Fishing guide by Wyks

Introduction

Fishing is one of the resource gathering skills in Syrnia, and provide the primary resource for the cooking skill. The Syrnia waters are abundant with many different varieties to choose from. Each species is found at different locations throughout the many islands, require specific methods for gathering and have a unique level requirement, which you can see in the quicklists below. Aside from the raw fish you catch, you will also occasionally find other valuable items while fishing such as leather boots and locked tool boxes (to find out exactly the random drops for each fishing location, click on a fishing type in the Action column in the chart below).

Getting started

At level 1 you can only fish using a net, so equip one and start working by clicking the link in the city menu. Most players start by fishing shrimps at Lisim, since it is located on Remer island. There are however more locations where you can net fish (see the locations chart below).

Tip: if you can find your way to the Singing river (Serpenthelm island), net fishing here gives better experience (and different kinds of fish) than all the other net fishing locations!

At level 5 you can switch to rod fishing, which gives you better experience and access to higher level types of fish (this does not count for fishing at the Singing river, you can continue net fishing and other types of fish become available once you reach the required level for them). Rods can be bought from NPC markets such as Eully market.

Timer influence

Like other resource gathering skills, each player fishing at the same location adds 2 seconds to the timer and maxes out at 15 people. This means the 16th player and above will not add further time. Also worth mentioning is that fishing offers the fastest exp of all the resource gathering skills, especially at the higher levels.

Fishing by boat (level 23+)

Once you reach fishing level 23, small boat fishing becomes available. For this you need a Small fishing boat. Boat fishing works the same way as other types of fishing, except that you need to have the required boat in your inventory (they cannot be equipped) and that unlike other tools boats do not break. As you level up higher types of boat fishing become available to you (which also means buying a more expensive boat), which in return will allow you to catch better types of fish and gather experience faster. Some types of boat fishing also require you to have a net or a rod equipped.

Tip: a small fishing boat requires 2000 wood and level 20 construction to build, but due to the surplus of small fishing boats in the game players tend to sell than for less than 4,000gp (their wood cost).

Canoe fishing (level 100+)

Once you have reached level 100 fishing, a special type of boat fishing becomes available: fishing using a Canoe (you also need to have a rod equipped). Canoe fishing is done at Thabis (Anasco island), but is only available after you have completed the Squid of the deep quest. In addition, fishing there is not always available due to high and low tide. It alternates on a daily basis, which means one day you will be able to fish there, and the next you will not be able to, etc. On a sidenote: when fishing is not available, the smokehouse to smoke the Thabis fish is open, and vice versa.

Longboat fishing

Longboat fishing starts at level 55 at Mariner Locker and Depths on Calmere Island. You must have a Long boat in your inventory, but depending on the type of fish you want to catch and your level You also need a rod and net.

Event fishing

During certain Syrnia events a special species of fish can be caught, the Striped fish. These come in various colours, and can usually be obtained at Holiday lake (Celebration island) by net or rod fishing. They cannot be cooked and are only used for collecting and/or contests during the event. Due to the nature of Syrnia events (what you can do on Celebration island is often very different for each event) it is unpredictable when you are able to catch any of the Striped fish below.

Img	Lvl and type	Item name	Description
	1 (net)	Striped red fish	Could be caught at Holiday lake during certain events.
	5 (rod)	Striped blue fish	Could be caught at Holiday lake during certain events.
	5 (rod)	Striped green fish	Could be caught at Holiday lake during certain events.
	5 (rod)	Striped purple fish	Could be caught throughout Syrnia by rod fishing during certain events.

Quicklists

Species

NB: Bone fishing rod (requires level 75 to wear) can be used as a substitute for the normal Rod.

Img	Fishing lvl	Item	Tools	Action	Fishing exp
	1	Shrimps		Net fishing	10
	1	Frog		Net fishing (freshwater)	12
	5	Piranha		Net fishing (freshwater)	20
	5	Sardine		Rod fishing	14
	10	Catfish		Net fishing (freshwater)	30
	10	Herring		Rod fishing	17
	16	Mackerel		Rod fishing	20
	20	Trout		Net fishing	23
	23	Cod		Small boat fishing	40
	25	Pike		Small boat fishing	50
	30	Salmon		Small boat fishing	57
	35	Giant catfish		Net fishing (freshwater)	35
	35	Tuna		Sloop fishing	64
	40	Lobster		Sloop fishing	75
	46	Bass		Boat fishing	125
	50	Swordfish		Trawler fishing	275
	55	Sturgeon		(Mariners Locker) rod fishing	130
	60	Bone fish		(Mariners Locker) net fishing	140
	65	Coral fish		(Mariners Locker) rod fishing	200
	70	Wolf fish		(Mariners Locker) net fishing	220
	76	Shark		Trawler fishing	350
	90	Lantern fish		(Mariners Depths) rod fishing	450
	100	Parrotfish		Canoe and rod fishing	500
	105	Lantern squid		(Mariners Depths) net fishing	500
	120	Eel		Canoe and net fishing	600
	120	Octopus		(Mariners Depths) rod fishing	700
	140	Salmon shark		(Mariners Depths) net fishing	1050
	140	Snapper		Canoe and rod fishing	1000
	150	Rockfish		Fish with rod	1050
	160	Crab		Canoe and net fishing	1100
	170	Spider crab		Fish with rod	1200
	180	Grouper		Canoe and rod fishing	1500
	190	Cavefish		Fish with rod	1250

Locations

Location	Map	Action
Port Senyn	Remer island	Small boat fishing
Barnacle bay	Skull island	Small boat fishing
Eylsian docks	Kanzo island	Small boat fishing
Port Calviny	Exrollia	Small boat fishing
Port Dazar	Dearn island	Sloop fishing
Port Calviny	Exrollia	Sloop fishing
The Outlands 62	The Outlands	Boat fishing
Heerchey docks	Heerchey island	Boat fishing
Bidou docks	Calmere Island	Boat fishing
Eylsian docks	Kanzo island	Trawler fishing
Thabis	Anasco island	Canoe and net fishing
Thabis	Anasco island	Canoe and rod fishing
Lisim	Remer island	Net fishing
The Outlands 17	The Outlands	Net fishing
The Outlands 18	The Outlands	Net fishing
The Outlands 34	The Outlands	Net fishing
Ogre lake	Ogre cave	Net fishing
Barnacle bay	Skull island	Net fishing
Web haven	Webbers island	Net fishing
Tutorial 4	Tutorial island	Net fishing
Lisim	Remer island	Rod fishing
The Outlands 17	The Outlands	Rod fishing
The Outlands 18	The Outlands	Rod fishing
The Outlands 34	The Outlands	Rod fishing
Ogre lake	Ogre cave	Rod fishing
Barnacle bay	Skull island	Rod fishing
Web haven	Webbers island	Rod fishing
The singing river	Serpenthelm island	Net fishing (freshwater)
Osis lake	Calmere Island	Net fish at Osis lake
Osis lake	Calmere Island	Rod fish at Osis lake
Tirnus grotto	Tirnus caves	Fish with rod