Fishing is a skill in RuneScape Classic that allows players to catch fish which can then be eaten when cooked using the Cooking skill.
Starting out
Find a fishing store; it has a green fish icon on the map. You can buy any of these items at a Fishing shop, Ex. Port Sarim's Fishing shop. After you have a fishing item you need to find areas where you can fish. On the world map, areas with a red fish means it's a fishing spot. You can use the cooking skill to cook your fish or you could simply sell them to players raw or to the general store.
Fishing Equipment
To fish in RuneScape Classic you will need a tool with which to fish. Fishing tools can be purchased at fishing shops found in Port Sarim and Catherby.
Image | Name | Level | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Net | 1 | 5 coins | |
Fishing rod | 5 | 5 coins | |
Big Net | 16 | 20 coins | |
Fly fishing rod | 20 | 5 coins | |
Harpoon | 35 | 5 coins | |
Lobster pot | 40 | 20 coins | |
Fishing bait | 5 (+ rod) | 3 coins | |
Feathers | 20 (+ Fly fishing rod) | 4 coins |
Fish
There are many different types of fish that can be caught throughout RuneScape Classic. When a player catches a fish, it will come in raw form which must be cooked before it can be used as food to restore Hits.
Image | Fish | Level | Equipment used | Experience |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shrimp | 1 | Small fishing net | 10 | |
Sardine | 5 | Fishing rod + bait (sea) | 20 | |
Herring | 10 | Fishing rod + bait (sea) | 30 | |
Anchovies | 15 | Small fishing net | 40 | |
Mackerel | 16 | Big fishing net | 20 | |
Trout | 20 | Fly fishing rod + feathers | 50 | |
Cod | 23 | Big fishing net | 45 | |
Pike | 26 | Fishing rod + bait (river) | 60 | |
Salmon | 30 | Fly fishing rod + feathers | 75 | |
Tuna | 35 | Harpoon | 80 | |
Lobster | 40 | Lobster Pot | 90 | |
Bass | 46 | Big fishing net | 100 | |
Swordfish | 50 | Harpoon | 100 | |
Lava eel | 53 | Oily fishing rod | 30 | |
Sea turtle | 75 | None | 105 | |
Shark | 76 | Harpoon | 110 | |
Manta ray | 81 | None | 115 |
- The sea turtle and manta ray can only be caught on the fishing trawler minigame.
Other items
While fishing with big nets you will occasionally catch things other than fish like the following:
Image | Item | Level | Experience |
---|---|---|---|
Gloves | 16 | 1 | |
Boots | 16 | 1 | |
Seaweed | 16 | 1 | |
Oyster | 16 | 10 | |
Casket | 16 | 10 |
Fishing locations
See: Fishing spot for more details on the types of fishing spots
Net / Bait
Lure / Bait
- Bandit Camp, Wilderness
- Barbarian Village
- Fisher King Realm
- Gnome Stronghold
- Lumbridge
- Observatory
- Along the Baxtorian Falls river north of East Ardougne
- Shilo Village
Harpoon / Cage
Big Net / Harpoon
Trivia
- Tks was the first to gain mastery in fishing.