How to Fish in Runescape

Fishing is one of the earliest skills you will learn in Runescape. Learning to fish allows you to feed yourself and heal from any battle damage. You can begin fishing in Runescape right away. As you advance in levels, you can use different techniques to catch bigger and better fish.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Bait
• Feathers (for fly-fishing)
• Fishing rod
• Small fishing net
• Harpoon
• Lobster cage
• Runescape map

Enhance Your Runescape Fishing Skills

1. Get a small fishing net. You can buy, trade and find small nets.
2. Learn to recognize fishing spots. Fishing spots in Runescape are marked with the symbol of a blue fish in a circle.
3. Open the Runescape map.
4. Left-click on the key to open it and see all the different symbols used in Runescape.
5. Left-click on the fishing spot icon to highlight all the fishing spots on that map.
6. Left-click (in game play) on the fishing spot you want to try. Your player will walk to that spot.
7. Right-click with your mouse on the fishing spot, which shimmers silver. Right-clicking will show you the types of fishing you can do in that spot.
8. Select the fishing option you want to try by left-clicking on that option. Your player will automatically begin to fish.
9. Practice fishing until your inventory is full. You can take your fish to the bank to save it in case your player dies.
10. Build up your fishing skills in order to learn how to use new fishing tools like fishing rods, harpoons and lobster traps.
11. Learn barbarian fishing, a technique that will further improve your skill levels and let you fight the highest-level monsters, by developing your fishing skills and strength.

Tips & Warnings

• New characters will get a small fishing net and a lesson on how to catch shrimp during their time on Tutorial Island.
• If you lose your net, you can get a new one from the fishing tutor.
• Practicing gives you experience in Runescape, which will in turn raise your fishing skill level.
• You can trade with other players for fishing supplies or buy them at fishing shops, which are marked with a fishing rod and fish symbol.
• There are some fishing spots that are only open to paid members.
• You may not be able to fish a particular area until you have reached a minimum fishing level.
• If you do not have the proper equipment for a particular type of fishing, the Runescape system will not allow you to fish.