Fishing (RF4)

Fishing is a mechanic in Rune Factory 4 that allows you to catch fish to sell, cook, or give as gifts. You have to unlock the mechanic through a request that requires you to catch a fish and give it to Vishnal; simply catching the fish, shipping it, or giving it to the wrong person will not clear the request.

You receive your first fishing rod as part of this request. To catch better fish, you will need better rods. To get the recipes for these rods you will need to buy and eat Farming Recipe Bread from Porcoline's restaurant. You won't be able to learn the recipes without a high enough skill, however, and to make rods you will need a forge from Bado.

Fishing is a relatively simple affair where you equip your rod and use the B button to cast your line into the water. Fish-shaped shadows will tap repeatedly at your lure; at about the third tap, a fish will get "caught", creating a visual and sound effect of splashing water. At that point, you need to press B again quickly to reel the fish in. If you press B too early or too late, you'll lose the fish and need to recast your line.

All fish and other fishable items (such as boots) appear as moving, fish-shaped shadows. The rarest fish and items appear lighter than normal. This effect can be obscured by certain in-game weather and lighting effects; lower brightness settings can also make it more difficult to see. Many relatively rare fish, such as the Taimen and Yellowtail, have large shadows; however, some of the more desirable rare items appear smaller, such as the Rare Can and Legendary Scale.

What you can catch appears to be affected by the following factors:

• where you are fishing
• what season it is (if you are fishing in Selphia)
• your fishing skill, and
• your fishing rod

An NPC in the game advises you that you can reinforce your fishing rod with fish to make it easier to catch those fish. An exact explanation of how this mechanic works is not given directly, but it hints that you should add fish into the recipe as you craft a new fishing rod.

Fishing Rods

Rod		Charge Level	Chance of Catching
			Empty Can	Boots	Rare Can
	Cheap Pole	0	4.74	8.62	0.43
	Beginner's Pole	1	4.78	7.39	0.87
	Skilled Pole	2	3.13	6.25	1.34
	Famous Pole	3	3.67	2.75	1.83
	Sacred Pole	4	0.49	0.49	1.94

Depending on what rod is used, different charge levels can be reached.

Fish Size

Minuscule (10 cm≤)

Small (30 cm≤)

Medium (50 cm≤)

Large (70 cm≤)

Fishing Locations

Selphia	Summer Area	Fall-Winter Area
A/B/C/D	All B	B/C/D
Spring Area	Yokmir Forest	Water Ruins
		All H
Idra Cave	Idra Cave	Idra Cave
All I	All J	All K
Maya Road	Sechs Empire
All L	All M

Fish by Name

◎		▲		[↑]
〇		✕		[↓]
△

Fish	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
Masu Trout	◎ [↓]
Squid	〇[↓]
Sardine	△[↑]
Char	△[↑]
Chub	△[↑]
Shrimp	✕
Turbot	△[↑]
Gibelio	△[↑]
Salmon	✕
Mackerel	△[↑]
Needlefish	△[↑]
Pike	✕
Sand Flounder	✕
Crucian Carp	△[↑]
Girella	△[↑]
Cherry Salmon	〇[↓]
Pond Smelt	✕
Skipjack	△[↑]
Rainbow Trout	△[↑]
Flounder	▲[↑]
Lobster	△[↑]
Snapper	▲[↑]
Throbby Snapper	▲[↑]
Lamp Squid	▲[↑]
Blowfish	✕
Yellowtail	✕
Fall Flounder	✕
Taimen	▲[↑]
Glitter Snapper	▲[↑]
Rockfish	✕
Sunsquid	▲[↑]
Tuna	✕
Can	▲[↑]
Boot	▲[↑]
Rare Can	✕
Dragon Fin	▲[↑]
Legendary Scale	▲[↑]
Round Stone	✕

