Fishing can be performed at lakes and streams, while having a 
Fishing Pole equipped. There will be small areas of disturbance in the water, indicating fishing can be done there. The player must reel in their line only once it starts bubbling to catch something. All fish are teleportable and are categorized by grades of rarity, generally referred to as Common, Uncommon and Rare.
Various other treasures may be found while fishing other than fish, including books, gems and crafting materials corresponding to the tier of zone you're fishing in, such as 
Copper Ingot, 
Iron Ingot, 
Whetstone or 
Scourgestone. One could even discover rare cosmetics, such as hats and cloaks.
The fish themselves are primarily used for keeping your prisoners healthy as you drain their blood; different fish will provide varying amounts of health and/or remove varying amounts of misery from prisoners once fed. Alternatively, any fish may be salvaged in the 
Blood Press or 
Advanced Blood Press, yielding varying amounts of 
Oil and 
Fish Bones, the notable exception being 
The Fish, which cannot be fed to prisoners and may only be salvaged at 
The Devourer.
Alternate sources of fish include looting them from containers in particular settlements, purchasing them from various goods merchants, or by-way-of servants returning from successful hunts in various locales - specifically the Fishing Lake in Farbane Woods, Mosswick Village in Dunley Farmlands, Brighthaven Docks in Silverlight Hills and the Oakveil Shoreline in Oakveil Woodlands.
Fish[]
Fishing spots[]
| Fish | Fishing Spot Location(s) | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
 Fat Goby
|
All regions (23.7%), most common in Hallowed Mountains (26%) | Common |
 Rainbow Trout
|
Farbane Woods (7%), Dunley Farmlands (12%), Silverlight Hills (22%) | Common |
 Fierce Stinger
|
Farbane Woods (10%), Dunley Farmlands (12%), Hallowed Mountains (12%) | Common |
 Twilight Snapper
|
All regions (8.3%), most common in Dunley Farmlands (14%) | Uncommon |
 Sage Fish
|
Dunley Farmlands (1%) and Silverlight Hills (10%) | Uncommon |
 Blood Snapper
|
Cursed Forest (12.5%) | Uncommon |
 Swamp Dweller
|
Cursed Forest (19.5%) | Rare |
 Golden River Bass
|
Silverlight Hills (14%) | Rare |
 Corrupted Fish
|
Oakveil Woodlands (?) | Uncommon? |
| The Fish
|
Cursed Forest (1%) | Very Rare |
Note: Location and rarity is based on early access data, and has almost certainly changed since then.
Fishing Pole Recipe[]
| Resulting Item | Recipe | Structure | Unlocked By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Pole
|
 120 (90) Wood 4 (3) Coarse Thread
|
 By Hand Woodworking Bench
|
Finn the Fisherman |
Note: Fishing Pole can also be looted from containers found in Mosswick Village.