Island 1
1 · Lighthouse Rock Crab
- Rod
- Crab Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure or Hot Dog
44 documented entries · five islands
Fish, lures & Fishipedia tracker
Find the documented island, rod and bait pairings, then keep a private browser checklist for Collector and drip cleanup.
Quick answer
Match the lure tier to the island: Free Lure or Hot Dog at the Lighthouse, Free or Beginner Lure in the Forest, Standard Lure in the Desert, Professional Lure at the Rocks and Scientific Lure at the Volcano. Bosses use separate bait. Drip variants do not have a documented special lure—use the Tab encyclopedia to see what is missing, then hunt the matching creature on its normal island.
If the lure is correct but nothing bites after you buy the Island 2 rod, use the fish-not-biting guide: hold left click while the hook is in the water before diagnosing bait or co-op state.
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Showing all 44 entries.
Island 1
1 · Lighthouse Shrimp
- Rod
- Crab Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure
Island 1
1 · Lighthouse Lobster
- Rod
- Crab Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Hot Dog
Boss / special
1 · Lighthouse Spider Crab
- Rod
- Crab Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Empty Beer Can
Island 2
2 · Forest Piranha
- Rod
- Crab Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Hot Dog
Island 2
2 · Forest Mackerel
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Gar
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Pike
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure or Beginner Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Goldfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Free Lure or Beginner Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Cod
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Beginner Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Perch
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Beginner Lure
Island 2
2 · Forest Triggerfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Beginner Lure
Boss / special
2 · Forest Giant Piranha
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Modified Leech
Boss / special
2 · Forest The Old Pike
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Beginner Boss Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Angelfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Boxfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Catfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Sea Urchin
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Seahorse
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Clownfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Bluegill
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Salmon
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Island 3
3 · Desert Needlefish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Lure
Boss / special
3 · Desert Blue Shark
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Standard Boss Lure
Boss / special
3 · Desert Pufferfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Carrot
Island 4
4 · Rocks Parrotfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Voxelfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Bass
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Halibut
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Eel
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Tigerfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Flying Fish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Sengarat
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Island 4
4 · Rocks Red Snapper
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Lure
Boss / special
4 · Rocks Tuna
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Professional Boss Lure
Boss / special
4 · Rocks Albatross
- Rod
- Placed trigger
- Lure / bait
- Tuna body placed on the ground
Island 5
5 · Volcano Anglerfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Lure
Island 5
5 · Volcano Blobfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Lure
Island 5
5 · Volcano Oarfish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Lure
Island 5
5 · Volcano Superdwarf Fish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Lure
Island 5
5 · Volcano Stonefish
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Lure
Boss / special
5 · Volcano Goblin Shark
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Scientific Boss Lure
Boss / special
5 · Volcano Bowhead Whale
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
- Lure / bait
- Fish Bucket
Boss / special
5 · Volcano Mutated Bowhead Whale
- Rod
- Placed trigger
- Lure / bait
- Bowhead Whale carried to the volcano
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Lure ladder
Regular catches become simpler after Island 2
Island 1 and Island 2 mix Free Lure, Hot Dog and Beginner Lure. From Island 3 onward, regular catches use one main tier per island: Standard, Professional, then Scientific. Keep boss bait separate from this ladder.
| Island | Regular lure |
|---|---|
| 1 · Lighthouse | Free Lure or Hot Dog |
| 2 · Forest | Free Lure, Beginner Lure or Hot Dog |
| 3 · Desert | Standard Lure |
| 4 · Rocks | Professional Lure |
| 5 · Volcano | Scientific Lure |
Collector vs Fishipedia
Use the in-game Tab encyclopedia as the authority
Collector asks you to find and kill every creature. Fishipedia asks you to find and kill every drip creature. Drips are visually distinct rare variants; current guide evidence says they use the ordinary creature route rather than a separate lure.
Current third-party tables disagree on a handful of additional names and bait pairings. This tracker therefore contains 44 cross-referenced entries, not a claim that 44 is the final Fishipedia total. If a name appears in your current in-game encyclopedia but not here, follow the game’s list and report the missing row so it can be reconciled against another source.
This page stores checklist choices only in this browser. The “Drip found” control is bookkeeping: mark it only when the in-game encyclopedia shows a drip slot and records the kill. The table does not invent spawn rates, guaranteed farms or boss-specific drip eligibility.
For the last missing dripFilter to its normal island and lure, then repeat that ordinary catch route. The game encyclopedia identifies the missing name but does not publish its island, so this database supplies the location cross-reference.
Using a Drip after you find itTake a confirmed Drip creature to the Reel of Fortune for one random cosmetic skin, then hold the named item and use Z or C to equip it.
Sources used on this page
- How to Fish global achievements Steam Community · accessed 2026-08-24 · achievement names, achievement descriptions, achievement icons
- How to Fish community discussions Steam Community · accessed 2026-08-26 · current player questions, high GPU and FPS-cap reports, mouse-movement stutter, fish not biting, audio duplication and distortion, 0x11C7 launch-block reports, boat items after reload, missing equipment reports, weapon skin questions, second-island questions, lost Radar reports, drip creature questions, cooked fishing rod reports, boss difficulty, multiplayer issues
- How to Fish: All Fish Locations and the Bait You Need AllThings.How · accessed 2026-08-25 · regular creature locations, rod and lure pairings, boss bait, five-island catch list
- How to Fish Drip Creatures: How to Get, Fishipedia, and Uses Nerd's Chalk · accessed 2026-08-25 · drip creature identification, Tab encyclopedia, Fishipedia tracking, no special drip lure