Fishing

From Lotro-Wiki.com

1 The basics of fishing
2 Fish and Junk
3 Angler Titles
4 Fishing Deeds
5 Fishing Quests
6 Gallery
7 Notes

The basics of fishing

Introduction

Have you always wanted to take up fishing and get out into the great outdoors where you can enjoy nature while casting your line in the sparkling water? Well, now is a great time to start! Fishing is a hobby that can be pursured at your leisure and requires nothing more than a little patience and a fishing pole.

How to Fish

If you have not done so already, you will want to open up the Character Journal and click on the Hobby tab along the top. Here you will find information about fishing, as well as the Fishing Action button which you will want to assign to a quickslot.

To fish you will first need to locate a body of water: a lake, river, stream, or pond should suffice. Once you have picked out your fishing spot, you will need to equip your fishing pole and face towards the water. Press the Fishing Action button once to cast your line. Once the line has been cast, you will need to wait until you see signs of struggling - the bobber dipping under the water or your fishing pole getting tugged are definite signals,. At this point, you will want to reel in your line by once again pressing the Fishing Action button. If you have reacted in time, then it should be a pretty safe bet that you have caught something -- let us hope that it is a fish!

Equipment

Your first fishing-pole is a gift from the hobby-master. There are surely better fishing-poles available, but this one will do splendedly for a beginner. You will find that fishing-suppliers sell other equipment such as bait. Bait can be used to provide an advantage while fishing, as it will typically enhance your chances of catching fish. Additionally, special types of bait may be available that increase the chances of catching certain types of fish -- if you are looking to catch something in particular.

Fishing Poles	Bonus	Recipes
Basic Fishing Pole	none	none
Yew Fishing Pole Well-crafted Yew Fishing Pole	+1 Fishing Skill +3 Fishing Skill	Yew Fishing Pole Recipe
Lebethron Fishing Pole Well-crafted Lebethron Fishing Pole	+4 Fishing Skill +5 Fishing Skill	Lebethron Fishing Pole Recipe

Bait	Bonus
Leech Bait	Slightly increases chance to catch fish
Nightcrawler Bait	Moderately increases chance to catch fish
Red Wiggler Bait	Greatly increases chance to catch fish

Bug: Several people have claimed that bait does not work.

Fish and Junk

Certain fish are caught depending on your level of experience in your Hobby. Once you reach the next proficiency, fish from the level before will no longer yield points for you.

There are several types of fish you are able to catch. Standard fish are generally only worth a copper piece. Another type are barter fish, often times a better equivalent to the standard fish and mountable on walls. Some fish can be used for crafting, the cook has several different recipes. Darter, Salmon, and Trout are rare special fish that give you deeds and titles.

To view a list of the different types of fish visit Fish.

Angler Titles

Your proficiency level can only be increased by 10 points per day. A yellow bar indicates you've hit your max allotment for that day.

Level	Points
Proficiency
Apprentice Angler	10
Journeyman Angler	50
Expert Angler	100
Master Angler	150
Lord/Lady of Streams	200

Title	Requirement
Catch of the Day
Compleat Angler	Catch 50-pound Salmon
Darter-master	Catch all 9 Darter varieties
Sturgeon-master	Catch all 9 Sturgeon varieties
Trout-master	Catch all 9 Trout varieties