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Lav

*"This carefree juvenile fish enjoys the protection of its caring parent. It swims happily with its sibling. It has an aggressive nature."*

## Lav

### Location

Kelp Plateau

Lav is a reddish fish with dark eyes. Its sharp shape and darker color matches the front half of its parent, the Rodilav. Unlike Rodi, Lav is very aggressive and will swim towards your hook in the area that it swims.

### Location

Lav can be found following Rodilav in the Kelp Plateau.

## Catching guide

To catch Lav, there are a few ways, first one are bringing Lav to the surface, so Rodilav don't have time to break the line. Second method are super hard, you need as much as you only can Improved Cranks, Catch the Lav, and don't let Rodilav help him. Third way is to boom Rodilav, and catch him.
Treat

*This mysterious fish only appears under the soft glow of Trick's festive lantern.*

## Treat

### Location

The Silo

Treat is a Medium fish with a purple spotted body. It was added in the October 2023 update and along with Trick, completes the other half of Halloween slogan *Trick or Treat*. Treat is a secret fish and won’t show up in the catalog until caught.

### Location

Treat can be found at The Silo area, swimming between the depths of the Lampis and Slimey.

## Catching guide

For Treat to appear, you must lure Trick to Treat's location without hooking onto it. Note that Trick only appears during the Night around Halloween. Once Trick is brought close enough for a few seconds, Treat will reveal itself where it can be caught as an ordinary Medium fish.
Zub

*After Caught:* *This fish appears to be inspecting the skeletons of long extinct species; it was able to be attracted by enticing it with Rare Fruit*

## Catching guide

**The flick rod upgrade must be used in order to reach Zubs location.**

The Zub is able to be caught by first going to the Dark Kelp area, located in the Kelp Plateau, and catching a "Rare Fruit", while having a huge hook equipped on your line.

After catching the Rare Fruit the player must bring it to Zub, after which Zub will hook onto the players line.

## Location

The Zub is located on the right side of the Deep Silo near the seabed, roaming above the ancient skeletons in the ground.

## Trivia

This might be a based off of an youtuber called LoZ
Kardinal

**Kardinal** is a Hat. It gives a chance for the player to cast their line much further than usual, similar to the effect of a rocket.

## Usefulness

Despite being the single most expensive hat in the game, the Kardinal's usefulness is limited. Its chance for a further cast is not guaranteed, and by the time a player obtains it they most likely have enough money for ample rockets. Its extremely high price and rarity mean that it's more notable as a symbol of the player's accomplishments than anything else.

Fishing up the Kardinal hat is one way to obtain the **Super Swag** achievement, which is awarded for fishing up a Legendary or Mythic hat.

## How to Acquire

Like most hats in *Cat Goes Fishing*, the Kardinal hat is obtained by finding it underwater and fishing it up. Hats can be hooked even if the bait has already been eaten (provided the Scouting rod upgrade is equipped).

While searching for hats, they show up as distinctive icons on the sonar and deep sonar. In addition, hats seen floating in the water will eventually sink to the seabed if not caught, requiring the use of the Sinker rod upgrade to find them and pull them up.
Goldfish

*"This elusive fish has only been spotted by a few lucky fishermen; it's rarely in the same spot twice."*

## Goldfish

### Location

Coral Reef & Silo

The Goldfish is a Medium fish which is completely golden with a lighter body and a darker head and fins.

### Location

The Goldfish is normally found in caverns from the Coral Reef onward into The Silo area.

## Catching guide

Catching it requires a medium/large bait. On realism mode, hooking a Conpas with a Huge hook and letting it drag your line will lead you straight to the Goldfish. If the Goldfish has not spawned in, the Conpas will instead lead you to a boulder in the Rocky Plateau.

Note that before being caught, the Conpas's head will always point towards the Goldfish like a compass. This is true in both classic and realism.

## Trivia

* The Goldfish is one of the only fish in the game with a differently colored skeleton, it being sort of a darker yellow color.
Clownfish

> **Normal:** *"Once thought to be extinct, the few Clownfish that remain swim in deep waters far from shore."*
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> **Extinct:** *"The poor Clownfish's short lifespan and difficult reproductive cycle contributed to its extinction."*
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## Clownfish

### Location

The Coral Reef

The Clownfish is a Small orange fish with white stripes along its body. It is quite rare, and generally appears in small, loose groups of three to four. If it can be reeled up to the surface intact, the Clownfish is a valuable prize.

### Location

The Clownfish is found near the Coral Reef, typically in the open waters to the west where it swims in a wide horizontal motion in the deeper waters just above the depths.
Noctis

> **Normal:** *"This intelligent titan emerges at night, policing the sea with his powerful presence.*"
> **Extinct:** *"This now extinct titan once emerged at night, policing the sea with his powerful presence."*
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## Noctis

* Normal
* Halloween

### Location

The Bay and the Open Sea, at night and during storms

The Noctis is a Huge, fast, and elusive fish that comes out during darkness to steal fish hooked on the line. It resembles a giant salmon, with a crimson body and brown head. Its speed and power makes it a difficult catch.

### Location

The Noctis only emerges at night and during storms. It can be found swimming in a swooping, zig-zagging motion roaming the Bay and the Open Sea. It's appearance near the boat is preceded by a noticeable bubbling sound.

