How to Fish Wiki
Guides, boss fights, and money-making tips for How to Fish.
Unofficial fan wiki for How to Fish by Dazed Games. Walkthroughs, boss baits, skins, difficulty, and Patch 1.0.12 notes.
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Every hub you need, organized by what players search for most.
Guides, gear, fish, and patch notes — pick a hub and start catching up.
Guides Hub
How to Fish guides hub: walkthrough, bosses, Bean, Radar, saves, FPS fixes, difficulty, and Patch 1.0.12 notes.
Read guideAll Bosses Hub
Every How to Fish boss in one place: the bait that spawns it, the safe attack window, and the trophy hand-in that unlocks the next island.
Read guideGear Hub
How to Fish gear: Crab rod, melee, island guns, Forest and Rocks engines, Scientific lures, and Assault Rifle kits.
Read guideFish Guide
How to Fish encyclopedia: 54 creatures, island lure tiers, Bing Bong Coconut, Drip variants, Collector vs Fishipedia.
Read guideMoney-Making Guide
How to Fish money guide: feed NPCs, keep trophies, later-island lures, gambling risk, and why there are no coin codes.
Read guideGear Tier List
How to Fish tier list: Knife, shotgun, SMG, sniper, Assault Rifle, engines, Scientific lures, and dynamite versus junk melee.
Read guideUpdates Hub
How to Fish patch notes 1.0.4–1.0.12: Steam Cloud, Piranha rebalance, Tuna nerf, Deck save sync, and multiplayer FPS cap fix.
Read guideDeep, beginner-friendly walkthroughs for common questions.
Start with the pages players open first after launching on Steam.
All Bosses Hub
Every How to Fish boss in one place: the bait that spawns it, the safe attack window, and the trophy hand-in that unlocks the next island.
Read guideGuides Hub
How to Fish guides hub: walkthrough, bosses, Bean, Radar, saves, FPS fixes, difficulty, and Patch 1.0.12 notes.
Read guideMoney-Making Guide
How to Fish money guide: feed NPCs, keep trophies, later-island lures, gambling risk, and why there are no coin codes.
Read guideFish Guide
How to Fish encyclopedia: 54 creatures, island lure tiers, Bing Bong Coconut, Drip variants, Collector vs Fishipedia.
Read guideGear Hub
How to Fish gear: Crab rod, melee, island guns, Forest and Rocks engines, Scientific lures, and Assault Rifle kits.
Read guideGetting Started Guide
How to Fish beginner guide: clams, rod, Empty Beer Can, Spider Crab, Radar, and the first island exit loop.
Read guideGear Tier List
How to Fish tier list: Knife, shotgun, SMG, sniper, Assault Rifle, engines, Scientific lures, and dynamite versus junk melee.
Read guideUpdates Hub
How to Fish patch notes 1.0.4–1.0.12: Steam Cloud, Piranha rebalance, Tuna nerf, Deck save sync, and multiplayer FPS cap fix.
Read guideLighthouse Island Guide
How to Fish Lighthouse island: Clams, Spider Crab bait, Boat Keys, $10 Radar, first shop, and how to leave Island 1.
Read guideWeapons & Rods Guide
How to Fish weapons: Crab rod, knuckles, knife, shotgun, SMG, sniper, Assault Rifle, dynamite, and lure tiers per island.
Read guideWalkthrough Hub
Five-island How to Fish walkthrough: Lighthouse to Volcano, boss baits, NPC hand-ins, and the mainland ending.
Read guideLava Whale Final Boss
Beat the Mutated Bowhead Whale in How to Fish: the Fish Bucket, the crater throw, both phases, and the Whale Fin hand-in for the ending.
Read guideDifficulty Settings Guide
How to Fish Easy, Normal, and Hard after Patch 1.0.9. Creature health, damage, lobbies, and achievement notes.
Read guideAll Fish Locations
How to Fish 49-creature list: Clams, Bing Bong, Foot Snail, island baits, boss lures, and Drip checklist.
Read guideSkins & Reel of Fortune
How to Fish Reel of Fortune skins: Drip creatures, island machines, Z/C equip, Assault Rifle exclusive on Island 5.
Read guideControls Guide
How to Fish keyboard, mouse, and controller binds: cast, reel, inventory, Steam overlay, and input troubleshooting.
Read guideBing Bong Easter Egg
How to Fish Bing Bong: $350 Coconut on Desert Island, 2500 HP Peak doll, how to fish it, and whether to cook or sell.
Read guideSpeedrun Guide & Records
How to Fish speedrun records for v1.0.11+ Solo: Any%, No Dynamite, Crab%, 100% and No Gambling. Current verified times and category rules.
Read guideNew to the game? Follow these steps to get started fast.
From install to island bosses — a short path through the first sessions.
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Buy and install the game
How to Fish is on Steam for Windows. Install, launch, and restart Steam after patches so 1.0.10 features actually appear.
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Learn the Lighthouse loop
Feed clams, buy the rod, then the Empty Beer Can. The Getting Started guide covers Spider Crab, Boat Keys, and the Radar.
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Follow the trophy chain
Each island needs a bait, a boss, and a distinctive hand-in. Patch 1.0.5 blocked sailing to locked islands.
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Pick a difficulty and a lobby
Patch 1.0.9 added Easy and Hard. Patch 1.0.4 allows up to eight players. Private invites arrived in 1.0.5.
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Sail home, then clean up
Beat the Mutated Bowhead Whale, hand in the Fin, then hunt Drip variants, skins, and the remaining achievements.
Wiki FAQ
Direct answers to the questions players ask most about the game.
What is How to Fish?
How to Fish is a physics-based online co-op fishing-and-shooting game by Dazed Games, released on Steam on August 20, 2026. You crash, fish, fight bosses, and try to get home.
Is this an official wiki?
No. This is a fan-made resource. Confirm patches on the official Steam news hub and the Dazed Games Discord.
Which languages does How to Fish support?
Steam lists full interface, audio, and subtitles for English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and more. This wiki covers English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese.
How do I unlock new islands?
Hand the story trophy to the local NPC. Fishing more will not open the Radar. Patch 1.0.5 removed travel to locked islands.
How many islands are in the game?
Five story islands: Lighthouse, Forest, Desert, Rocks, and Volcano. You return to any island you have already unlocked.