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Fishing Tools
Fish Table
Additional Info

Fishing Tools

Fishing Net

Notes:
You need Fishing level 1 to start to fish with a Small Fishing Net.
You can fish with a Small Fishing Net in: Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock, Draynor Village, and (members-only) Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon.
This is what you can catch with Small Fishing Net: Shrimp, Anchovies, Frog spawn (members-only) , and Monkfish (members-only after completing the Swan Song quest).

Fishing Rod

Notes:
You need to have Fishing bait when you are Fishing with Fishing Rod. If you don't you will not catch any Fish. Lowest fishing level to catch any fish with it is 5.
You can fish with Fishing Rod in: Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock, Draynor Village, Ardougne River, Lumbridge River, Barbarian Village, Al-Kharid, Shilo Village, north side of the Seer's Village Lake, (members-only) Mort Myre Swamp, and (members-only) Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon.
This is what you can catch with Fishing Rod and Bait: Sardine, Herring, Pike, (members-only) Slimey eel, and (members-only) Cave eel.

Fly Fishing Rod

Notes: You need feathers when you are Fishing with Fly Fishing Rod (feathers can be bought for 3gp in Fishing Stores). Lvl 20 Fishing needed to start to fish with this tool.
You can fish with Fly Fishing Rod in: Ardougne River, Lumby River, Barbarian Village, and north side of the Seer's Village Lake.
This is what you can catch with Fly Fishing Rod: Trout and Salmon

Big Fishing Net - Members Only

Notes:
You can catch some items too: Caskets, Seaweed, Gloves, Boots and Oyster. To start to fish with Big Net you need 16 Fishing.
You can fish with Big Fishing Net in: Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore
This is what you can catch with Big Fishing Net: Caskets, Seaweed, Gloves, Boots, Oyster, Mackerel, Cod and Bass.

Harpoon

Notes:
To start to fish with a Harpoon you need 35 Fishing
You can fish with Harpoon in: Fishing Guild, Catherby Shore, Piscatoris Fishing Colony, Karamja Dock and Brimhaven
This is what you can catch with a Harpoon: Tuna, Swordfish and Shark

Lobster Pot

Notes:
To catch Lobster you need level 40 Fishing or higher.
You can fish with a Lobster Pot in: Fishing Guild, Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock and Brimhaven
You can only catch Lobsters with a Lobster Pot.

Trawler Fishing Mini-game - Members Only

Notes:
You need 50-60 Swamp paste, a Bailing bucket, and 6-10 Rope (for net repairs) in order to Trawler fish. It's most fun if you go with a group of friends, though it makes the game harder. If the Trawler sinks you will not die, nor will you lose any of your stuff. Just climb aboard a Barrel (keep trying until you find one that works) and you will automatically swim for the shoreline below Port Sarim, and take about 3-5 hp damage.
You can fish with a Trawler Net in: Port Khazard
This is what you can catch with it: Any saltwater fish up to your fishing level; assorted items such as Seaweed that are obtained by Big net fishing; this is the only way for high level fishermen to catch Sea Turtles and Manta Rays

Oily Fishing Rod - Members Only

Notes:
The Oily Fishing Rod is NOT tradeable. It is only used in Hero's Quest for catching Lava Eel.
You fish with Oily Fishing Rod in Taverley Dungeon.
You can only catch Lava Eels with Oily Fishing Rod.

Karambwan vessel - Members Only

Notes:
Must have begun the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest to learn how to fish for Karambwans. The vessel requires bait: the rainbow-colored Raw karambwanji fish, which is caught using a small fishing net in the brook well south of Tai Bwo Wannai village. Note that Karambwanji are untradeable.
You fish with a Karambwan vessel at the fishing spots far north of the crashed glider on Karamja.
You can only catch Karambwans with the Karambwan vessel.