## Catching Guide

   Catching the Noctis requires a huge hook and large bait. Its lunge range is very small, so it may be necessary to shove the lure directly into its path to get it to bite. For this, tracking its movements using the sonar can be helpful.

In Realism mode, the best strategy for catching the Noctis is to hover your line just below the surface at a point where its swim pattern brings it close. As soon as it bites, reel it in as fast as possible. If done correctly, the Noctis can be reeled in with very little effort.

You will need:

* A huge hook and sonar (not essential but handy)
* Lightbulb lure (not essential but can help you spot it.
* In Realism mode, at least two Gauge upgrades and at least one Improved Crank.

If you fail to quickly catch the Noctis it can put up a significant fight and will drag your line down, potentially snagging it on the seafloor. This is why it's helpful to have an Improved Crank in Realism mode.

Noctis pulling against the line
Caval

*"This fish patrols the water above the plateau when serving in the army of the Ancient Kingfish. Legends says it can create tornados."*

## Caval

"This fish patrols the water above the plateau when serving in the army of the Ancient Kingfish. Legends says it can create tornados."

### Location

King's Cave (or) Kelp Plateau

The green medium fish will bite your bait if your luring the *Ancient Kingfish, this fish resembles the knight in chess. Its name may be short for Cavalry*

### Location

The Caval lives in the King's Cave (when not opened) and lives in the kelp plateau once the King's Cave is opened by Buffalofish.

## Catching Guide

Lure the Ancient Kingfish and the Caval should bite your bait you will also need small bait.
Dijon

> *"This fish exists peacefully in the kelp forest on the plateau, grazing on the seaweed growing there."*
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## Dijon

### Location

Kelp Plateau

Dijon is a medium fish that looks like an overgrown, orange Mustardfish. Hints it may be related to the Mustardfish which swim above as Elder's

### Location

They are located at the whole length of Kelp Plateau just above the seafloor.

## Catching guide

Just a medium bait, nothing special. Just beware of the other Fish there.
Elder Mustardfish

> *This mature Mustardfish swims deep in the distant ocean, fighting the strong currents there. Evidence suggests it recently migrated to the area.*
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## Elder Mustardfish

* Normal
* Halloween

## Statistics

The Elder Mustardfish is a Large yellow fish with a dotted pattern on its body. It resembles a larger, more primitive version of a Mustardfish. A group of around 4 Elder Mustardfish are usually found together swimming in a group. Despite being very far out on the map, they are comparably worth very little at $4,500.

### Location

The Elder Mustardfish is found past The Silo area into the Kelp Plateau waters. They swim above darkness, at around the same depth as Blue Cuspers and Young Cuspers in the same region.

### Catching Guide

Catching an Elder Mustardfish simply requires a large bait.
Blossip

*"These colorful bottom feeders enjoy the sun tickling their backs, relaxing at the surface once satisfied."*

## Blossip

### Location

Everywhere on the surface.

The Blossip is a green medium fish worth $5000. It likes swimming at the surface near your boat, normally beyond the Coral Reef, moving in loops.

### Location

The Blossip can be found in almost every part of the map on the surface.

## Catching Guide

To catch it you must bump the Blossip with your boat. Medium bait is needed and cast. Once you bump Blossip, it will swim down, so Sinker and Flick is recommended. Once hooked, it won't fight much.
Chaw

> **Normal:** *These pesky fish live at the surface of the water above the Silo and can sense bait from great distances.*
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> **Extinct:** *The Sourfish used to live at the surface of the water above the Silo. They were hunted to extinction for their essential oil.*
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## Chaw

### Location

The Silo

The Chaw is an extremely common Small fish with a spherical green body.

Although usually initially spotted by itself or in small groups, it will pursue the hook from extreme distances (similar to the Sourfish and Furrow but with a much greater range). This will cause more and more Chaw will gather around the lure when it is submerged, homing in on it from far offscreen. They can eventually form massive schools of twenty or more individuals, providing an easy way to get the hidden **Boom!** achievement.

### Location

The Chaw is found in large numbers in the waters over the Silo. It can be seen near the surface but will converge at any depth.

## Catching Guide

To catch these annoying fish go to the waters above the silo with a bait and hast, if you don't have Crankbait then a lot of these will come and attack you.

## Trivia

The Chaw's extinct description mistakenly references Sourfish.
Piercer

> *"This fish primarily feeds on Chaw that it pierces with its horn."*
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The Piercer is a Large fish with a spherical, hot pink body and a narwhal-like horn on the front of its head. It uses this horn to spear Chaw, in much the same way that the Swordfish will chase and spear Small fish with its nose.

### Location

The Piercer is found on the eastern side of the Silo, at shallow to mid-ocean depths. It is usually found near schools of Chaw, and can appear out of nowhere to spear one that has been hooked.

## Catching Guide

An easy way to get a Piercer to appear is to hang out near a school of Chaw, catching them whenever possible. Eventually, a Piercer should show up to chase the Chaw on your hook. They are a fairly standard catch and require large bait.
Kelp Plateau (region)

The **Kelp Plateau** is the furthest region from shore beyond the Rocky Plateau until the player reaches the Furthest Ocean. It contains a lot of unique fish as well as a great labyrinth and kelp biome.

