Rune Factory 4 Fishing Guide

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Itskaykay wrote:Hmmm.. I've actually caught most of my Taimen and Glitter Snapper in Selphia town, specifically in the water run off area to the right of the doctor's house. Does this count?
Definitely! I'll add that info to the guide. I believe Taimen can be caught in all seasons. Is that right? And what season did you find the Glitter Snapper in?
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Itskaykay wrote:Hmmm.. I've actually caught most of my Taimen and Glitter Snapper in Selphia town, specifically in the water run off area to the right of the doctor's house. Does this count?
Definitely! I'll add that info to the guide. I believe Taimen can be caught in all seasons. Is that right? And what season did you find the Glitter Snapper in?
:) Glad to be of help! I know for a fact I caught the Glitter Snappers in Spring but I'm also pretty sure I caught them in another season! :( sadly I wasn't paying much attention that time around but I'll let you know if it comes up again! :)
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Thanks for making this guide, it's really helpful. I also have some info that isn't listed here.

Keeno Lake- Lamp Squid, Taimen
Silver Lake- Yellowtail
Summer Spring- Taimen
I've also found Glitter Snapper in Dragon Lake during the summer, not only the spring.
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StarlightDreams wrote:Thanks for making this guide, it's really helpful. I also have some info that isn't listed here.

Keeno Lake- Lamp Squid, Taimen
Silver Lake- Yellowtail
Summer Spring- Taimen
I've also found Glitter Snapper in Dragon Lake during the summer, not only the spring.
Thanks for the info! I'm glad this has helped you.
Even though I haven't added much new information (besides what people have posted), I will still be adding stuff as I find more fish. I've been busy with school and ANB (just got it and it's great!). I will do some more fishing/research this weekend.
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fourside wrote:
StarlightDreams wrote:Thanks for making this guide, it's really helpful. I also have some info that isn't listed here.

Keeno Lake- Lamp Squid, Taimen
Silver Lake- Yellowtail
Summer Spring- Taimen
I've also found Glitter Snapper in Dragon Lake during the summer, not only the spring.
Thanks for the info! I'm glad this has helped you.
Even though I haven't added much new information (besides what people have posted), I will still be adding stuff as I find more fish. I've been busy with school and ANB (just got it and it's great!). I will do some more fishing/research this weekend.
You're very welcome. And I have just one more fish that I found this morning. Apparently, sunsquid are in Dragon Lake during the summer. But they're pretty rare. Good luck with finding more fish! I've been trying to locate them myself as well. I'll let you know if I happen to find anymore fish that aren't listed here.
Ah...I haven't played ANB for a while. I was playing it, but then I got Ocarina of Time for 3DS, then I got RF4, and I'm still playing that.
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Itskaykay wrote:
fourside wrote:
Itskaykay wrote:Hmmm.. I've actually caught most of my Taimen and Glitter Snapper in Selphia town, specifically in the water run off area to the right of the doctor's house. Does this count?
Definitely! I'll add that info to the guide. I believe Taimen can be caught in all seasons. Is that right? And what season did you find the Glitter Snapper in?
:) Glad to be of help! I know for a fact I caught the Glitter Snappers in Spring but I'm also pretty sure I caught them in another season! :( sadly I wasn't paying much attention that time around but I'll let you know if it comes up again! :)
AH-HAAAAA! Just caught one near the pharmacy in Winter! Maybe Glitter Snapper is available year round?

Also, I caught Tuna in Selphia-Dragon Lake during Fall and Winter

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Just caught Blowfish in Selphia-Dragon Lake in Winter
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Thanks, both of you! Information added. I will be looking into Glitter Snapper being year round. I only added Winter for now, but I will add Autumn if I can confirm it.
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Fall Flounder can be found in Silver Lake, it is a rare fish. I can also vouch that the Rare Can can literally be found anywhere, I managed to fish one up from the sand area when trying to get Rockfish.
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Hi,

May I know where I can catch Skipjack? Thx.
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Winter Spring
Flounder Needle fish Yellowtail
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Anonymous Fish wrote:Hi,

