Table of Contents

• Fishing Tools
• Fish Table
• Dungeoneering Fishing
• Fishing Gloves
• Barbarian Training
• Fishing Guild
• Fishing Shops
• Fishing Trawler Mini-game
• Fish Flingers
• Fishing outfit
• Temporary level boosts and Quest rewards
• Cape of Achievement

Fishing Tools:

Name	Image	Level required	Member's only	Notes
Small fishing net		1	No	None.
Crayfish cage		1	No	None.
Fishing rod		5	No	You must use Fishing bait when fishing with a Fishing rod.
Big fishing net		16	Yes	None.
Fly fishing rod		20	No	You must use Feathers when fishing with a Fly fishing rod.
Harpoon		35	No	None.
Lobster pot		40	No	None.
Oily fishing rod		53	Yes	This item is not tradeable. It is used in Hero's Quest.
Karambwan vessel		65	Yes	Must have begun the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest to use. The required bait is rainbow-colored Raw karambwanji.

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Fish Table:

Name	Image	Heals	Level to Catch	Catching EXP	Level to Cook	Tool	Tool Image	Member's only	Where Found
Shrimp		30	1	10	1	Small fishing net		No	Lumbridge Swamp, Catherby Shore, South-west Al Kharid, Karamja Dock, and Draynor Village
Crayfish		10	1	10	1	Crayfish cage		No	Lumbridge
Karambwanji		30	5	10	1	Small fishing net		Yes	Brook south of Tai Bwo Wannai Village, northwest of Shilo Village
Sardine		40	5	20	1	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		No	Catherby Shore, South-west Al Kharid, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village
Herring		50	10	30	5	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		No	Catherby Shore, South-west Al Kharid, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village
Giant Carp		60	10	N/A	1	Fishing rod and Red vine worm (Must have started Fishing Contest)		Yes	Fishing Contest area
Anchovy		10	15	40	1	Small fishing net		No	Catherby Shore, South-west Al Kharid, Karamja Dock and Draynor Village
Mackerel		60	16	20	15	Big fishing net		Yes	Catherby Shore and Fishing Guild
Trout		70	20	50	15	Fly fishing rod and Feather		No	Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village, and Seers Village Lake
Cod		70	23	45	18	Big fishing net		Yes	Catherby Shore and Fishing Guild
Pike		80	25	60	20	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		No	Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village and Seers Village Lake
Slimey eel		60-100	28	65	25	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		Yes	Mort Myre Swamp and Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon
Salmon		90	30	70	25	Fly fishing rod and Feather		No	Lumbridge River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village and Seers Village Lake
Frog spawn		30-60	33	75	N/A	Small fishing net		Yes	Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon
Tuna		100	35	80	30	Harpoon		No	Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore
Cave eel		100-120	38	80	38	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		Yes	Lumbridge Swamp cave/dungeon
Rainbow Fish		110	38	80	35	Fly fishing rod and Stripy feather		Yes	Lumby River, Ardougne River, Barbarian Village, Shilo Village and Seers Village Lake
Lobster		120	40	90	40	Lobster pot		No	Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild, Catherby Shore, and Wilderness (level 36/37
Bass		130	46	100	43	Big fishing net		Yes	Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore
Swordfish		140	50	100	45	Harpoon		No	Karamja Dock, Brimhaven, Fishing Guild and Catherby Shore
Lava Eel		110	53	60	53	Oily fishing rod (Must have started Heroes' Quest		Yes	Taverly Dungeon and Lava Maze in Wilderness
Karambwan		180	65	105	60	Karambwan vessel and Raw karambwanji		Yes	Karamja, well north of crashed glider
Monkfish		160	62	120	62	Small fishing net		Yes	Piscatoris Fishing Colony
Shark		200	76	110	80	Harpoon		Yes	Fishing Guild, Catherby Shore, and near the mobilizing armies fort
Sea Turtle		200	79	38	85	Fishing Trawler minigame	N/A	Yes	Port Khazard
Manta Ray		220	81	46	91	Fishing Trawler minigame	N/A	Yes	Port Khazard
Cavefish		200	85	300	88	Fishing rod and Fishing bait		Yes	Living Rock Caverns
Rocktail		230	90	380	93	Fishing rod and Living mineral Bait		Yes	Living Rock Caverns
Tiger Shark		250	95	80	95	Fishing Trawler minigame	N/A	Yes	Port Khazard