## Sub-regions

### The Labyrinth

Underneath the Kelp Plateau is a large labyrinth where numerous fish reside. The Magmer can be found at the very bottom of the labyrinth.

### Dark Kelp Area

This area is filled with many fish, like Mossy or Lil Cheesefin.

### Light Kelp Area

This area is filled with glowing plants of different sizes and many exotic fish, such as the Volteen.

### Buffalo Cave

This cave is home only to Buffalofish. It has a big meteor that seems to have crashed inside it.

## Fish

### Small Fish

* Rodi
* Lav
* Maize
* Flechette
* Thermo
* Fumer (once the first cave has been opened)
* Rare Fruit
* Lil Cheesefin
* Boom Puff
* Remi
* Feen
* Centy

### Medium Fish

* Bulbeater
* Cuda
* Fin
* Rogachev
* Caval (once the first cave has been opened)
* Mudback
* Primal Turgeon
* Volteen
* Flash
* Lindfin

### Large Fish

* Buffalofish
* Twohead
* Rodilav
* Magmer
* Elder Mustardfish
* Chook (once the first cave has been opened)
* Elder Cheesefin
* Mossy
* Tart
* Bombig
Lemonback

> *"The solitary Lemonback lives in obscurity, hiding in the deepest and most distant caves."*
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## Lemonback

### Location

Caverns

The Lemonback is a Large yellowish fish with a distinctive frilled head and large lump on its underside. They usually congregate as a pair or in groups of three.

### Location

Resides in the upper sections of the coral basin caves, in two of the western chambers. Since they stay extremely close to the cave walls at all times, a Lemonback may occasionally clip through the walls and be found in the chasm. However, this is rare and should not be expected.

## Catching Guide

The Lemonback is one of the more difficult Large fish to catch due to the enclosed location in which it is found. To reach it, the Sinker rod upgrade and at least a Luxury Boat are needed. Since sonar does not work in the basin caves, unless you have a Tech Boat, a Lightbulb and the Flick upgrade will help you avoid snagging your line while reeling this fish in. Like all Large fish, the Lemonback requires large bait.

Due to the cramped location it can be helpful to lure the Lemonback out of their small caves and into a larger area of open water such as the coral basin or the chasm. Once they bite, they can be reeled in quite easily.
Detonator

Detonator is a rod upgrade, which allows you to detonate your bombs, by pressing right click. Allowing the player to get more creative by exploding more fish at once.

## Detonator

### Effect

"Detonate bombs early by right clicking."

## Purchase Cost

### Master Rod

$25,600

The Detonator is an especially useful upgrade for clearing large, unwanted groups of fish, such as Chaw. When paired with Bomb Stack, its effectiveness multiplies, allowing you to clear large spaces with five bombs at will. Furthermore, it can be used to deter Bulbeaters before they snatch your lightbulb.

The Detonator is required to catch a couple of fish. Namely, the Bonefish and Dunkan.

As mentioned before, it gains a lot usage later in the game when you need to catch the Phase and need to avoid the pesky bulbeaters, once you get to the new area, they are scattered around everywhere so the detonator can let you preserve your light bulb.
Shaku

> **(Before Encountering):** *"Soothpurrs say a silver shark (on some solemn occasions) comes from distant seas and silently sleeps amongst the weeds that grace our stony shores."*
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## Shaku

### Location

The Drop-off

The Shaku is a light-blue shark with a white head, who much like the Cave Shark, is always found asleep. It has a black pattern that resembles an eye, but its true eye has a red eyelid. The false eye, however, is not visible in the Catalog image.

### Location

The Shaku is a huge fish that is found sleeping in the The Drop-Off above and left of the Mamo's Den. To find its exact location, go to the sell hut in the Dragon's Territory, and look at the two mountains in the backdrop. Line up your cat with the peak of the second mountain. It only spawns during specific days of the year.

### Spawn Dates

* April 29-30
* May 1-6
* The first and third Saturday of all non-December months
* August 9
* December 25
* December 21-31, during hour numbers divisible by 4

## Catching Guide

The Shaku requires Large Bait and a Mega Hook to catch, and a Lightbulb to see in the dark. The Shaku requires the player to have unlocked Swimming in order to catch it. Cast your line, then swim down alongside the bait. When you reach the Shaku, hover your bait just above its head, then grab and hold onto its face. The Shaku will start blinking, and then will lunge to grab your bait. It can only be caught while blinking. Using this method, Radar is disabled. It can be helpful to catch the Dragon first to avoid it interfering, but this is not necessary.

Special thanks to Powr1ngHow1ng for being the first to locate, catch, and discover the method of catching the Shaku.
Nightfish Sire

> *"The Nightfish Sires tend to their sanctuary in the caverns, waiting for their thralls to return with a Snobfish snack."*
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## Nightfish Sire

### Location

Caverns

The Nightfish Sire is a rare Large fish with a dark purple body, bulbous head and jagged fins. It is related to the smaller Nightfish, or perhaps is an adult form of them. After the Nightfish have lured a number of Snobfish down their cave, the Nightfish Sire can be found chasing them around. During the day, they may be accompanied by one or two Nightfish.