May I know where I can catch Skipjack? Thx.
Skipjack can be found in Selphia during Spring, Summer, and Winter. I think they're uncommon. I expect they can be found in the seasonal lakes and springs as well, but I don't have a confirmation yet.
Anketam wrote:Fall Flounder can be found in Silver Lake, it is a rare fish. I can also vouch that the Rare Can can literally be found anywhere, I managed to fish one up from the sand area when trying to get Rockfish.
Added. I would expect Fall Flounder to only be found in autumn areas and during autumn, but I guess not.
Kail-chan wrote:Winter Spring
Flounder Needle fish Yellowtail
Added. Thanks!
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With a name like FALL Flounder you would think Fall, but nope. Only reason why I knew, was because I looked at the translated Japanese wikia on it.
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Here's a list of what I've fished up in each territory. I used a Sacred Pole in each area, and my fishing skill was 75 when I started (and got higher as I went on). I also wrote down how many I fished up of each item, if you want to see that and a few other miscellaneous details, I have it written down on my profile page at the Rune Factory Wikia. Use the data however you like. :)

Sechs Territory
Spoiler:
Blowfish
Char
Cherry Salmon
Chub
Flounder
Gibelio
Girella
Mackerel
Needlefish
Pond Smelt
Rainbow Trout
Sardine
Skipjack
Squid
Taimen
Turbot
Spoiler:
Rare Can
Idra Cave (1st Floor)
Spoiler:
Char
Cherry Salmon
Chub
Crucian Carp
Gibelio
Girella
Lamp Squid
Lobster
Mackerel
Masu Trout
Needlefish
Rainbow trout
Sardine
Snapper
Squid
Boot
Rare Can
Idra Cave B1 (note: very high percentage of Shrimp)
Spoiler:
Chub
Crucian Carp
Lobster
Mackerel
Sardine
Shrimp
Snapper
Can
Rare Can
Idra Cave B2 (note: very high percentage of Squid)
Spoiler:
Char
Crucian Carp
Lamp Squid
Squid
Rare Can
Winter Spring
Spoiler:
Blowfish
Cherry Salmon
Flounder
Gibelio
Girella
Lobster
Mackerel
Needlefish
Pond Smelt
Sardine
Squid
Sunsquid
Yellowtail
Can
Rare Can
Silver Lake
Spoiler:
Blowfish
Cherry Salmon
Chub
Fall Flounder
Gibelio
Girella
Lobster
Mackerel
Needlefish
Pond Smelt
Sardine
Squid
Sunsquid
Can
Rare Can
Maya Road
Spoiler:
Char
Cherry Salmon
Chub
Crucian Carp
Fall Flounder
Girella
Lobster
Mackerel
Masu Trout
Needlefish
Pike
Pond Smelt
Rainbow Trout
Salmon
Sardine
Shrimp
Skipjack
Snapper
Squid
Turbot
Boot
Can
Legendary Scale
Spring Spring
Spoiler:
Cherry Salmon
Crucian Carp
Fall Flounder
Gibelio
Girella
Lobster
Masu Trout
Needlefish
Rainbow Trout
Sardine
Squid
Sunsquid
Dragon Fin
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pdrydia wrote:Here's a list of what I've fished up in each territory. I used a Sacred Pole in each area, and my fishing skill was 75 when I started (and got higher as I went on). I also wrote down how many I fished up of each item, if you want to see that and a few other miscellaneous details, I have it written down on my profile page at the Rune Factory Wikia. Use the data however you like. :)
Thanks! I'll put everything in the guide. Your data will be put to good use! :)
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I`m planning on going fishing crazy to try to get some gold trophies for them, any location I should test for fish? I`ll start anywhere, my fishing level is 115 right now and I have the sacred pole

also I`ve found both a legendary scale while fishing and a dragon fin o.O I think the fin was to the east of the clinic, I know the scale was normal just very rare but the fin I didn`t expect at all, I`m also at the end of fall(on the crop festival)
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