The Fallout 76 Gone Fission update is live and catches the summer vibe perfectly. There is a new questline and fishing introduced with this update. The questline Casting Off gets you started with the fishing role, with a Fishing Rod as a reward. There are different types of baits, fish and locations you need to use and visit to catch fish and unlock new recipes.
We got you covered with everything you need to know about fishing guide in Fallout 76.
Casting Off Questline
Head over to Fisherman’s Rest, a new location in the Mire where you’ll begin your fishing journey. Here you will meet a new trio of new characters. The disoriented Captain Raymond Clark, a mysterious new figure who goes by the name The Fisherman, and Linda-Lee, the Fisherman’s adorable pet hermit crab.
During the “Casting Off” questline you’ll receive a working Fishing Rod – allowing you to walk up to any body of water and start fishing. When deciding where you can fish, remember the mantra: “If you can swim in it, you can fish in it.”
Do note that the Fishing Rod won’t appear in your Pip-Boy menu as it’s not an item you need to equip. When you’re standing next to and looking at a body of water, the “Fish” command will appear on your screen. The Fishing Rod will show up in your Tinkers Workbench menu so you can modify it though.
Upgrading your Fishing Rod
You can find the pieces needed to upgrade your fishing rod by completing the new fishing challenges and daily fishing quests. These will reward you with rod styles, bobbers, and linear reels to fine tune your fishing experience and help you catch the mysterious creatures living in the irradiated waters of the wasteland.
It’s important to know that some fish will be near impossible to catch until you upgrade your fishing rod, so get out there and complete those fishing challenges!
How to Catch Fish
You can have the best-looking fishing rod in Appalachia, but it won’t help you catch any fish if you’re not using bait. There are three types of bait to gather, and each one increases your chances of enticing rarer fish to bite down on your hook.
Common Bait
Gives you the chance to catch generic fish, scrapable junk, and common regional fish.
Common Bait is purchasable from The Fisherman and Captain Raymond Clark in Fisherman’s Rest. You also have a chance to receive this bait after completing the daily fishing quest.
Improved Bait
This bait gives you an increased chance of catching uncommon fish. While it’s not purchasable from any vendor, you can trade Improved Bait with other players. You can also get more from the daily fishing quest, public events, and finding it in lootable containers around the world.
Superb Bait
Earnable as rewards in Season 21, this bait gives you the best chance to catch very rare fish.
All Weathers in Fallout 76
Weather also influences your odds of catching specific types of fish. Naturally occurring weather, as well as modified weather from a Weather Control Station in your C.A.M.P. will affect the type of fish that bite down on your hook.
Clear Weather:
Best suited for catching common fish that can be found in any region.
Rainy Weather:
Rainy weather has an increased chance of catching region-specific fish, as well as the elusive Axolotls.
Radstorm/Nuke Weather:
Radstorms and weather caused by nukes increase the chance of catching Glowing Fish.
We’ll leave it to you all to figure out which combination of bait and weather will give you the highest chance of helping you find the fish you want.
When you obtain a fish by fishing or trading with players, you immediately learn the recipe to convert that fish into Fish Bits at a Cooking Station. Fish Bits can restore small amounts of Hunger/Health on their own, but that’s not the best way to utilize this new material.
When at a cooking station, you’ll notice a new food recipe. The Grilled Fish recipe becomes available after completing the main fishing questline. When eaten it provides you with an effect that reduces the time to hook a fish for 20 minutes, which is perfect because you’re about to do a whole lot of fishing.
Completing fishing daily quests will give you the chance to earn other food recipes that utilize Fish Bits such as Fish and Tatos and Fish Chowder.
There’s one other location where you can use Fish Bits. If you feed Linda-Lee Fish Bits she’ll give you a random Legendary item
That’s all you need to know about Fishing guide in Fallout 76 including baits, weathers, locations and more.