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How to fish in New World: how to make and use a Fishing PoleHow to use a Fishing Pole and Bait to catch all sorts of New World fish
How to use a Fishing Pole and Bait to catch all sorts of New World fish
Where are New World’s best fishing hotspots located?In all honesty, who doesn’t want to sack off the day-to-day drudgeries of being a conquistador on a magical island, and just go fishing in the crystal-clear waters of Aeternum? Why would anyone want to play a giganticMMOfor any reason other than equipping a Fishing Pole and spending a bit of downtime seeing what you can catch in various different bodies of water?
Below we’ll walk you through how to get your hands on a Fishing Pole and bait inNew World, and how to fish without breaking your line. We’ll also show you all the best fishing hotspots on one handy map.
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How to fish in New World
Fishing is one of your character’sTrade Skillsin New World, with 200 levels to advance through. You can get stuck into fishing very early on in the game, because what you’ll need is actually very simple and easy to get. First you’ll need a Fishing Pole - we cover how to make or obtain a Fishing Pole in the section below.
Once you’ve found a good fishing spot, here’s how to fish:
Fishing is a decent way of earning XP, and it’s a fun, chill way to get lots of tasty meals and other useful items - particularly if you canget a group of friends togetherfor a fishing session.
How to get a Fishing Pole
The map portion of this image was made using the interactive New World online map linked below.
There are higher tiers of Fishing Poles out there, of course, but you’ll have to meet certain level requirements before you can use them. The Treated Wood Fishing Pole requires you to be Level 4; to use the Aged Wood Fishing Pole you must reach Level 18; the Wyrdwood Fishing Pole requires level 40, and the Ironwood Fishing Pole requires level 60, which isNew World’s level cap. If you’re looking for ways to increase your level quickly, check out ourNew World levelingwalkthrough.
New World fishing hotspot locations
You can fish more or less anywhere in New World, even in shallow water. But deep water is far better, as it increases your chances of finding rare and more valuable fish. There are a wide variety of fish species available to catch in New World, from the lowlytadpoleto the mighty large salmon. Very few fish types have unique attributes, but catching bigger and rarer fish can lead to better outcomes when cooking rations or selling at the trading post.
As you explore in New World you’ll come across various fishing hotspot locations, which are areas of shallow water that behave like deep water, giving you an improved chance to catch rarer, higher-tier fish. These fishing hotspots have limited uses per player, so you can’t keep fishing there forever - although server restarts will generally reset these uses.
That wraps up this quick primer on how to fish in New World. If you want to know how to jump between fishing hotspots as quickly and efficiently as possible and you consider the absence ofNew World mountsto be a deplorable crime, check out our primer on the differentNew World fast traveloptions. Elsewhere, you can check out our suggestions as to thebest New World character builds, and take a look at ourbest New World weapons tier list. Or, if you’re a newcomer who’s still getting to grips with the game, look no further than our list ofNew World tips and tricks.
