Palworld 1.0 Fishing Guide

    By Nathan Round Updated Jul 25, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT Nathan Round, part of GameRant's talented Game Guides Team, is the leading voice for Call of Duty guides. From meta loadouts to the best weapons for each season, he takes pride in crafting top-notch guides. He also writes strategy guides for other popular titles, including Fortnite and other popular shooter titles. Palworld 1.0 has added tons of new cool features, but Fishing remains one of the most fun and profitable activities in the game. Now, with added difficulty layers and the possibility to gain Pals with unique perks, farm rare mats, and make tons of Gold, Fishing has become one of the top-priority activities in the game. Players can even build their own fishing spots at their base to spend their time leisurely, or send Pals to fish out treasure from them. With this fishing guide, Palworld players will learn how to recognize the best fishing spots, how to spot water Pals with special traits, the differences between all the fishing rods and baits in the game, and how to salvage materials from the sea waters. Plus, it contains useful tips on how to beat the fishing mini-game, especially when trying to catch Pals at Expert and Master Fishing Spots. How to Craft a Fishing Rod in Palworld Before players can start fishing in Palworld , they’ll first need to craft their very own Fishing Rod. There are currently three different types of Fishing Rods available , each becoming progressively more effective at catching both Pals and valuable resources while fishing. All Fishing Rods can be crafted at a Production Assembly Line. Here’s a quick breakdown of each Fishing Rod and the materials required to craft them: Beginner Fishing Set (Level 15): 10 Paldium Fragments , 3 Pal Fluids , 8 Ingots , and 8 Fiber Intermediate Fishing Rod (Level 28): 30 Paldium Fragments , 10 High Quality Pal Oil , 10 Cement , and 30 Fiber Advanced Fishing Rod (Level 45): 70 Paldium Fragments , 20 High Quality Pal Oil , 15 Pal Metal Ingots , and 30 Carbon Fiber Players will also need to craft Bait , which can be made on a Primitive Workbench, High Quality Workbench, or the Production Assembly Line. Players will unlock Simple Bait when unlocking the Beginner Fishing Set. However, to make fishing easier, players can also unlock additional Baits. Here is a breakdown of all the types of Bait players can get in Palworld : Simple Bait: 2 Pal Fluids , 4 Red Berries , 2 Flour High Quality Bait (Level 22): 3 Pal Fluids , 4 Tomato , 3 Flour Deluxe Bait (Level 38): 4 High Quality Pal Oil , 4 Onions, 3 Carrots, 4 Flour Alluring Bait (Level 52) 10 High Quality Pal Oil , 1 Cavern Mushroom, 3 Carrots, 5 Flour Plus, there are various types of fishing Rods. Each of them has a certain tier and quality that not only enables fishing in higher-tier spots, but makes it easier for players to fight against the water Pals and hook them out of the water: Basic Fishing Rod (Chillet) : White quality, enables basic fishing. Beginner Fishing Rod (Gumoss) : Green quality, enables basic fishing at level 20+ spots. Intermediate Fishing Rod (Cattiva) : Green quality, enables fishing at level 30+ spots. Intermediate Fishing Rod (Croajiro) : Blue quality, enables fishing at expert spots (45+) Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) : Purple quality, greatly reduces the time it takes to fish out Pals. Enables fishing at master spots (60+). Advanced Fishing Rod (Depresso) : Yellow quality, greatly reduces the time it takes to fish out Pals, offers more resistance to the line, and reduces the chances of Pals snapping it off. The blueprints for the Intermediate and Advanced Fishing Rods can be found by completing Dungeons or assaulting the faction bases and opening the chest on the top floor. Players can also mount on top of Pals and fish in the sea or ponds. Some Pals have fishing passives that improve the chances of fishing out Pals with rare passive skills or makes it easier for players to hook them out of the water. How to Fish in Palworld Close Once players have a Fishing Rod and Bait ready, they can begin fishing to capture Pals. To fish in Palworld , players need to locate fishing spots, which are indicated by the shadows of fish in bodies of water . These shadows can appear in virtually any body of water across all regions in the game. Once a fishing spot has been found, players can press the Cast button to cast their line into the water. Doing so will consume one bait. From there, players must wait for two exclamation marks to appear. Once that happens, they can press the same button to reel in their catch. This triggers a short mini game, where the goal is to fill a capture gauge by keeping a golden fish icon overlapping with a green bar , which players can control by holding and releasing the Pull Lure button. The size of the green bar will vary depending on the type of bait the player is using. Once the bar is filled, the mini game is complete, and the player will capture a random Pal. The Pal received is completely dependent on the region players are fishing in, but players can get an idea of the rarity based on the visual effects given off by the fish shadows beforehand: Normal Shadow: Pal of base rarity Purple Particles: Potential Alpha Pal Green Particles: Pal with a potential Rainbow Passive Purple Particles & Glow: Potential Alpha Pal with a Rainbow Passive For players looking to fish from the comfort of their own base, they can also build a Fishing Pond . Fishing Ponds can vary in size, with each one providing the opportunity to catch larger Pals. Here is a breakdown of the Fishing Ponds players can get in Palworld : Fishing Pond (Level 31): 40 Wood , 5 Cement , 10 Pal Fluids Large Fishing Pond (Level 55): 60 Wood , 20 Stone , 10 Plasteel, 20 High Quality Pal Oil How to Collect Salvage in Palworld Close On top of capturing Pals, players can also use their Fishing Rod to salvage resources at sea. To do this, players must head out onto the water and locate salvage spots, which appear as pieces of wreckage floating in the ocean. To salvage, players will need a Water Mount and a Fishing Rod. Some salvage spots may also require a Fishing Rod and a Powerful Fishing Magnet , which is unlocked at Level 61 and crafted using 1 Hexolite, 1 Cryogenic Coolant, and 1 Bio Battery , which are some of the newest crafting resources in Palworld 1.0 . They will also need an Advanced Workshop or a Production Assembly Line II to craft it. The silver lining is that you can craft 10 Magnets at a time. Once a salvage spot has been located, players can interact with it by pressing their interaction key. This will trigger a mini-game, where players must press F when the yellow bar aligns with the green bar to complete it successfully. Each successful pull of salvage will consume one Powerful Fishing Magnet Palworld Released July 10, 2026 Where to play Close WHERE TO PLAY SUBSCRIPTION DIGITAL GGMods Mods Developer(s) Pocket Pair, Inc. Genre(s) Open-World , Shooter, Survival Platform(s) PC , PlayStation 5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X OpenCritic Rating Strong Powered by Expand Collapse Close