### Location

Unlike Nightfish, the Nightfish Sire never comes up to the surface. It is found in a specific small cave in the Caverns, directly west of the Cave Shark's lair and below the eastern section of the Bay.

## Catching Guide

With the aid of a Sinker rod upgrade, it is easy to reach the cave where Nightfish Sire are found using only a Great Rod (although the Master Rod is needed to reach all the way down). A Lightbulb and/or the assistance of sonar will be needed to navigate the Caverns. They are quite slow and easy to hook, and due to their high value it is worth catching them whenever they respawn for some easy cash.
Sibilfin

> *This speedy fish darts about the sea, fleeing the Turgeon, his relentless predator.*
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## Statistics

The Sibilfin is a peach-coloured Medium fish with a long, sleek body and blue fins. It is extremely fast and usually found being chased by the Turgeon.

### Location

The Sibilfin is primarily found in the midwaters of the Open Ocean, being chased by Turgeon in broad zigzagging patterns. While it's much easier to find with a boat, sometimes this chase pushes it west into the eastern waters of the Bay, where it can be reached with a rocket.

## Catching Guide

Since the Sibilfin is so fast, catching its attention is sometimes a matter of luck. Equipping Bait Guard and some large bait will prevent unwanted Small fish from trying to bite while you're after it, and as an added bonus you might hook the Turgeon instead. Watch where the fish are chasing each other and try to float your hook in an area the Sibilfin is moving past. You will have to reel in quickly before the Turgeon eats it, so stacking Improved Crank and Rising Lure upgrades can help to outspeed it.

Although Glitterbait might be helpful in attracting it to the hook, there are a number of other, more aggressive fish that are found in the same area (namely Seraph and Grumpers) which are likely to interfere with this method.
Glacier

> **Normal:** *"The Glacier lives in the caverns under the coral basin. As one of the last available sources of ice, it is extremely valuable.*"
> **Extinct:** *"The Glacier used to live in the caverns under the coral basin. Prized as a natural sources of ice, it was hunted to extinction."*
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## Glacier

### Location

Coral Basin caverns, Drop-Off caverns

The Glacier is a Medium fish with an angular body and blue markings on its fins that glow faintly in the darkness of the caves where it is found. It is solitary, and only a few of them are ever found at one time.

### Location

The Glacier is found in deep, isolated sections of the Caverns - specifically, the coral basin caves and the western side of the empty caves. It can easily be found by following the coral basin caves down as far as they will go - on the way, you will encounter at least one Glacier.

## Catching Guide

The Sinker rod upgrade is required to locate the Glacier, and since sonar does not function in the coral basin caves it is also necessary to use a Lightbulb to navigate. When reeling it in, the Flick upgrade can help to prevent your line getting stuck on the tight corners.

## Trivia

The Glacier's Catalog entry implies that the game takes place in a time when the polar icecaps have melted, perhaps hinting at a post-apocalyptic setting. This would also explain the presence of a sunken nuclear silo.
Conga

> *"The vibrant Conga dance among the coral, periodically careening in a subtle struggle for dominance."*
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## Conga

### Location

Coral Reef

The Conga is a Large pink and purple fish that travels in schools of three. As their name suggests, these fish move in a "conga line" with one following the other, occasionally forming a ball.

### Location

Found in the Coral Reef, both to the east and west of the reef itself. They move from mid-ocean to shallow depths and back again.

## Catching Guide

The Conga requires large bait but otherwise is not particularly hard to either find or catch.
Rodilav

*"This fish protects its children and keeps a close watch on them, but it can't be everywhere at once."*

## Rodilav

"This fish protects its children and keeps a close watch on them, but it can't be everywhere at once."

## Statistics

Rodilav is a Large red fish worth $300,000. It can be found swimming in the Kelp Plateau with its children, Rodi and Lav. The Rodilav is protective and will try to snap your line if you grab either of its children. There is only one Rodilav on the map at a time.

Rodilav's name and design is a combination of its children's.

### Location

Rodilav can be found swimming along the Kelp Plateau in the lighted Kelp area above the cave and labyrinth systems.

## Catching Guide

To catch Rodilav, you need to grab the child (Rodi or Lav) the Rodilav isn't following and then do the same with the other fish. The Rodilav will then come to your boat for you to catch. Or you could bomb the Rodilav then catch its children. And wait for the Rodilav to return. (requires large bait)
Bait Guard

**Bait Guard** is a rod upgrade. It prevents Small fish from eating medium or large bait.

## Usefulness

The Bait Guard is an extremely useful upgrade that remains valuable even into the endgame. It makes fishing for larger fish and reaching the ocean floor much easier, as the player can guide their line through schools of Small fish without needing to worry about losing their bait.

It works very well when paired with the Bait Hat, since this entirely negates the need to catch or pay attention to Small fish while hunting for a larger catch. It also makes catching fish like the Queenfish much easier.

Because of its extremely high purchase cost on the higher-tier rods (nearly $100,000 on a Master Rod), it is wise to never remove it once it's been bought unless you have plenty of money to spare.