	Name	Sell	Buy	Shadow	Locations
	Masu Trout	15G	300G	normal	Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring), Spring Pond, Water Ruins (All Areas except left) , Maya Rd
	Squid	24G	400G	normal	Selphia Gate (Summer/Fall), Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring/Summer/Winter), Autumn River, Winter Pond, Silver Lake, Spring Pond,Water Ruins (All Areas), Idra Cave: 1st floor, Idra Cave: Basement 2, Maya Rd, Sechz Territory
	Taimen	6,500G	78,000G	faint	Keeno Lake, All Seasonal Ponds, Yokmir Forest: Waterfall, Idra Cave: 1st Floor, Idra Cave Basement 2, Maya Rd, Sechz Territory
	Sardine	70G	1,200G	normal	Selphia Gate (Summer/Fall), Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring/Summer/Winter), Autumn River, All Seasonal Ponds, Silver Lake,  Water Ruins (All Areas), Idra Cave (All areas except Basement 2), Maya Rd, Sechz Territory
	Char	92G	1,800G	normal	Selphia Gate (Summer) Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring/Summer), Keeno Lake, Summer Pond, Yokmir Forest: Waterfall,  Yokmir Forest: Lillypad Area, Water Ruins (All Areas except boss), Idra Cave: 1st Floor, Idra Cave: Basement 2, Maya Rd, Sechz Territory
File:Chub.png	Chub	130G	2,600G	normal
	Glitter Snapper	8,800G	120,000G	faint	Selphia Castle Gate, Summer Spring, Autumn Spring, Winter Pond
	Skipjack	220G	4,500G
	Turbot	120G	2,500G	normal
	Gibelio	100G	2,000G	normal	Fall : Selphia Housing Area
	Salmon	80G	1,350G	normal	Fall: Autumn Spring
	Mackerel	60G	1,000G	normal	Fall : Selphia Housing Area, Summer Spring
File:Needlefish.png	Needlefish	30G	500G	normal
	Pike	12G	240G	normal	Fall : Selphia Housing Area, Summer Spring
	Sunsquid	6,800G	74,000G	faint	Everywhere, but Selphia Town
	Shrimp	85G	1,500G	normal	Summer Spring, Idra Cave Basement 1
	Snapper	1,280G	14,800G		Selphia Gate (Summer), Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring/Winter), Autumn River, Autumn Pond, Idra Cave: 1st Floor, Idra Cave: Basement 1&2, Maya Rd
	Throbby Snapper	3,500G	38,000G	faint	Selphia Dragon Lake (Spring), Keeno Lake, Seasonal Ponds (All Season), Autumn River, increased chance on bad weather), Water Temple and Idra Cave (All Area)
	Rainbow Trout	150G	3,000G	normal	Spring : Selphia Castle Gate, Summer Spring
	Flounder	190G	4,000G		Winter : Selphia (Dragon Lake), Fishing (RF4)#Autumn Road and Silver Arch
	Blowfish	4,200G	57,000G	faint	Selphia (Town: Winter), Winter Pond, Silver Lake,  Yokmir Forest (waterfall), Maya Rd, Sechz Territory, Fishing (RF4)#Autumn Road and Silver Arch
	Yellowtail	3,800G	45,000G	faint
	Crucian Carp	35G	620G	normal	Summer Spring
	Tuna	5,600G	61,000G	faint	Summer Pond, Autumn Pond, Winter Pond, Maya Rd, Sechz Territory
	Girella	45G	850G	normal	Fall : Selphia Housing Area, Summer Spring
	Fall Flounder	2,000G	27,000G		Fishing (RF4)#Sercerezo Hill (Spring spring), Fishing (RF4)#Autumn Road and Silver Arch
	Cherry Salmon	18G	350G	normal
	Lamp Squid	1,800G	21,000G	faint	Selphia Dragon Lake (All Seasons) and Autumn pond, Autumn River, Symmer pond, Keeno Lake, Idra Cave, Water Ruins and Mt. Maya Trail.(increased chance on bad weather)
	Lobster	960G	9,600G	faint	Kenno Lake, Summer Pond, Winter Pond, Silver Lake, Spring Pond, Idra Cave: 1st Floor, Idra Cave: Basement 1, Maya Rd
	Pond Smelt	10G	200G	normal	Water Ruins (Chimera Spot), Fishing (RF4)#Autumn Road and Silver Arch
	Sand Flounder	38G	700G	normal	Sercerezo Hill (sand pond)
	Rockfish	1,040G	10,400G	normal	Sercerezo Hill (sand pond)

Other Fishable Items

All fishable items have shadows in the shape of fish.

