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Fishing Reference
Strike windows per rod, what each fish size costs and pays, and what the chests hold
Data from build 25583279, updated
Overview
Fishing difficulty is the strike window: the frames you get to hit the button after a bite, counted at 60 a second. A Worn Fishing Rod gives you 35 frames on a small fish (0.58s) and only 18 on a legendary. The Mistril Fishing Rod stretches those to 48 and 35. Upgrade the rod before you go after legendaries. Nothing else makes them fair.
Stamina is the same whatever the size, but bigger fish pay more essence. Treasure chests come out of the same spawn roll as the fish. Spots and seasons for each species are on the Fish page.
Strike Windows
Frames, with seconds at 60 fps underneath. Medium and giant fish share the small and large windows.
| Rod | small | medium | large | giant | legendary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Worn Fishing Rod | 350.58s | 350.58s | 250.42s | 250.42s | 180.30s |
 Copper Fishing Rod | 380.63s | 380.63s | 300.50s | 300.50s | 200.33s |
 Iron Fishing Rod | 400.67s | 400.67s | 350.58s | 350.58s | 220.37s |
 Silver Fishing Rod | 420.70s | 420.70s | 380.63s | 380.63s | 250.42s |
 Gold Fishing Rod | 450.75s | 450.75s | 400.67s | 400.67s | 300.50s |
 Mistril Fishing Rod | 480.80s | 480.80s | 450.75s | 450.75s | 350.58s |
Fish Sizes
| Size | Stamina | Essence |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 12 | 3 |
| Medium | 12 | 6 |
| Large | 12 | 9 |
| Giant | 12 | 12 |
| Dive spot | 0 | 3 |
Legendary and special fish multiply their size’s essence by 2.
Treasure Chests
Each chest pays Tesserae within its range plus loot rolled from its table. A few lines appear in that table more than once, marked ×2.
Wood Chest25t to 100t
Canned Sardines- Canned Sardines Recipe
Pan-fried Snapper- Pan-fried Snapper Recipe
Seaweed
Pan-fried Salmon- Pan-fried Salmon Recipe
Fish Skewers- Fish Skewers Recipe
Freshwater Oyster
Smoked Trout Soup
Crayfish Etouffee- Crayfish Etouffee Recipe
Ruby
Copper Ingot
Iron Ingot
Shard Mass
Middlemist- 2×Seed Potato
- 2×Seed Strawberry
- 2×Seed Tomato
- 2×Seed Corn
- 2×Seed Broccoli
- 2×Seed Cranberry
- 2×Seed Cauliflower
- 2×Seed Snow Peas
Baked Potato
Hard Boiled Egg
Berries and Cream
Jam Sandwich
Sliced Turnip
Trail Mix
Milk
Flour
Sugar
Rice
2×Oil
2×Soy Sauce
Copper Chest100t to 200t
Sapphire
Emerald- 2×Copper Ingot
- Iron Ingot
Silver Ingot- Shard Mass
5×Hard Wood- 4×Seed Cabbage
- 4×Seed Strawberry
- 4×Seed Watermelon
- 4×Seed Pumpkin
- 4×Seed Snow Peas
Fish Stew- Fish Stew Recipe
Mushroom Rice
Latte
Coffee- 2×Flour
- 2×Sugar
- 2×Rice
- 4×Oil
- 4×Soy Sauce
Silver Chest200t to 300t
Summer Salad
Gazpacho
Mocha
Rice Ball
Chocolate Cake
Gold Chest300t to 500t
Sushi Platter
Spicy Crab Sushi
Lobster Roll
Sesame Tuna Bowl
Deluxe Curry
Strawberry Shortcake
Lemon PieAbyss ChestNo Tesserae
- Ancient Witch Broomcosmetic
- Ancient Witch Tiaracosmetic
- Boots Ancient Witchcosmetic
- Ancient Witchcosmetic×2
Large Essence Stone
Medium Essence Stone
Small Essence Stone
Tiny Essence Stone
Legendary Fish
One per season, each tied to that season’s worst or strangest weather. None bite until you own the Legendary perk, and all four use the legendary strike window: 18 frames on the starting rod, 35 on the best.
Lightning FishMedium · sells for 500tA legendary medium river fish found on stormy days in summer.
- Season
- Summer
- Water
- River
- Weather
- Storms or blizzards
- Perk
- Legendary
Leaf FishSmall · sells for 500tA legendary small river fish found on breezy falling leaf days in fall.
- Season
- Fall
- Water
- River
- Weather
- The season's special weather
- Perk
- Legendary
Snow FishMedium · sells for 500tA legendary medium ocean fish found on blizzard days in winter.
- Season
- Winter
- Water
- Ocean
- Weather
- Storms or blizzards
- Perk
- Legendary
Cherry FishSmall · sells for 500tA legendary small pond fish found on breezy cherry blossom days in spring.
- Season
- Spring
- Water
- Pond
- Weather
- The season's special weather
- Perk
- Legendary