V Rising Fishing Guide

Our V Rising Fishing Guide will tell you how to unlock Fishing, how Fishing works, and the best places to find Fish, rare Hats, and more!

How to Fish in V Rising

You can Fish in V Rising by crafting a Fishing Pole at a Woodworking Bench. From there, you simply need to equip it, go to a Fishing location, and left-click on the pool of Fish to cast your line. When the water splashes, left-click again and you will reel a fish (or other loot) in as long as you're fast enough.

How to Unlock Fishing in V Rising

You can unlock Fishing in V Rising by defeating Rufus the Foreman in the Farbane Woods. This unlocks the Woodworking Bench which allows you to craft the Fishing Rod.

How Long Does It Take for Fish to Respawn?

Based on my testing, it takes anywhere from 6-48 hours for a fishing spot to respawn, although there is no guarantee that a fishing spot will respawn within that window. There appear to be other factors at play here -- I've observed that some specific spots will not respawn for several in-game days.

V Rising Fishing Map

Every blue dot represents a location where I have observed fish spawning firsthand. Bear in mind that this is not an exhaustive map -- some locations did not appear to spawn fish at all, even if it looks like they should. That said, I can guarantee that each blue dot is definitely a spot where fish can spawn.

Best Place to Fish in V Rising

The best place to Fish in V Rising depends on what loot you're looking to get, and that depends on the zone. Therefore, you should look for the best place in each zone.

• Farbane Woods - the pools west, north, and south of the Bandit Armory.
• Dunley Farmlands - north of the Colosseum.
• Hallowed Mountains - the small pool north of the Frozen Cave where you fight Terrorclaw the Ogre. (In fact, this appears to be the only place you can fish in this zone.)
• Cursed Forest - the western half of the Cursed Forest has a fair amount of Fishing spots.
• Silverlight Hills - the Brighthaven Docks on the western side of the map has a lot of Fishing spots, but it also has a lot of challenging enemies you might have to fight.

Where to Find Fish in V Rising

Here's a list of where you can find Fish in V Rising! Keep in mind that you can also get Fish as loot from servant raids or from breaking open crates in certain areas; this list only covers where you can get these Fish by Fishing.

Keep in mind that you can also get Fish as loot from servant raids or from breaking open crates in certain areas; this list only covers where you can get these Fish by Fishing.

Where to find Fat Goby in V Rising

You can find Fat Goby in the Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, Hallowed Mountains, and Cursed Forest.

Where to find Fierce Stinger in V Rising

You can find Fierce Stinger in the Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, and Hallowed Mountains.

Where to find Rainbow Trout in V Rising

You can find Rainbow Trout in the Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, and Cursed Forest.

Where to find Twilight Snapper in V Rising

You can find Twilight Snapper in the Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, Hallowed Mountains, and Silverlight Hills.

Where to find Sage Fish in V Rising

You can find Sage Fish in the Dunley Farmlands and Silverlight Hills.

Where to Find Blood Snapper in V Rising

You can find Blood Snapper in the Cursed Forest and Silverlight Hills.

Where to find Golden River Bass in V Rising

You can find Golden River Bass in the Silverlight Hills.

Where to find 'The Fish' in V Rising

You can find "The Fish" in the Cursed Forest. ("The Fish" is the name of a very rare fish in the game that can be dismantled for a high amount of fish-related resources such as Fish Oil.)

V Rising Fishing Drops

These are the V Rising Fishing drops I've observed in my testing with small sample sizes. This information should give you a good rough idea of what you can expect to find in each zone.

V Rising Fishing Drop Rates

Based on my experience, you can expect to get items in these categories (with some variance in what you actually get depending on the zone). Bear in mind that these are estimates; it's unclear if gems, books, and hats are in their own loot table or if each individual item has its own separate percentage chance.

• 50-60% chance of getting a Fish
• 5-15% chance of getting metal Ingots
• 10-15% chance of getting a gem
• 5-10% chance of getting a Fish Bone
• 5-10% chance of getting a Crafting resource, such as Whetstone or Glass
• 1-5% chance of getting a book with a Crafting recipes
• 1-5% chance of getting a Hat

Farbane Woods Fishing Drops

Sample size of 100 successful Fishing attempts.

Hallowed Mountains Fishing Drops

Sample size of 50 successful Fishing attempts.

Dunley Farmlands Fishing Drops

Sample size of 50 successful Fishing attempts.

Cursed Forest Fishing Drops

Sample size of 72 successful Fishing attempts.

Silverlight Hills Fishing Drops

Sample size of 50 successful Fishing attempts.

We're all done with our V Rising Fishing Guide, but there's plenty more to learn about this game -- read some of our other guides below!