Fishing in Albion Online: How to Fish, Level Up and Make Silver
To fish in Albion Online, equip a Fishing Rod, cast it into a fishing spot and, when a fish bites, keep the bobber in the green section of the fishing bar. In the game's own words, what you catch depends on the biome and the tier of your rod. Every catch gives Fishing Fame, which levels the Fisherman node of your Destiny Board and unlocks better rods.
Fish sell on the market, are chopped into Chopped Fish for fish sauce, or go into fish meals. This guide covers each step, with the numbers read from the game's data.
How to start fishing
- Get a rod. The Journeyman's Fishing Rod (T3) is unlocked by Trainee Gatherer, the first gathering node, which completes with your first 240 gathering fame. Rods are sold on the Marketplace or crafted at a Toolmaker from 6 planks and 2 cloth of the rod's tier.
- Find a fishing spot. Fishing spots sit along rivers, lakes and coasts. Cast inside one: in the game's loot tables, water outside a spot gives mostly Rough Logs and Rough Stone.
- Cast and reel in. Click the spot to cast. When a fish bites, the fishing bar appears; hold the bobber in its green section until the fish is yours.
AFM's Albion Online Maps show every fishing spot. Open a map, tick Resources and pick Fishing; hover a spot to see whether it is freshwater or ocean.
What you catch
Your rod's tier sets the fish tiers
A rod catches common fish of its own tier and the two tiers below, and rare fish from T3 up. Shares per catch, from the game's freshwater loot tables (ocean water is almost the same):
| Rod | Common fish | Rare T3 | Rare T5 | Rare T7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journeyman's (T3) | T1 to T3, 80% | 20% | ||
| Adept's (T4) | T2 to T4, 80% | 20% | ||
| Expert's (T5) | T3 to T5, 80% | 15% | 5% | |
| Master's (T6) | T4 to T6, 80% | 15% | 5% | |
| Grandmaster's (T7) | T5 to T7, 80% | 13.8% | 4.6% | 1.6% |
| Elder's (T8) | T6 to T8, 66.6% | 23.2% | 7.6% | 2.5% |
Fewer than 1 catch in 2,000 is something else, such as a treasure. Some catches also bring Seaweed, more often with higher tiers and rare fish.
Common fish
| Tier | Freshwater | Ocean | Fishing Fame | Chopped Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Common Rudd | Common Herring | 10 | 1 |
| T2 | Striped Carp | Striped Mackerel | 20 | 2 |
| T3 | Albion Perch | Flatshore Plaice | 30 | 3 |
| T4 | Bluescale Pike | Bluescale Cod | 40 | 4 |
| T5 | Spotted Trout | Spotted Wolffish | 60 | 6 |
| T6 | Brightscale Zander | Strongfin Salmon | 80 | 8 |
| T7 | Danglemouth Catfish | Bluefin Tuna | 100 | 10 |
| T8 | River Sturgeon | Steelscale Swordfish | 140 | 14 |
Rare fish by biome
Rare fish come in T3, T5 and T7 and give 100, 200 and 300 Fishing Fame. Each biome has its own family: half of a biome's rare catches are its own fish, a third are the second family listed below and a sixth the third.
| Rare fish (T3 / T5 / T7) | Where | Fish meal |
|---|---|---|
| Greenmoor, Murkwater, Blackbog Clam | Swamp, also steppe and mountain | Clam Soup |
| Greenriver, Redspring, Deadwater Eel | Forest, also swamp and highlands | Eel Stew |
| Lowriver, Drybrook, Dusthole Crab | Steppe, also forest and swamp | Crab Omelette |
| Stonestream, Rushwater, Thunderfall Lurcher | Highlands, also mountain and forest | Lurcher Sandwich |
| Upland Coldeye, Mountain Blindeye, Frostpeak Deadeye | Mountain, also highlands and steppe | Coldeye, Blindeye or Deadeye Pie |
| Shallowshore Squid, Midwater Octopus, Deepwater Kraken | Ocean | Squid, Octopus or Kraken Salad |
| Whitefog, Clearhaze, Puremist Snapper | Roads of Avalon | Roasted Snapper |
| Carefree, Brightsoul, Dragonbound Leyfin | Ancient Lands | Leyfin Omelette |
So the "best city for fishing" is the one whose biome has the rare fish you want: Thetford for swamp, Lymhurst for forest, Bridgewatch for steppe, Martlock for highlands and Fort Sterling for mountain. The Roads of Avalon guide and the Ancient Lands guide cover those zones.
Sharks
The Shark is a T8 catch worth 2,000 Fishing Fame and 200 Chopped Fish, and it weighs 10.36 kg. It bites at Shark spots, at most one per map, on swamp coasts: Dewleaf Fen, Fog Fen and Murky Fen on the Royal Continent, and nine swamp maps in the Outlands, such as Widemoor Shore, Skullmarsh and Wetgrave Bog.
Gear, bait and food
Fisherman gear and rods
| Tier | Fisherman Cap | Fisherman Garb | Fisherman Workboots | Fisherman Backpack | Avalonian Fishing Rod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | +2.5% | +5% | +2.5% | −20% fish weight | +10% |
| T5 | +5% | +10% | +5% | −25% | +12.5% |
| T6 | +7.5% | +15% | +7.5% | −30% | +15% |
| T7 | +12.5% | +25% | +12.5% | −35% | +17.5% |
| T8 | +17.5% | +35% | +17.5% | −40% | +20% |
The percentages are Fishing Yield, more fish per catch, for fish of the gear's tier or lower. The cap, garb and workboots build their bonus up over 5 minutes worn: one tenth every 30 seconds, up to 10 stacks. A full T8 set adds 70%. The Avalonian Fishing Rod catches like a normal rod with a fixed yield bonus, and its recipe adds Avalonian Energy (20 at T4, 300 at T8).
