Elderfield Fishing Guide - All Fish, Bait and Locations

Fishing is one of Elderfield’s steadiest income sources and the answer to several early tasks — but every water type demands its own bait, and the money is in knowing which fish need a season, a time window, or a specific lure. This guide lists every rod, every bait, and every fish table.

How Fishing Works

Equip a rod, make sure its bait matches the body of water, cast, and wait for a bite. In the reeling minigame, click repeatedly while the arrow is over the blue bar until the progress bar fills. Each rod’s Use option shows the equipped bait so you never cast the wrong lure blind.

The three rod tiers:

One potion works on the catch itself: the Angler’s Potion adds +15% caught-fish quality until midnight, and it is crafted at the Potion Lab.

If you have not started yet, the beginner guide covers Herb’s quest — the rod and three worms are free.

Bait by Water Type

The bait rule explains most “why can’t I catch X” questions — the Fog Eel needs leeches, not worms, at the same Lakefront where worms work for other fish.

Lakefront Fish (Worm / Leech)

The default fishing hole, steps from Herb. Four prices = the four quality tiers.

Night fishing (8pm–6am) is where the Lakefront pays: Midnight Crayfish triple the base flounder price.

Sewers F1 Fish (Maggots)

Maggots only appear when the Maggot Man news event runs, so stock up when it does.

Mall Fish (Bug Bait)

The Mall F1 Hallway holds exactly one species — but it is a quest fish:

Catching a Stalktopus for the Office Worker’s task Fishing in the Mall..? summons the Mall Administrator boss — see the boss guide before you hook one.

Campsite and Old Woods Fish (Dragonfly / Lugworm)

The richest water in the game, unlocked past the Old Woods — and since the wiki’s latest edit, most of its regulars take either dragonfly or lugworm, so contest bait never locks you out of the staples:

The Fishing Contest itself is the lugworm economy: after defeating the Ancient Tree, it runs at the Campsite on the 7th and 21st of the season until 6pm — turn your fish in before the deadline. Mud Serpent and Ancient Manta are its exclusive catches, and the recorded 3rd-place payout is a Medium Coin Pouch, a Rain Gem or an Extra Pouch; the wiki lists no 1st/2nd-place rewards yet.

Catacombs Fish (Firefly)

Crab Pots

Crab pots catch passively overnight in outdoor water with any bait equipped. Notable hauls: Stoneshell Crab (120–240g), Hermit Crab (80–160g), Lake Mollusk (100–200g), Stoneshell Turtle (60–120g), Mud Snail (30–60g), Starfish, Lake Shrimp, Spiked Clam, Midnight Crayfish.

Treasure Catches

Every catch has a loot-roll chance instead of a fish:

• Divine tier: Godscale (25g), Godflesh (40g) — both also drop from the Weird Fish boss and from Treasure Caskets
• Lucky roll: Dreampearl Seed (150g), Dreamleaf Seed (75g), Gold Bar (60g), Combat Offering (100g), plus unsellables (Gem Bag, Medium Coin Pouch, Recipe: Void Dinner)
• Neutral: Scrap Metal (3g), Lucky Die (25g), Copper Ore (22g)
• Unlucky: Bones (5g), Soda Pop (2g)

The wiki dropped its earlier rain-only mark on the divine tier — treat them as any-day treasure rolls. Rain still earns its spot on an angler’s calendar one way: the Weird Fish only hooks itself to your line on rainy days. Several characters, like Molly, love Godscale as a gift; for who wants which fish, see the gift guide.