Name	Sell	Buy	Shadow	Notes
Dragon Fin	10,000G	300,000G	faint	Very large shadow. Found in Spring Spring and Selphia Castle Gate, possibly other areas. Also a monster drop. Can be bought from Raven once shipped.
Round Stone	50G	-	faint	Very tiny shadow. Found in Yokmir Forest (waterfall). Cannot be purchased.
Legendary Scale	3,000G	50,000G	faint	Found in Maya Road, Dragon Lake, Selphia: Housing Area, Sercerezo Lake, possibly other areas. Can be bought from Raven once shipped.
Boot	2G	8G	normal	Found anywhere. Can be bought from Arthur.
Can	1G	5G	normal	Found anywhere.Can be bought from Arthur.
Rare Can	300G	-	faint	Found anywhere. Cannot be purchased.

Fish by Location

Season affects fish availability in Selphia, but does not appear to affect fish availability in field and fishing spots. Boot, Can, and Rare Can availability is not noted due to these items being available in all fishing spots.

Selphia Town

Name	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Selphia Castle Gate	Char, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Needlefish, Masu Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Squid,	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Girella, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Shrimp, Snapper, Squid, Turbot, Glitter Snapper, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Tuna, Yellowtail, Dragon Fin	Squid, Mackerel, Pike, Sardine, Turbot, Salmon, Girella, Chub	Cherry Salmon, Gibelio, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Snapper, Squid, Legendary Scale
Selphia: Dragon Lake	Char, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Rainbow Trout Sardine, Skipjack, Snapper, Squid, Throbby Snapper, Turbot, Legendary Scale	Char, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Girella, Lamp Squid, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Skipjack, Snapper, Squid, Taimen, Throbby Snapper, Turbot, Pike, Shrimp	Char, Crucian Carp, Glitter Snapper, Girella, Lamp Squid, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Salmon, Shrimp, Squid	Cherry Salmon, Chub, Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Glitter Snapper, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Snapper, Squid, Throbby Snapper, Tuna, Yellowtail
Selphia: Housing Area	Char, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Girella, Glitter Snapper, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Snapper, Squid, Throbby Snapper	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Shrimp, Squid, Throbby Snapper, Turbot	Gibelio, Girella, Pike, Mackerel	Blowfish, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pike, Salmon, Sardine, Squid, Yellowtail
Selphia: Melody Street	Char, Chub, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Skipjack, Squid, Taimen	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Girella, Lobster, Pike, Sardine, Shrimp, Taimen, Tuna, Turbot, Yellowtail	Chub, Mackerel, Pike, Salmon, Sardine, Skipjack	Cherry Salmon, Chub, Girella, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Squid, Tuna

Selphia Plains

Fishings spots found in Selphia Plains, Selphia Plains West, or in dungeons of Selphia Plains.

Name	Fish	Other	Map
Summer Spring	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Glitter Snapper, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Shrimp, Taimen, Throbby Snapper, Tuna, Turbot, Yellowtail		F3
Keeno Lake	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Girella, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Salmon, Sardine, Shrimp, Sunsquid, Taimen, Throbby Snapper, Tuna, Turbot, Yellowtail	Dragon Fin	E1
Selphia Plains West (lily pad area)	Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Shrimp, Tuna, Turbot		F8
Selphia Plains West (lily pad area 2)	Crucian Carp, Girella, Mackerel, Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Shrimp, Turbot, Yellowtail		G12
Yokmir Forest (waterfall)	Blowfish, Char, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Mackerel, Rainbow Trout, Taimen	Round Stone	3
Yokmir Forest (lily pad area)	Char, Chub, Crucian Carp, Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Turbot		5
Water Ruins (Right Wing)	Needlefish, Shrimp, Squid, Masu Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cherry Salmon, Char, Pike		C7
Water Ruins (Left Wing / Chimera Spot)	Snapper, Throbby Snapper, Girella, Pike, Mackerel, Cherry Salmon, Masu Trout, Crucian Carp, Pond Smelt		C1

Sercerezo Hill

Fishings spots found in Sercerezo Hill or its dungeons.

Name	Fish	Other	Map
Spring Spring	Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Fall Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Lobster, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Snapper, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen	Dragon Fin, Legendary Scale	A1
Sercerezo Lake	Char, Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Girella, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Sardine, Squid	Legendary Scale	D1
Sercerezo Hill (lily pad area)	Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Skipjack, Squid	Dragon Fin	D4
Sercerezo Hill (lily pad area 2)	Cherry Salmon, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Rainbow Trout, Squid		D5
Sercerezo Hill (sand pond)	Sand Flounder, Rockfish		B5
Idra Cave (1st floor)	Char, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Crucian Carp, Gibelio, Girella, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Snapper, Throbby Snapper, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen, Turbot	Legendary Scale	D1
Idra Cave B1	Chub, Crucian Carp, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Sardine, Shrimp, Snapper		A6
Idra Cave B2	Char, Crucian Carp, Lamp Squid, Shrimp, Snapper, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen		E3

Autumn Road and Silver Arch

Fishings spots found in Autumn Road and the wintery area west of Autumn Road. Also, Maya Road, which is directly connected to Autumn Road, and Sechs Territory, which Maya Road connects to.