Bait
| Bait | Earthworms | Fishing Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Fish Bait | 1 | +50% |
| Fancy Fish Bait | 5 | +125% |
| Special Fish Bait | 25 | +250% |
Bait lasts for your next 10 fish within 10 minutes and makes fish bite sooner. It is crafted at the Cook. Earthworms come from farming: every crop or herb harvest has a 10% chance to give one.
Food and potions
Seaweed Salad, made from 10 Seaweed, gives +10% Fishing Speed for 30 minutes. Gathering Potions raise Fishing Speed and Fishing Yield as well as gathering. For the rest of the food list, see the cooking and potions guide.
How to level fishing
The fishing nodes
| Node | Fame from 0 to 100 | Bonus per level | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | 4,015,146 | +0.15% Fishing Yield and Fishing Speed | T4 rod and gear at level 1, T5 at 10, T6 at 30, T7 at 60, T8 at 100 |
| Fishing Specialist | 8,024,452 | +0.35% Fishing Yield and Fishing Speed | Nothing; it starts after Fisherman |
Every catch gives its full fame to both nodes, so Fisherman reaches 100 first. At 100 in both, fishing yield and speed are 50% higher. The Destiny Calculator lists the fame each level needs from your current level; the Fame to level 100 guide compares it with the other nodes.
How many catches it takes
The fame per catch depends on what bites, so the averages below come from the loot tables above, one fish per catch, before yield bonuses and events:
| Fisherman levels | Fame | Best rod you can use | Average fame per catch with Premium | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 7,000 | Journeyman's (T3) | 54 | about 130 |
| 1 to 10 | 44,191 | Adept's (T4) | 66 | about 670 |
| 10 to 30 | 168,806 | Expert's (T5) | 89 | about 1,900 |
| 30 to 60 | 642,456 | Master's (T6) | 110 | about 5,900 |
| 60 to 100 | 3,152,693 | Grandmaster's (T7) | 138 | about 22,900 |
An Elder's rod averages 175 fame per catch with Premium, the most of any rod, because a third of its catches are rare fish.
Ways to level faster
- Premium adds 50% fame on every node, fishing included.
- Eat fish. Eating a fish gives Fishing Fame: half its catch fame for T1 to T7 and rare fish, and the full 140 for a River Sturgeon or Steelscale Swordfish.
- Fish during the fishing event. "Gathering Bonus: Fishing" gives +25% Fishing Yield and Fame for two to three days. When it is on, it shows in the events list of AFM's top bar.
- Fish in black zones. Some Outlands black zones add 25% to 50% fishing fame, the same bonus they give gathering. Fishing in the Outlands and the Roads of Avalon also earns Might for your guild. The zones guide explains the risks.
- Quick Learn. Learning Points can speed up the fishing nodes too; the Learning Points guide shows where they pay the most.
Carry an empty Fisherman's Journal while you fish: it fills with Fishing Fame (2,223 for the Adept's, 8,320 for the Elder's), and a Fisherman laborer turns full journals into fish and Seaweed. The laborers guide explains how.
What to do with your fish
Sell them
Every fish is tradable. Common fish are eaten raw for a small regeneration buff, and rare fish are ingredients of the fish meals in the table above, so their prices differ a lot between tiers and cities. Compare them in the Price Check before you sell, and see the selling guide for sell orders and taxes.
Chop them
At a Butcher, one fish becomes Chopped Fish: as many as the Chopped Fish column above (1 to 14 for common fish), 10, 20 or 30 for T3, T5 and T7 rare fish, and 200 for a Shark. Chopped Fish is the main ingredient of fish sauce:
| Fish sauce | Recipe | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Fish Sauce | 15 Chopped Fish, 1 Seaweed | .1 food |
| Fancy Fish Sauce | 45 Chopped Fish, 3 Seaweed | .2 food |
| Special Fish Sauce | 135 Chopped Fish, 9 Seaweed | .3 food |
Every enchanted meal needs it. Ten Pork Pies .1, for example, take 90 Basic Fish Sauce: 1,350 Chopped Fish and 90 Seaweed.
Which fish to chop: chop a fish when its Chopped Fish are worth more than the fish. A River Sturgeon gives 14 Chopped Fish, so chop it when it sells for less than 14 times the Chopped Fish price. Rare fish give 10 to 30 but often sell for more as meal ingredients, so check both prices first. Chopped Fish is also in the Crafting Calculator.
Cook them
Fish meals take one rare fish plus farm ingredients, and Grilled Fish takes 10 Chopped Fish. If you also farm, cooking your own catch saves buying both. The cooking and potions guide shows what is worth making.
Is fishing profitable?
It can be, but there is no fixed silver per hour: it depends on your rod and gear, the spot, Premium and fish prices on your server, which move every day. The two biggest levers are the share of rare fish (a T7 or T8 rod and your biome's spots) and your yield (Fisherman gear, Destiny Board levels and the fishing event).
To know your own number, run the AFM Data Client while you fish. It records each trip as a session with everything you fished and values it with EMV, so you can compare spots, rods and food by silver per hour. The Data Client tutorial shows the Activity page, and the fame and silver per hour guide explains how to read your sessions.
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