Equipping a Bait Guard to your rod will earn you the **Paranoia** achievement.
Bonefish

> *"Bonefish hibernate in the caverns below the ocean floor, waiting for something to disturb their slumber."*
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## Bonefish

### Location

Caverns

The Bonefish is a Large, distinctive-looking fish with a bony plate covering its head. Since it is usually asleep, catching it requires a rather unusual process.

### Location

Bonefish are found sleeping on the floor of the central Caverns, just outside the Cave Shark's lair. Look for small z's floating up from the floor, or the pale shape of its head plate which is visible among the rocks. They can be detected easily using deep sonar.

## Catching Guide

To catch a Bonefish, it must first be woken by detonating a bomb near it. Unfortunately, the Bonefish sleeps below an area populated by large numbers of Bombats, which have a huge aggro radius for round objects like bombs and will immediately try and latch onto any bombs you try and bring down past them.

It is possible to slowly try and clear out every Bombat in the area using rocks or bombs before even attempting to catch the Bonefish. Otherwise, you will need:

* Master rod (no other rods go deep enough).
* Detonator and Bomb Stack rod upgrades (Detonator so you can wake up the Bonefish on command. Bomb Stack because a Bombat biting your hook will turn your large bait into medium bait, which you don't want here. Therefore, it's essential to be able to drive away the multiple Bombats that will be coming to you).
* Sinker rod upgrade, for reaching the Caverns.
* Lightbulb lure, for spotting the Bonefish and incoming Bombats.
* Lens Cap hat (lets you see the lunge range of Bombats to avoid them) or Surgeon hat (reduces the aggression of Bombats)

After equipping yourself with bombs and large bait, descend into the Caverns. Your goal is to avoid or scare off the Bombats and make it down to the Bonefish with only one bomb remaining. This may take several tries, so just keep clearing as many Bombats as possible on your way down. Once you find a suitable Bonefish, hover near its head and wake it by detonating the bomb.

**Note:** If you still have a bomb remaining at this point you risk scaring away the Bonefish if it tries to bite, so try and detonate them a safe distance away before catching it.

The Bonefish, once woken, will swim around frantically and head upwards. You can wait for it at the exit to the Caverns, but it's much more reliable to follow it up and stick as close as possible to it with your line. Once it stops panicking it will swim around normally for a short time before returning to the section of cave floor where you found it. During this time, it can be hooked.

A bonefish stuck in the Coral Reef
Cuddlebane

**Cuddlebane** is a Hat. It stops Small fish from taking up space when thrown into your boat.

## Usefulness

The Cuddlebane hat allows the player to catch more fish than their boat's limit allows without needing to return to shore, and is most useful when combined with large catches of very valuable Small fish. The Coral Reef is the best place to go while wearing this hat, as the player can catch many high-value Small fish there (such as the Purdy, Casper, Angle, and Clownfish). The Silo, with its large populations of Babyjaw, is also a good choice.

Fishing up the Cuddlebane hat is one way to obtain the **Super Swag** achievement, which is awarded for fishing up a Legendary or Mythic hat.

## How to Acquire

Like most hats in *Cat Goes Fishing*, the Cuddlebane hat is obtained by finding it underwater and fishing it up. Hats can be hooked even if the bait has already been eaten (provided the Scouting rod upgrade is equipped).

While searching for hats, they show up as distinctive icons on the sonar and deep sonar. In addition, hats seen floating in the water will eventually sink to the seabed if not caught, requiring the use of the Sinker rod upgrade to find them and pull them up.
Storms

**Storms** are a mechanic that is unlocked at the same time as nightfall, when the player reaches level 14. After storms are unlocked, a thunderstorm will occur at random intervals across the entire map. Storms are almost as dark as night time, so using a Lightbulb makes fishing much easier, but they are punctuated by flashes of lightning that occasionally illuminate the waters.

Thunderstorms will occur more frequently if the player is wearing the Nightfall hat.

## Unique Fish

Similarly to nightfall, some unique fish appear during storms - specifically the rare Stormy, which can be found near the surface.
If the Torby has been fished to extinction, then the Ghost can also be encountered during storms. Aside from its appearance it is functionally identical to the Torby.
Chompy

> *"Transplanted up from the depths, the Chompy's vision is greatly diminished in the daylight. They depend on a Crayfin to scour for prey."*
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## Chompy

### Location

Open Ocean

The Chompy is a Large grey fish with a prominent, jagged-toothed lower jaw and angular fins. It always accompanies its own specific Crayfin and will protect it by snapping a line if the Crayfin is hooked (in the same way that Sizzer snap the line when a nearby Baby Sizzer is hooked). If separated from its Crayfin, it stops swimming and floats motionless in the water.

### Location

The Chompy is located in the Open Ocean, where it is always found in the company of a Crayfin. They are usually found at mid-ocean depths, occasionally venturing closer to the surface.

## Catching Guide

The Chompy will regularly seek out the hook and steal bait, so finding it is not especially difficult. However, if the player also wants to catch the accompanying Crayfin it is advised to throw the Chompy back first, providing an opportunity to hook the Crayfin as it lingers close to the surface (be careful as the Chompy will still try and snap the line).

