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Fishing is now possible in Heartwood Online as a new skill to learn, allowing you to find different kinds of fish and other rare items!
- How To Fish in Heartwood Online
- Heartwood Online Fish Items
- Fishing Rods
- Other Fishing Equipment
- Fishing Bait
- Fishing Quest
Fishing was introduced in version V0.4.7 alongside the Cooking Skill, allowing players to find fish, cook different kinds of bait and then consume them for other useful crafting materials.
How To Fish in Heartwood Online
To start Fishing, just speak to Yorvik who can be found in Oakland to the east. You need to purchase a Fishing Rod for 100 Gold and some bait; the cheapest is the Worm which sells for 4 gold.
Make sure to equip the fishing rod and your bait from your Inventory. They will appear in your character's toolbelt upon equipping them.
Here is Yorvik's shop:
| Item | Cost | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bait Kit | 5 gold | Crafting Material | Crude bait crafting materials. |
| Twig Rod | 100 gold | Fishing Rod | 15 Fishing Strength Attach bait to this pole and catch fish |
| Meatball bait | 12 gold | Bait | A bait for catching fish. |
| Exotic Bait Kit | 100 gold | Crafting Material | Artisan quality bait crafting materials. |
| Worm | 2 gold | Bait | Slimy creature used for fishing and alchemy. |
| Fish Resin | 500 gold | Crafting Material | A sticky substance used for binding mate |
To fish, you just simply need to head to some water and click with your mouse to cast your line. Your arrow will turn into the "Fish" icon to let you know you can fish.
You will consume 1 bait each time you catch a fish.
Once you've cast your line, after a short while (5-20 seconds), your fishing float will begin to go bobble up and down. You need to click to begin reeling it in!
To reel in your catch, you need to hold down the main action button (mouse click).
You'll notice a new fishing stamina bar appear when trying to reel in the fish, along with the amount of distance left to reel in the fish. When the distance reaches zero, you'll have caught the fish and it'll appear in your Inventory.
Some fish are stronger than others, and can cause the stamina bar to flash red. When flashing red, there is a chance for the fish to break the line and escape. If you stop reeling in the fish, the stamina bar has a chance to go back down to green, allowing you to reel in the fish again.
If you stop reeling in your fish, the distance will increase. You need to find a balance between reeling in and not. For the stronger fish, you'll have to do this multiple times to get the catch.
If the distance reaches 100m, the fish will escape.
Better fishing rods are able to handle stronger fish, which you can craft.
Heartwood Online Fish Items
Here are all the items you can find whilst fishing. (We are constantly updating this part of the guide so if we are missing any, let us know!)
Different types of baits attract different fish.
| Fish | Gives | Rarity | Bait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Minnow | White Fish Meat | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste |
| Pebblefin | White Fish Meat, Hardened Scale | Common | Worm, Meatball |
| Bluegilled Salmon | Orange Fish Meat | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste |
| Stoneglade Trout | Hardened Scale, Orange Fish Meat | Common | Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste |
| Shimmerling | White Fish Meat | Common | Meatball |
| Sweetwater Catfish | White Fish Meat, Fish Barb | Common | Meatball |
| Rockscale Bass | Hardened Scale, Shiny Scale | Meatball, Steakbite | |
| Thornspine | Steakbite | ||
| Clam | Clam Meat | ||
| River Koi | Shiny Scale | ||
| Empty Can | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste | |
| Old Boot | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste | |
| Tin Can | Worm (bait) | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste |
| Broken Wagon Wheel | Common | Worm, Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste | |
| Message In A Bottle | Fisherman's Tale, Sailor's Song, Day Dreamer's Poem | Uncommon | Meatball, Sweet Fish Paste |
Fishing Rods
You can obtain new fishing rods by crafting them using the Carpentry skill.
Fishing Strength gives you more control over your Fishing Line when reeling in new fish.
| Item | Stats | Required Items | Carpentry Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Rod | 15 Fishing Strength Fishing Level 1 |
Oak Boards x1 Tin Bar x1 |
1 |
| Novice Angler's Rod | 25 Fishing Strength Fishing Level 5 |
Oak Boards x1 Tin Bar x1 Fish Resin x1 |
5 |
| Apprentice Angler's Rod | 50 Fishing Strength Fishing Level 10 |
Pine Boards x2 Copper Bar x1 Fish Resin x1 |
10 |
| Journeyman Angler's Rod | 100 Fishing Strength Fishing Level 20 |
Birch Boards x2 Steel Bar x2 Fish Bard x2 Fish Resin x1 |
20 |
Other Fishing Equipment
You can also equip other fishing equipment in Heartwood Online that will increase your Fishing Strength stat.
| Item | Stats | Required Items | Skill / Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Waders | + 70 Health 10 Fishing Strength |
Light Cotton x20 Thread x4 |
Tailoring / Level 21 |
| Fishing Vest | +89 Health 10 Fishing Strength |
Heavy Cotton Fabric x20 Thread x4 |
Tailoring / Level 23 |
| Fishing Boots | + 54 Health Regeneration 10 Fishing Strength |
- | Fishing |
| Angler's Hat | + 60 Health + 120 Health Regeneration + 6 Attack Power 10 Fishing Strength |
- | Fishing |
Fishing Bait
Fishing Bait in Heartwood Online can be acquired from a Yorvik's Shop and Cooking.
Different fishing bait will attract different fish (although not guaranteed). Refer to the fishing table above for more details.
| Item | Obtained | Required Items |
|---|---|---|
| Worm | Yorvik's Shop (2 gold), Harvesting | |
| Meatball Bait | Yorvik's Shop (12 gold), Cooking | Gin Berry x1, Small Game Meat x1 |
| Sweet Fish Paste | Cooking | Gin Berry x1, White Fish Meat x1, Bait Kit x1 |
| Steak Bites | Cooking | Gin Berry x2, Grizzled Steak x1, Bait Kit x1 |
| Bitter Pellet | Cooking | Wild Turnip x1, Orange Fish Meat x1, Bait Kit x1 |
| Clam Cubes | Cooking | Wild Turnip x2, Clam Meat x1, Bait Kit x1 |
Fishing Quest
Once you hit Level 10 in Fishing, a new quest becomes available.
If you head to the area where you buy your Fishing ingredients (east Oakwood), you can speak to Salty Angler who will give you a quest.
You need to find a Salty Anthology item in reward for 50 Sweet Fish Paste bait.
You can find the Salty Anthology by combining 3 notes that are obtained from the Message In A Bottle item (obtained from Fishing!)
Completing the quest will also unlock a new shop that sells a variety of Crafting Recipes.
| Item | Cost | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Stone Jaw Offering | 3000 | Cooking Level 35 |
| Wet Blueprint: Shiny Scale Shield | 5000 | Carpentry Level 45 |
| Wet Blueprint: Hardened Scale Shield | 5000 | Blacksmithing Level 45 |
| Wet Blueprint: Spiked Scale Shield | 5000 | Carpentry Level 45 |
| Recipe: Foul Blood Bait | 1200 | Cooking Level 35 |
| Recipe: Spectral Fish Bait | 1200 | Cooking Level 45 |
Discussion
You need to hit Level 10 in Fishing first and then the quest will become available.