Fishing
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Description
One of the only ways a hobbit can spend an afternoon snoozing in the sun and still get dinner.
The Basics
Players can train in the art of fishing and tackle from Hobby Masters:
- Bree (Scholar’s Stair Archives)
- Michel Delving (Bird and Baby Inn)
- Ered Luin (Thorin’s Halls)
- Rivendell (Hall of Fire)
- Moria (Twenty-first Hall)
How to Fish
Open the Character Journal and click on the Hobby tab along the top. Here you will find information about fishing, and the Fishing icon which you should assign to a quickslot.
Locate any body of water; a lake, river, stream, or pond should suffice. Once you have picked out your fishing spot, equip your fishing pole and face the water. Press the Fishing quickslot button once (or activate the associated hotkey) to cast your line. Once the line has been cast, wait until you see signs of struggling - splashing in the water, the bobber dipping under the water, or your fishing pole flexing are the signs. When these signs occur, reel in your line by pressing the Fishing button again. If you reacted in time, you will have caught something. If not, try again. There is no limit to the number of times you can cast and retrieve the line, but experience accrual will cease after ten points have been earned in a 24 hour period.
Equipment
Your first fishing-rod is a gift from the hobby-master. Better fishing-rods can be crafted by an Expert Woodworker, but the basic one will do splendidly for a beginner.
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Fishing Titles
Your proficiency level can only be increased by 10 points per day. A yellow progress bar on the Hobby tab of the Character log indicates you've reached your limit for that day. You can continue to fish, but you will not receive any more experience for the rest of that day.
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Fishing Deeds
- The Salmon King - Catch a 50lb Salmon!
- Darter-master - Catch all 9 Darter varieties.
- Sturgeon-master - Catch all 9 Sturgeon varieties.
- Trout-master - Catch all 9 Trout varieties.
Fishing Quests
- One Fish, Two Fish [5]
- Teach a Man to Fish [5]
- Fish-tales [5]
- Hook, Line and Sinker [40]
Catch of the Day
Certain fish are caught depending on your level of experience in your Hobby. Once you reach the next proficiency, fish from the level before will no longer yield points for you.
There are several types of fish you are able to catch.
- General Fish and Junk
- Crafting Fish
- Trophy Fish (Barter with the taxidermist for a mounted fish)
- Rare Fish (Such as Trout, Darter, Sturgeon, and Salmon)
Rare Fish Locations
NOTE: It appears that with the introduction of Vol III, all this has changed.
Preliminary reports show the following:
- TROUT: All nine trout species can be caught in the North Downs (the bridge on the road) and Rivendell (near Hidhuinen [28.8S, 4.9W]) and also in the Lone-Lands in the small body of water to the south-west of Ost Guruth.
- DARTER: All nine darter species can be caught in Aughaire. The bridge in the middle of the camp is a good location. All Darter species can be caught in the pool outside Goblin Town, at the campfire. All Darter species can be caught in Forochel. The bridges in Suri-Kyla are a good place.
- STURGEON: All nine sturgeon species can be caught in Enedwaidth. The hidden Fishing Hole is a good location.
- SALMON: All salmon except the 50-lb salmon have been reported being caught from the island in Evendim. 50-lb salmon has been reported being caught from Mirkwood and Enedwaith
Gallery
Tenric watches for fish
Tenric catches something
Tenric reels in his catch
Lilliwynn has a fish in her hand ready to be put in basket
Notes
A wonderful, visual site about fishing that helped us fill in some blanks :: http://mysite.verizon.net/~mithrandir2/otherfiles/lotrofiles/fishing/cavg.htm
Introduced with Book 13: Doom of the Last-king, fishing is the first hobby being introduced in The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. For more information about fishing, see this Developer Diary