Name	Fish	Other	Map
Autumn Spring	Chub, Crucian Carp, Fall Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Glitter Snapper, Lamp Squid, Mackerel, Pike, Salmon, Sardine, Skipjack, Snapper, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen, Throbby Snapper, Tuna, Turbot	Dragon Fin	E4
Autumn River	Chub, Fall Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Lamp Squid, Mackerel, Pike, Salmon, Sardine, Skipjack, Snapper, Squid, Throbby Snapper, Turbot		H2
Autumn Road (lily pad area)	Chub, Crucian Carp, Mackerel, Pike, Skipjack, Taimen, Turbot		I4
Autumn Road (lily pad area 2)	Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Pike, Salmon, Sardine, Skipjack, Tuna, Turbot		J2
Winter Spring	Blowfish, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Fall Flounder, Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Squid, Sunsquid, Yellowtail		F2
Silver Lake	Blowfish, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Fall Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Squid, Sunsquid, Yellowtail		H1
Silver Lake (lily pad area)	Cherry Salmon, Chub, Fall Flounder, Flounder, Girella, Mackerel, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Squid, Yellowtail		F1
Silver Lake (lily pad area 2)	Cherry Salmon, Girella, Lobster, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Sardine, Snapper, Squid, Throbby Snapper		G1
Maya Road	Blowfish, Char, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Crucian Carp, Fall Flounder, Flounder, Girella, Lamp Squid, Lobster, Mackerel, Masu Trout, Needlefish, Pike, Pond Smelt, Rainbow Trout, Salmon, Sardine, Shrimp, Skipjack, Snapper, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen, Tuna, Turbot, Yellowtail, Throbby Snapper	Legendary Scale	B7
Sechs Territory	Blowfish, Char, Cherry Salmon, Chub, Flounder, Gibelio, Girella, Mackerel, Needlefish, Pond Smelt, Rainbow Trout, Sardine, Skipjack, Squid, Sunsquid, Taimen, Tuna, Turbot		C3

References

Rune Factory 4  Characters Protagonist Frey • Lest Bachelorettes Amber (D) • Clorica (D) • Dolce (D) • Forte (D) • Margaret (D) • Xiao Pai (D) Bachelors Arthur (D) • Doug (D) • Dylas (D) • Kiel (D) • Leon (D) • Vishnal (D) Villagers Bado (D) • Blossom (D) • Illuminata (D) • Jones (D) • Lin Fa (D) • Nancy (D) • Pico (D) • Porcoline (D) • Ventuswill (D) • Volkanon (D) Guests Barrett (D) • Raven (D) • Ethelberd Other Eliza • Luna • Noel  Locations Selphia Bell Hotel • Porcoline's Kitchen • Forte's House • Blacksmith "Meanderer" • Tiny Bandage Clinic • Selphia Castle • Sincerity General Store • Margaret's House • Carnation's Arc 1 Selphia Plain • Yokmir Forest • Water Ruins • Obsidian Mansion • Yokmir Cave • Delirium Lava Ruins Arc 2 Idra Cave • Maya Road • Sechs Territory • Floating Empire Arc 3 Leon Karnak • Rune Prana Other Cluck-Cluck Nest • Revival Cave • Demon's Den • World of Fields • Sharance Maze   Game Content Mechanics Skills • Prince Points • Status Ailments • Rune Abilities • Monsters • Fishing • Mining • Farming Mechanics Crafting Cooking and Recipes • Pharmacy • Forging • Accessory Crafting • Upgrading Items • Rarity Equipment Tools • Weapons • Headgear • Armor • Shoes • Shield • Accessories Items Shipping List • Consumable • Dungeon Seed • Crops • Other Items Social Requests • Calendar • Festivals • Relationships • Town Events Other Furniture • Outfits • Trophies • Opening Song: Kaze no Traveler • Glitches