Fish Table

Name	Picture	Heals	Level to Catch	Catching Exp.	Tool	Tool Picture	Where Found	Level to Cook
Shrimp		3	1	10	Small Fishing Net		Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village	1
Members Only Karambwanji		3	5	10	Small Fishing Net		Brook south of Tai Bwo Wannai Village, northwest of Shilo Village	1
Sardine		4	5	20	Fishing rod and Bait		Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village	1
Herring		5	10	30	Fishing rod and Bait		Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village	5
Anchovy		1	15	40	Small Fishing Net		Catherby Shore, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village	1
Members Only Mackerel		6	16	20	Members Only Big Fishing Net		Catherby Shore and Fishing Guild	15
Trout		7	20	50	Fly Fishing Rod and Feather		Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village, and Seers Village Lake	15
Members Only Cod		7	23	45	Members Only Big Fishing Net		Catherby Shore and Fishing Guild	18
Pike		8	25	60	Fishing rod and Bait		Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village and Seers Village Lake	20
Members Only Slimey eel		6-10 (varies)	28	65	Fishing rod and Bait		Mort Myre Swamp and Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon	25
Salmon		9	30	70	Fly Fishing Rod and Feather		Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village and Seers Village Lake	25
Members Only Frog spawn		3-6 (varies)	33	75	Small Fishing Net		Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon	n/a
Tuna		10	35	80	Harpoon		Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore	30
Members Only Cave eel		10-12 (varies)	38	80	Fishing rod and Bait		Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon	38
Members Only Rainbow Fish		11	38	80	Fly Fishing Rod and Feather		Barbarian Village	35
Lobster		12	40	90	Lobster Pot		Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore	40
Members Only Bass		13	46	100	Members Only Big Fishing Net		Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore	43
Swordfish		14	50	100	Harpoon		Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore	45
Members Only Lava Eel		11	53	60	Members Only Oily Fishing Rod		Taverly Dungeon (Member Dungeon) and Lava Maze in Wilderness	53
Members Only Karambwan		18	65	105	Members Only Karambwan vessel and Raw karambwanji		Karamja, well north of crashed glider	60
Members Only Monkfish		16	62	120	Small Fishing Net		Piscatoris Fishing Colony	62
Members Only Shark		20	76	110	Harpoon		Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore	80
Members Only Sea Turtle		20	79	38	Members Only Trawler Mini-game	N/A	Port Khazard	85
Members Only Manta Ray		22	81	46	Members Only Trawler Mini-game	N/A	Port Khazard	91

Additional Information

Fishing Guild

You need Fishing 68 to enter, 65 Fishing with a Fishing Potion or 63 Fishing with a bite of Admiral Pie. The guild guide is here.

Lava Eel

Lava Eels are intended for the Hero's Quest and are NOT tradeable. 1 bait per Lava Eel.
You need Oily Fishing Rod to catch it. You need level 25 Herblore to make the Oily potion; talk to Gerrant (Port Sarim fishing shop) to get info about it (only if you are doing Hero's Quest).
Taverley Dungeon is in Taverley. Take an Anti-Dragon Breath Shield with you, you will need to pass Dragons to get to the fishing spot. You also must kill a Jailguard to arrange to get a Dusty key to the Dragon room with Blue Dragons and Baby Blue Dragons.

Giant carp

Giant carp are intended for the Fishing Contest Quest and are NOT tradeable. Level 10 Fishing is required, along with a regular Fishing rod and some Red vine worms for bait. You must have a Fishing Contest Pass in order to fish in the contest area, which is the only place these fish are found! Please see the quest guide for complete details regarding Garlic, etc.

Random Events

When fishing watch out for random events such as Whirlpool and Big Fish
When fishing a Whirlpool can appear, if you still fish in the same spot, it will suck in your fishing equipment and you will need to buy a new one.
Big Fish will jump up, take your fishing item and spit it out up on the shore. It will appear close to you.

River Troll

These babies attack you when you're fishing. They are very dangerous, because usually there are so many people on the fishing dock you cannot tell who is receiving damage. By the time you realize you're the victim, it's "Hello, Lumbridge!"
Levels range from 14, 15, 20, 45, 47, 120, to 159. Item drops include Fishing bait 5-25, any saltwater fish tuna-shark, feathers, oysters (3), caskets, bones, and fishing equipment.

Evil Bob

While training fishing, Evil Bob may appear and teleport you to ScapeRune. There you will have to feed him some fish that he likes in order to leave and get back to RuneScape.

Fishing Shops

Fishing shops are located in Port Sarim, Catherby, and Shilo Village (only accessible after completing Shilo Village Quest). They sell fishing equipment and various types of fish. The Rellekka Fishmonger functions the same (only accessible after completing Fremennik Trials Quest). Fish stalls are located in Rellekka, Miscellania, and Etceteria (all accessible only after doing Fremennik Trials Quest).