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The quality of fish rises the farther the line is cast from any walk-able area. In addition to the following spots, its generally known that darker parts of the water or water with a log in it (the Mines Lake, Cindersap forest lake) tend to produce quality fish. For example: in the river in the southwest part of Pelican town, you can hit the dark water area and come up with gold fish most if not all of the time.
Some of these locations are also the exact locations for the legendary fish.
===[[Pelican Town]]===
*Below the path on the right of [[1 Willow Lane|Jodi's house]].
:[[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Jodi's House 1.PNG|310px]] [[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Jodi's House map.PNG|400px]]
===[[The Beach]]===
*Western pier. Cast near the rock.
:[[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Beach West Pier.jpg|360px]]<br><br>
*Where the river meets the ocean (in the middle of the river mouth triangle). Cast at an angle into the dark blue water from either side.
:[[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Beach River Mouth.jpg|360px]]<br><br>
*Eastern pier (across the repaired bridge). Cast down or left at the end of the dock.
:[[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Beach East Pier 1.jpg|360px]] [[File:Optimal Fishing Location - Beach East Pier 2.jpg|360px]]
===[[Cindersap Forest]]===
*Below and six tiles to the left of [[Leah's Cottage|Leah's door]].
According to the game file, a fishing spot is not divided by ocean, lake and river, but by the maps. For instance, the river south of Leah's house is not the same as the river in town.
Note that special fish are not included in the below tables. These special fish are the 5 Legendary fish and the 4 Mine fish.
The following tables are based on the ''Locations.xnb'' file:
===[[Pelican Town]]===
{{FishLocations Town}}
===[[The Beach]]===
{{FishLocations Beach}}
===[[Cindersap Forest]]===
{{FishLocations Forest}}
===[[The Mountain]]===
{{FishLocations Mountain}}
==Secret Locations==
===[[The Mines]]===
{{FishLocations Mines}}
===[[Secret Woods]]===
Northwest of[[ Cindersap Forest]].
:''Note: [[Catfish]] can not be found here in [[winter]].''
{{FishLocations Secret Woods}}
===[[The Sewers]]===
The Sewers are an easy and productive fishing location, especially to level up the fishing skill or farm treasure. Carp is the least difficult fish to catch in the game and it is the only fish in the sewers (except for a single [[Fish#Legendary Fish|Legendary Fish]], the [[Mutant Carp]]). Therefore, every cast of the line results in either an immediate item reward or a quick Carp catch. This makes the Sewers an ideal place to fish for treasure since Carp are unlikely to escape. Since carp and algae are the only possible non-treasure catches, your inventory will not become clogged with other fish, unlike at locations with more diverse fish stocks.
{{FishLocations Sewers}}
===[[The Desert]]===
{{FishLocations Desert}}
===[[Mutant Bug Lair]]===
Through the sewers. Can only be accessed end-game, after picking up the quest [[Quests#Dark Talisman|Dark Talisman]].
{{FishLocations Mutant Bug Lair}}
===[[Witch's Swamp]]===
Through the cave behind [[Railroad|the train platform]]. Can only be accessed end-game, after completing the quest [[Quests#Dark Talisman|Dark Talisman]].