Big Fishing
“Fishers of surpassing skill can try their hand at reeling in impressive denizens of the deep once thought to be mere legend, earning an array of achievements in the process. Do you have what it takes to stake your claim as one of Eorzea's master anglers?
Big Fishing was first introduced in Patch 2.2 on March 26, 2014. All big fish are of Green rarity.[1] Not to be confused with large-sized fish that replaced High Quality fish after Endwalker's release with patch 6.0. Subsequent to this change, the last six Big Fish released in an expansion are now officially referred to as Legendary Fish.[2]
Big fish are much harder to catch than regular fish and have specific time, weather, bait, Mooch, and/or Fisher's Intuition prerequisites. Some weather requirements may require one specific weather to occur immediately after another weather type, creating very limited windows of opportunity to catch the fish. Big fish usually have at least a 15% chance to escape the hook regardless of player stats, with some fish having a significantly lower success rate. The legendary fish released at the end of each expansion are even harder to catch.
Unlock Requirements
- Fisher unlocked
- A Gathering stat of at least 290.
Beginning with Heavensward, most of these fish also require Tomes of Regional Folklore.
Side quests The Beast of Brewer's Beacon and Feast of Famine function as an introduction to Big Fishing.
Rewards
- Main article: Fisher Achievements
Big Fishing is associated with the following achievements:
Name | Points | Task | Reward | ExpandPatch |
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Note
Useful Resources:
As of Patch 5.2 all big fish now show a !!! animation when they bite, as shown on the right. This does not necessarily mean Powerful Hookset should be used; that depends on the specific fish.
There are also ordinary fish that use the !!! animation, so it is not a guarantee.
All times are given in Eorzea Time / in-game time. Fish Eyes will not negate any of these time requirements, except for non-legendary big fish in A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood zones.
Big Fish
A Realm Reborn
Heavensward
Stormblood
Shadowbringers
Endwalker
Dawntrail
Fish | Zone | Fishing Hole | (X,Y) | Eorzea Time | Weather | Bait | Requirements | Gathering | Desynth Rewards |
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Icuvlo's Barter | Tuliyollal | Downripple | (9.0,10.5) | Anytime | Fog | Red Maggots | |||
Moongripper | Urqopacha | Sunken Stars | (20.4,28.0) | 12 PM to 2 PM |
Any | White Worm | Must use Modest Lure to get "A pair of powerful pincers pierce the water's surface!" message | ||
Cazuela Crab | Kozama'uka | Waters Hanu | (23.2,13.4) | 4 PM to 8 PM |
Clouds or Fog | Red Maggots | |||
Ilyon Asoh Cichlid | Yak T'el | Xd'aa Talat Tsoly | (8.0,11.0) | Anytime | Clear Skies | Red Maggots | |||
Stardust Sleeper | Yak T'el | Xty'iinbek Tsoly | (37.0,25.0) | 8 PM to 12 AM |
Any | Crimson Lugworm | Mooch Sharknose Goby into Yak T'el Crab |
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Hwittayoanaan Cichlid | Shaaloani | Niikwerepi | (29.0,7.0) | 4 AM to 8 AM |
Clear Skies or Fair Skies | Red Maggots | |||
Thunderswift Trout | Heritage Found | The Driftdowns | (13.0,18.7) | 9 AM to 11 AM |
Any | Red Maggots | Must use Ambitious Lure to get "A lightning-fast flash disturbs the water!" message | ||
Pixel Loach | Solution Nine | Residential Sector | (6.0,18.0) | 12 AM to 4 AM |
Any | Red Maggots |
Legendary Fish
Legendary Fish are the last six big fish (one per zone) released in an expansion. Compared to "regular" big fish, legendary fish have even stricter requirements, ranging from catch windows once a week or rare, short 90-second catch windows, bite rates under 1%, extremely high slip rates over 90%, mooch or intuition requirements involving other big fish, or some combination of the above.
The quest Feast of Famine involves catching all six legendary fish in A Realm Reborn.
A Realm Reborn
Heavensward
Stormblood
Fish | Zone | Fishing Hole | (X,Y) | Eorzea Time | Weather | Bait | Requirements | Gathering | Desynth Rewards |
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Drepanaspis | The Peaks | Grymm & Enid | (6.5,15.6) | Anytime | Dust Storms | Suspending Minnow | Must catch 2x Bondsplitter first to get Fisher's Intuition | ||
The Unconditional | The Azim Steppe | Dotharl Khaa | (12.4,33.1) | 5 AM to 7 AM |
Clear Skies after Rain |
Stonefly Larva | Veteran Tree Sap, Stormsap | ||
Warden of the Seven Hues | Yanxia | Prism Lake | (29,6) | Anytime | Any | Stonefly Larva | Must catch 3x Indigo Prismfish, 3x Firelight Goldfish, and 5x Green Prismfish first to get Fisher's Intuition | ||
Xenacanthus | The Fringes | Timmon Beck | (11.4,18.0) | 4 PM to 8 PM |
Any | Stonefly Larva | Mooch Hardhead Trout | ||
Stethacanthus | The Lochs | Loch Seld | (21,21) | 4 PM to 6 PM |
Thunderstorms | Silkworm | Mooch Rock Saltfish Must catch 2x Sculptor first to get Fisher's Intuition |
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The Ruby Dragon | The Ruby Sea | The Ruby Price | (38.4,38.5) | 4 AM to 8 AM |
Clouds after Thunder |
Blue Bobbit | Mooch Ku'er |
Shadowbringers
Endwalker
References
- ↑ Similarly, all green-rarity overworld fish are considered big fish (note that green-rarity fish in Ocean Fishing are not included).
- ↑ Patch 6.0 Notes