon in order for the successful catch meter to go up.

If you struggle with this minigame but still want to obtain Pals caught through fishing, you can instead build a Fishing Pond in your base.

Build a Fishing Pond

Fishing Pond

You can safely fish for Pals at your base by unlocking the Fishing Pond from the Technology menu. Once unlocked, this can be crafted through the Build menu under Production.

With the Fishing Pond, you can choose the shadow size of the fish that will spawn, determining the set of Pals that can be obtained. Small and medium shadows are available at the regular Fishing Pond. The Large Fishing Pond has large shadows available in addition to the small and medium ones.

Unlike fishing out in the wild, you do not need a fishing rod to catch fish here. Pals at your base with the Handiwork work suitability will fish for you.

Obtain Fished Pals and Items from the Cooler

Fishing Pond and Large Fishing Pond Cooler Boxes.png
Any Pals and items obtained through the Fishing Pond must be claimed from the cooler box on the side of the structure. Upon collecting fished Pals, they will automatically be added to your Palbox.

How to Salvage Items

Craft the Fishing Magnet

Fishing Magnet

The Powerful Fishing Magnet is a Consumable Item that can be researched after reaching level 61. This item is required to collect items from the ocean floor. To craft it, you will need one Hexolite.

How to Get Hexolite: All Recipes and Effects

Swim Up To Floating Items

Collect from Ruined Materials

Once you have a fishing magnet and a fishing rod, you can swim up to floating items scattered around the seas to salvage items. Use a Water mount Pal while exploring the map to salvage items from ocean floors.

Pals Obtained Through Fishing

Small Fish Shadows

List of Pals
Palworld- FuackFuack Palworld- PengulletPengullet Palworld- PenkingPenking Palworld- KillamariKillamari
Palworld- CelarayCelaray Palworld- KelpseaKelpsea Palworld- AzurobeAzurobe Palworld- CroajiroCroajiro
Palworld- TurtacleTurtacle Palworld- JellroyJellroy Palworld- JellietteJelliette

Medium Fish Shadows

List of Pals
Palworld- SurfentSurfent Palworld- Surfent TerraSurfent Terra Palworld- Kelpsea IgnisKelpsea Ignis Palworld- MunchillMunchill
Palworld- PolapupPolapup Palworld- FinsiderFinsider Palworld- Fuack IgnisFuack Ignis Palworld- Pengullet LuxPengullet Lux
Palworld- Killamari PrimoKillamari Primo Palworld- Celaray LuxCelaray Lux

Large Fish Shadows

List of Pals
Palworld- DumudDumud Palworld- GloopieGloopie Palworld- GhanglerGhangler Palworld- Turtacle TerraTurtacle Terra
Palworld- Finsider IgnisFinsider Ignis Palworld- Ghangler IgnisGhangler Ignis Palworld- Whalaska IgnisWhalaska Ignis Palworld- Penking LuxPenking Lux
Palworld- Dumud GildDumud Gild Palworld- Azurobe CrystAzurobe Cryst Palworld- Croajiro NoctCroajiro Noct

Palworld Related Guides

Palworld - Tips and Tricks Partial Banner

Tips and Tricks

Tides of Terraria Update Tips

Tides of Terraria Tips
Tides of Terraria New Islands and Location How to Get Terraria Items
How to Recruit Zoe and Location How to Find Terraria Dungeon
How to Fish How to Get Implants
Trust Mechanic Explained How to Find Treasure Maps
Enemy Faction Bases and Location -

Feybreak Update Tips

Feybreak Island Tips
Feybreak Update Patch Notes Terraria Crossover Launched
Bounty Tokens Guide Attack Chopper Guide
How to Start Pal Expeditions Feybreak Oil Rig Guide
How to Find Feybreak Messenger of Love Locations
Level 30 Oil Rig Guide -

Feybreak Update All New Content Guide

Sakurajima Update Tips

Sakurajima Island Tips
PvP Arena Guide How to Find Meteorite Event
Oil Rig Stronghold Guide Best Crude Oil Base Locations
How to Farm Dog Coins Supply Drop Guide and All Items
Sakurajima Location and How to Get There How to Unlock More Accessory Slots
Sakurajima Early Access Play Review Junkyard Locations and All Items
Lockpicking Guide -

All Sakurajima Update Features

General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
Best Starter Pal How to Level Up Fast
Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn? Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained Post Game Raid Boss
Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events How to Fly
How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal
List of the Best Palworld Mods Rare Drops List and Best Rare Drops to Farm
How to Change Player and Pal Names Stats and IVs Explained
How to Change Your Character's Appearance How to Keep Items on Death
How Many Pals Are in Palworld How to Refresh Vendor Stock
Feed Box Optimal Positioning Pals That Don't Sleep
Level Cap All Pal Skins and How to Change
Palworld Halloween Skins How to Use Global Palbox

Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
How to Catch Pals How to Catch and Sell Humans
How to Get Lucky Pals Pal Sphere Farming Guide
How to Reroll Dungeon Bosses

Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows How to Eat Food
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night How to Manage Food Expiration
Best Base Locations
Coal Base Paldium Fragment Base
Ore Base Sulfur Base
Skill Fruit Base -

Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
How to Play Palworld on Mobile Devices Best World Settings for Palworld
How to Change World Settings Multiplayer Guide
Does Palworld Have Crossplay? Is There PvP in Palworld?
How to Save the Game How to Set Up Dedicated Server
Which Difficulty Settings to Choose How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data How to Change Death Penalty Settings
Is There Splitscreen Local Co-Op in Palworld -

Glitches and Exploits

All Glitches and Exploits
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch Infinite Sweepa Boost Glitch
Carry Weight Glitch Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch Black Marketeer Gold Glitch
Item Duplication Glitch 2 Combat Pals at A Time Glitch
Unraidable Base Glitch Clipping Glitch
How to Fix World Save Bug Infinite Loot Glitch
Infinite XP Glitch Freeze and Rocket Launcher Glitch
Pal Skill Cooldown Reset Trick Fierce Fang Glitch

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 5 months

Killimari Primo can also be caught from the same pool as kelpsea Ignis

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