Once its Crayfin has been caught, the Chompy will stop swimming and remain motionless in the water, allowing it to be easily caught once more.
Nightfish

> *At night, this fish rises from the depths, luring a flock of lonely Snobfish into the caverns before dawn.*
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## Statistics

The Nightfish is a semi-rare Medium fish with a purple body and a distinctive, jagged dorsal fin. It has quite a wide roaming range and can be found at many depths depending on the time of day. The Nightfish are the thralls of the bigger, more powerful Nightfish Sire, and they deliver prey to the Sires in their cave beneath the seafloor.

### Location

During the day, the Nightfish can be found in the deep ocean, on the floor of the Open Sea. During the night, however, it ventures up into shallower waters and can be found at medium depths in the open ocean. The Nightfish can also be found in the Nightfish Sire Cave, closely following behind Nightfish Sire in groups of three. If a Nightfish Sire accompanied by Nightfish is caught, they will follow it up to the surface and chase the boat.

## Catching Guide

Although it is possible to find Nightfish at any time, it may be much simpler to wait for night time or put on the Nightfall hat in order to lure them to the surface. In either case, the Lightbulb lure makes catching them much easier.

The Sinker rod upgrade can be used to reach Nightfish during the day, when they are found in the Depths or the Caverns.
Gawker

> **Normal:** *The nearly blind Gawker doesn't eat much; instead waiting for his food to come to him.*
> **Extinct:** *"The nearly blind Gawker once swam absentmindedly in cool water near the shore. He didn't see your lure unless it was right in front of his face."*
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## Statistics

The Gawker is a pale green Medium fish with a prominent jaw. It is one of the first exotic Medium fish a player might encounter, providing a nice amount of money in the early game provided it can be reeled in.

### Location

The Gawker is found off-shore from the Bay to the Open Ocean, in deeper waters just above total darkness. Sometimes, it swims lower and enters the deep ocean, but it is usually found just above that point.

## Catching Guide

Gawker are not especially aggressive (due to their nearly-blind nature, as stated in the Catalog). Due to this, it can be difficult to get them to bite, and even moreso when other fish are chasing the bait instead. Equipping Crankbait and/or Glitterbait can help quickly attract its attention (though, as always, Glitterbait can backfire since it attracts other fish equally as frequently). Using bombs to clear out any Large fish in the way is often the most helpful strategy, though not always the most cost-effective.
Abyssal

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## Abyssal

### Location

The Open Ocean

The Abyssal is a very large, green Huge fish with yellow fins and a giant red eye. Catching the Abyssal is required to unlock the Tech Boat.

### Location

The Abyssal is found deep down on the eastern side of the map, above the irradiated waters of The Silo. Although it occurs at Depths level, it is very rare, and often will not show up at all even when scouring the area over the Silo.

## Catching Guide

The Abyssal is the one of the three fish that require the use of the expensive Mega hook lure, which is unlocked once the player reaches level 40. Catching this rare fish requires patience and time, and it may be helpful to clear the water of Medium and Large fish using bombs. The Abyssal is also a very tricky catch in Realism mode, as it fights hard against the line.

You will need:

* A Mega hook (which costs $50,000 so it is recommended to locate the Abyssal first).
* Master Rod will make catching it easier in Realism mode.
* Sinker rod upgrade, since it lives in the deep.
* Lightbulb lure
* Gauge and Improved Crank upgrades on Realism mode (at least three is ideal)

## Trivia

Its eyes swivel to follow the hook, similarly to the Sodafish. Before the swimming hotfix update added the Magnalav and Shaku, the Abyssal was the only fish in the game to require use of the mega hook to catch.

Abyssal being reeled inAbyssal pulling on the line.
Problematicus

**Normal/Before Catch:** *"This behemoth lives in the furthest reaches of the sea. Enticing him to bite will take a truly tasty treat. "*

**After Catch:** *"This behemoth lives in the furthest reaches of the sea. Enticing him to bite takes a delicious worm."*

**Endangered:** *"This behemoth lives in the furthest reaches of the sea. Enticing him to bite will take a truly tasty treat. It is endangered."*

**Extinct:** *"This behemoth lived in the furthest reaches of the sea. Enticing him to bite did take a truly tasty treat. It is now extinct."*

## Problematicus

### Location

Furthest Ocean

The Problematicus is a Huge fish located beyond the reach of a Tech Boat. It swims to the left and it sometimes stops to swim in a small circle until resuming its usual swimming, or just continually swims in a circle. It is One of few fish who live in the Furthest Ocean. Stalkers are sometimes seen following the Problematicus.

### Location

The Problematicus swims along the map edge, in the Furthest Ocean.

## Catching Guide

To catch this big fish you will need the Dig Hat. This is obtained by using the Buffalofish to break the walls like how you get the Ancient Kingfish. However you'll want to break all the walls and go down in the final area and you should find it! Now that you have the dig hat, head back to shore and cast backwards to get a worm. Head all the way out to the Problematicus and cast. Guide the worm into the Problematicus and you will get it hooked. It fights back hard in Realism.

## Trivia

The Problematicus was inspired by the real life "*Leedsichthys problematicus*", a real species of prehistoric pachycormid fish. It was a plankton eater and the largest fish ever discovered!