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Dungeoneering Fishing

While training the Dungeoneering skill, you will occasionally come across fishing spots where you can fly-fish for food. All fish require feathers and a fly-fishing rod to catch. You will only be able to catch fish in dungeons with a Complexity level of 2 or above. Below is a table showing the different types of fish and the level required to catch them. Refer to our Cooking guide for more information on how much they heal.

Fish Name	Image	Level to Catch/Cook	Experience	Member's only
Heim crab		1	9	No
Red-eye		10	27	No
Dusk eel		20	45	No
Giant flatfish		30	63	No
Short-finned eel		40	81	No
Web snipper		50	99	Yes
Bouldabass		60	117	Yes
Salve eel		70	135	Yes
Blue crab		80	153	Yes
Cave moray		90	171	Yes

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Fishing Gloves:

These gloves are obtained from Reggie for 200 Fist of guthix tokens at the Fist of Guthix mini-game.

Item Name	Image	Level Needed	Effect	Crumbles after
Swordfish gloves		65 Fishing	100 extra XP per Swordfish caught	1000 Swordfish caught
Shark gloves		90 Fishing	100 extra XP per Shark caught	1000 Shark caught

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Barbarian Training:

When you have reached 48 Fishing and 35 Strength you can start the Barbarian training. After completing Barbarian training you can will be able to catch several types of fish with your hands instead of a Harpoon.

Fish	Image	Fishing Level Required	Strength Level Required	Fishing XP	Strength XP
Tuna		55	35	80	8
Swordfish		70	50	100	10
Shark		96	76	110	11

You can also use a Heavy rod to fish for 3 types of fish. You have to use bait to catch these fish. It can be Fishing bait, Feathers, Fish parts, Roe, or Caviar.

Fish	Image	Fishing Level Required	Strength/Agility Levels Required	Fishing XP	Strength/Agility XP
Leaping trout		48	15	50	5
Leaping salmon		58	30	70	6
Leaping sturgeon		70	45	80	7

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Fishing Guild:

You need 68 Fishing to enter, 65 with Fishing potion, 63 with Admiral pie. For more information, check out our Fishing guild guide.

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Fishing Shops:

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

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Fishing Trawler Mini-game:

Trawler fishing is a fishing styled mini-game, which can be fun either solo or with team mates. It can be found in Port Khazard, north of Yanille and south of Ardougne.
To find more about this game and how to play, please refer to our Fishing Trawler guide.

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Fish Flingers:

Fish Flingers is a Distraction and Diversion that allows you to compete against other players to see who can catch the most, single heaviest and combined heaviest fish and awards experience, reward tokens and medals depending how how well you did and your Fishing level. For more information, see our Fish Flingers guide.

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Fishing outfit:

The Fishing outfit is a reward from the Fish Flingers Distraction and Diversion. When worn, each piece will give you an additional amount of experience while Fishing. The complete set will yield you a 5% experience bonus per fish caught.

Name	Image	XP Bonus
Fishing hat		1%
Fishing jacket		1%
Fishing waders		1%
Fishing boots		1%
Complete set		5%

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Temporary level boosts and Quest rewards

For more information on how to boost your level, see the Temporary Stat Leveling Techniques special report.

For XP rewards from quests, see the Quest Experience Guide special report.

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Cape of Achievement

Once you have reached Fishing level 99 you may want to buy yourself a Fishing cape from Master Fisher, right outside the Fishing guild for 99k.

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