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Terraria fishing guide: quest rewards and fish locationsHow to catch fish
How to catch fish
If there’s one thing aboutTerrariathat is relatively peaceful, it’s sitting on the bank of a large body of water, hooking your bait and casting out a lure. Of course, while fishing you need to keep a watchful eye for not just the moment when you get a bite, but also on enemies sneaking up behind you.
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In this Terraria fishing guide, we will tell youhow to catch fish in Terraria, detail all of thefishing quest rewards, and give you thelocations of every single quest fishin the game.
How to fish in Terraria
To fish in Terraria, you need to haveunlocked the Angler NPCto your town. You’ll also need to create a fishing rod (the most basic one just needs 8 wood and a basic table) and some bait. Buy a bug catching net from the trader and catch some bugs flying around. Ponds are your best bet, though there are others in the underground regions that have a higher bait lure chance.
Fishing in lava
Yes, it is possible to fish in lava, but you need to use particular items to help you to fish them up. Here are just some of the items that make fishing in lava possible.
Fishing quest rewards
The thing that bringing the Angler to your town unlocks is the option to take on a fishing quest. You will be able to participate in one fishing quest per in-game day and there are rewards for completing each one. Some are guaranteed, while others only have a chance to unlock once you’ve reached Hardmode. Here are all of the quest rewards:
Guaranteed quest rewards
Hardmode only quest rewards
All other fishing quest rewards
Quest fish locations
Finally, here are all of the 41 quest fish that the Angler will ask you for and each of their locations:
Those are all of the quest fish and fishing quest rewards! Thanks for reading our guide. For more on Terraria, you can head to ourTerraria NPCsguide to learn how to how to attract NPCs to your town or ourTerraria bossesguide if you want information about summoning and defeating every single boss fight in the game. We also have a guides onHow to make a bed in TerrariaandBest wings in Terraria.