The Problematicus after being bombed, visible on the Sonar.The Problematicus seen on the sonar.The head of the Problematicus.
Sourfish

> *Sourfish will begin lunging from a distance, but they aren't very fast and are accordingly easy to avoid.*
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## Statistics

The Sourfish is a Medium cyan fish with lime stripes and lime fins. It will slowly but persistently follow your bait around until it is bitten by a fish, and has a very wide lunge radius. In this way, it is similar to other fish with seeking AI, like the Furrow, Casper and Chaw. Using its slowness to your advantage can help keep it away while pursuing larger fish, or cause it to miss the hook altogether.

### Location

The Sourfish is very widespread, found at shallow to mid-ocean depths from the Open Ocean to the Silo. Although it is solitary, thanks to its wide aggro radius it is never hard to find.
Roundfin

> **Normal:** *This common fish swims in a circular pattern. When hooked, he recklessly thrashes about in a circle.*
> **Extinct:** *This extinct fish once swam in a circular pattern. When hooked, he would recklessly thrash about in a circle.*
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## Roundfin

### Location

The Bay

The Roundfin is a Small purplish-blue fish with a spherical body and a large tailfin and a half closed eye. It moves in distinctive circular motions, usually in groups of three or so.

### Location

The Roundfin is found in schools in the upper waters of the Bay, and more rarely in the Open Ocean.

## Catching Guide

A bait, that's all. Just beware of Mustardfish and Grumper.
Shark

> *"The Shark will shred a fish on the end of your line, dragging it deeper in the process."*
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## Shark

### Location

The Bay

The Shark is most likely the first Huge fish a new fishercat will encounter. Like most Huge fish, it requires a huge hook to catch. The first time that a player hooks a Shark, it will drag the line down and snap it, unlocking the huge hook in the Lure Shop.

The Shark can be useful when there are many aggressive Small or Medium fish around that may steal your bait, as it will grab any live fish on your line and shred them, creating new bait equivalent to the size of the hooked fish.

### Location

The Shark swims low down (but not in darkness) in the waters of the Bay.

## Catching Guide

The Shark only eats live bait - specifically, Medium fish. To prepare to catch it, first get medium or large bait on your hook, and then equip the huge hook and cast your line. Catch a Medium fish, and float your line down to the area where the Shark swims. Once hooked, it is fairly simple to catch, even in Realism mode.

Although it is easier to reach the Shark with an upgraded rod, it is possible to catch it using only the Basic Rod.

If you are having trouble getting your hook down to the Shark's level, using the Bait Guard or Crankbait rod upgrades or clearing a path with bombs may help.

## Trivia

The **Perpetual Motion** achievement is awarded for chaining three bites from a Shark and other fish.

Shark pursuing the line.The Shark as it appears on the radar in the Bay.
Drop-Off

The Drop-Off is the area east of the Coral Reef and west of the Open Ocean. It is sparsely populated, with most of the fish living underground. The area appears as a large slope full of caves. To the west is the Empty Cave, a large mostly uninhabited (except a few Glaciers) cave that connects to the Coral Caves to the west and Mamo's Den to the east.

## Sub-regions

### Mamo's Den

A small cave in the middle of the area where the Mamo resides.

### Germ's Den

A large cave where only Germ and a few Carvers are found.

### The Empty Cave

The largest cave in the game, the empty cave is only home to a few Glaciers and Swishers.

## Fish

### Small fish

* Swisher - a night time only fish that ventures into the empty cave during the day.
* Conpas - a grey day and night fish that points at the Goldfish.

### Medium fish

* Blooper - A strange fish that lives on the surface, can be caught with a huge hook or with swimming.
* Akuma - A medium fish that runs away from the light

### Large fish

* Mamo - A large fish found in Mamo's Den. Can only be caught after the Dragon has consumed its egg.
* Germ - A very strange fish found in one of the deepest caves in the game.
* Cuddlecanth - A large fish can only catch by switching the day to before the day Cat Goes Fishing was released. However, if you catch all the two and sold, it can spawn in the same place without switching the day

### Huge fish

* Dragon - Patrols the open waters above the Drop-Off, and may appear on Sonar as a large, curling shape. It will flee if the Sonar is active, and requires some very precise fishing to catch.
* Shaku - A mysterious shark that only appears at certain times sleeping on the surface, and must be caught while swimming.
Spinefish

> *The ravenous Spinefish live above the basin east of the coral reef, ready to steal your bait.*
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## Statistics

The Spinefish is a Medium yellow fish with spiny fins and sharp teeth that congregates in a large school. Although they remain motionless for most of the time, they have a surprisingly large lunge radius and will aggressively chase bait or smaller fish hooked on the line.

### Location

A single large school of Spinefish is found in the eastern Coral Reef, in the middle of the coral basin, at mid-ocean depths.

The Spinefish school in the coral basin.
Torby

> *"Though extremely valuable, the Torby is on the brink of extinction. Fishercats are cautioned against overfishing this gentle giant."*
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## Torby

### Location

Open Ocean

The Torby is a Large orange and grey fish with a lumpy body and protruding forehead. It swims in a pair, and if one Torby is hooked the other will swim in frantic circles around the line before returning to its normal pattern.

As its Catalog entry states, the Torby is critically endangered, and the pair encountered by the reef wall are the only two Torby on the entire map. They are also unique in that they can be fished to extinction (although the Josie will also not respawn if caught, there is no special message for selling it). Catching and selling both Torby will prompt a message saying "the Torby is now extinct".

The Torby will respawn, albeit slowly, as long as one is left in the water. However, driving the Torby to extinction is the only way to get the Ghost to spawn.

### Location

The Torby are found on the far eastern side of the Open Ocean, directly over the chasm. The easiest way to find them is to drop a line next to the reef wall that separates the ocean from the Coral Reef.

## Catching Guide

Like all Large fish, the Torby requires large bait. A Sinker rod upgrade is also needed to reach them, as they swim below cast depth and close to the reef wall. However, they are very slow-moving and don't put up much of a fight when caught even on Realism mode. Because of this, and their high value, a player might be encouraged to catch both of them and so drive them to extinction without realising.

## Trivia

* Selling both Torby and receiving a "the Torby is now extinct" message will earn players the **Oops** achievement.
Thistle

> *"The Thistle is covered in large protrusions. It was recently discovered in the distant sea above the silo."*
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## Thistle

### Location

The Silo

The Thistle is a large, bright pink fish that has a very damaged, battered appearance. It appears to have once had spines like the Piercer's horn, but they have been broken off, and it has a prominent scar on its head. It moves quite slowly, and appears to be solitary.

### Location

The Thistle is found on the far eastern side of the Silo, at lower mid-ocean depths. It often swims beyond the rightmost boundary of the map.

## Catching Guide

Since the Thistle often swims beyond the range of the Collier boat, a rocket can be used to help reach it. Like all Large fish, it requires large bait.
Tim

**Normal:** *"This fish lives in the deep sea above the silo, emitting a soft white glow. It's believed it lives in some sort of symbiosis with a much larger fish."*

**Endangered:** *"This fish lives in the deep sea above the silo, emitting a soft white glow. Its population is dwindling."*

**Extinct:** *"This extinct fish used to live in the deep sea above the silo, emitting a soft white glow."*

## Tim

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## Statistics

Tim is a fish that was added in the Ancient Ancestors update. It is a small fish that has a white, glowing body with grayish fins. Near Halloween, it dons a top hat. It lives in the dark waters of silo, easily spotted thanks to its white glow. Tim is used to catch Bulbeater.

### Location

A group of 5 Tims is located in the deep waters of The Silo, above the Geiger but below Lampis and Thistle. Its description hints at the Huge fish that might also swim in the same area.

## Catching Guide

In order to catch Tim, you need to have a small bait and preferably a lightbulb or Sonar, using the Tech Boat.
Sunhat

**Sunhat** is a Hat. It increases the value of Small fish by 40%, and prevents night from occuring. It could be considered the daytime counterpart of the rarer Nightfall hat.

## Usefulness

The Sunhat functions as a safety net during the early game, but is largely useless during the later game. It is primarily useful for new players who have unlocked night but have no real way of fishing during that time (ie. no access to a Lightbulb, find it hard to get bait during night time, or don't want to deal with the Noctis).

It can also be used to boost the value of extremely valuable Small fish such as the Crystalfish in later parts of the game. This is very situational though, as by the time the player is able to catch such fish they will also have access to very rewarding Large and Huge fish which are easier to reach.

Fishing up the Sunhat is one way to obtain the **Swag** achievement, which is awarded for fishing up your first hat.

## How to Acquire

Like most hats in *Cat Goes Fishing*, the Sunhat is obtained by finding it underwater and fishing it up. Hats can be hooked even if the bait has already been eaten (provided the Scouting rod upgrade is equipped).

While searching for hats, they show up as distinctive icons on the sonar and deep sonar. In addition, hats seen floating in the water will eventually sink to the seabed if not caught, requiring the use of the Sinker rod upgrade to find them and pull them up.
Mossy

> ''This fish is covered of a thin lair of plant matter,helping it hide among the kelp fields of the plateau.''
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## Mossy

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### Location

Kelp Plateau

This large green and red fish lives in the Kelp Plateau and it tends to be slow at biting bait. Sometimes it may dash across the area.

### Location

The Mossy lives in the Kelp Plateau. Around the Cuda and Dijon

## Catching Guide

All you need is large bait, it may take time but eventually it will bite the bait.
Tiger Shark

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## Tiger Shark

### Location

Open Sea

The Huge, intimidating Tiger Shark isn't exactly the brightest, but possesses a balance of speed and endurance that makes it a rather challenging catch. Its body is larger than the Shark, and is a light grey in colour with paler stripes and darker fins.

### Location

The Tiger Shark swims in the midwaters of the Open Sea. It is found in the same general area as the Swordfish.

## Catching Guide

Like most Huge fish, the Tiger Shark requires the use of the huge hook lure. Unlike the Shark it does not require live bait, and can be caught using ordinary medium bait.

In Realism mode, it will pull on the line in much the same manner as the Shark, but is unlikely to try and snag a line due to its distance from the seafloor. Luring it close to the surface can make the catch much easier. A Gauge rod upgrade will help prevent it from snapping the line.

Tiger Shark about to bite the hook.