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Guide to Fishing in Middle Earth
By Darkgolem
Fishing in Middle Earth is fun and easy, a nice way to pass time, and
can sometimes net you valuable trophies and recipe ingredients.
The basics of fishing are very easy to learn, and there are some
moderate permutations to the basics which members of the Free People
might be interested in learning.
How to Fish
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Go To A Hobby Master:
There are trainers for hobbies, specifically called hobby masters,
found in multiple locations in Middle Earth. Simply talk to
them and they will give you a basic fishing pole and the ability to
fish. They also will have a basic quest which directs you to a
fishing vendor. You should place the icon for fishing from your
skill list into one of your hotkey bars. -
Go To A Body of Water:
The water must be deep enough that you have to swim if you travel
through it, otherwise any body of water will do. -
Now Fish: face the water,
and be close to the water. Equip your fishing pole and
click your icon for fishing. Your line will be tossed into the
water, and you simply watch for the fishing rod to bob. Then
click the icon for fishing (quickly). You will capture a fish.
NPC Trainers and Vendors
Bolger
and Baby Inn, The Shire
Master
Oakshott
Stair Archives,
Bree-Town
Master
Bolger
The Shire
Vendor
of Bruinen, Trollshaws
Vendor
Your Fishing Skill
You will catch different fish depending upon your fishing skill which
is modified by how good your fishing rod is what (if any) type of bait
you are using, and where you are.
Fishing Skill: the higher your
fishing skill, the better fish (or objects) you will catch.
However, this does not preclude less valuable objects, it just
increases the upper end of the range of items you can get.
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increase your fishing skill, you simply have to fish a lot, and
(though you can't see your roll) randomly get a fish or object that is
difficult at your present range of skill to get. So for example,
if the hardest fish at your present skill at fishing you can get are
flounder or catfish, then if you catch anything else, you will not
increase in skill, but if you catch a flounder or catfish, then you
will increase in skill. This means that at the upper tiers of
fishing, your skill increases occur dramatically less than when you
start fishing. It takes roughly 3-4 hours to gain your last 10
points of fishing skill, and about 20 minutes for your first 10 points
of skill. You can only increase your skill by 10 points per day
(the "clock" resets at midnight EST), except on your first point of
fishing, which does not count to this rule. Your skill bar turns
yellow (like increasing a deed) when you have hit your maximum.
Since the maximum in fishing skill is 200 points, this means you can
reach perfection in fishing in 20 days.
Fishing Rods: Fishing rods can
be made by woodworkers, using crafting recipes which are purchased at
woodworker crafting supplies. You also gain a basic rod from the
hobby master when you gain the fishing hobby. Fishing Rods
(beyond the basic starter rod) provide you with a bonus to your skill
when you use them, which increases the minimum fish you can get.
That is, it won't bring your fishing skill beyond your maximum, but it
will increase your roll beyond the lowest it can roll. So if you
have a 75 fishing skill, you with a +5 fishing rod, you roll 5 higher
for your skill, but cannot pass 75 for your roll. This makes it
somewhat more likely you raise your skill, though this is less
important at the higher skill levels, and makes it more likely you will
receive a rarer object or fish. There are no level ranges on
fishing rods.
Rod Types
Pole
Skill Level
Pole
Skill Level
Bait: Bait provide you with a
bonus to your fishing skill when you use them. They are clickable
consumables you purchase, which provide a bonus to all fishing attempts
for a period of time. The types of bait available are Leech Bait,
Nightcrawler Bait and Red Wiggler Bait. These provide a slight,
moderate and great increase in your skill, respectively, though exact
numbers of the increase are not known. Bait is not required to
fish.
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You Catch
What you catch when fishing depends upon your modified skill level and
where you are fishing. There is a general list of fish and
objects which you can catch, and unique fish which can be caught only
in certain zones. You can catch three different types of things
when fishing. These are regular fish, trophy fish, and
objects. Objects are junk which sell for various small amounts,
ranging from balls of gunk to ancient swords or similar objects.
Regular fish are just what they sound like, and some of these fish are
used in recipes by cooks. These recipes are available from
cooking suppliers plus Suryi-Kyla in Forochel.
Trophy Fish: Trophy fish are fish
that can be stuffed at a taxidermist and displayed
in your or another's home. Trophy fish are not much use for sale,
they don't sell for more than a few silvers in almost any circumstance.
House Trophy Fish
Bitterling
Goldfish
Barbel
Flounder
Minnow
Dace
Pike
Bullhead
Carp
Mouth Bass
Smelt
Charr
Golden Mullet
Rudd
Catfish
Houting
Grayling
Nine-Spined Stickleback
Perch
Salmon
Three-Spined
Salmon
post for 55C. They are barter items.
Regular Fish and Objects: Fish
themselves are not particularly profitable for the time spent.
You can make some money, but in general, only through recipes and in
specific situations like that will you make a true profit from
fish. In addition to all regular fish, each individual zone has
specific fish you can catch there.
brown-coloured fish with an
orange underside.
small silvery fish.
Dagger
dagger's edge is rusted
beyond repair.
caught a bunch of plants!
of Gunk
disgusting and
totally useless.
fish named for it's many
barbules, which look similar to the whiskers of cat.
black freckles.
small silvery fish with a
white underside.
the lake, this olive-coloured fish has a yellow underside and red
tipped fins.
Hammer
hammer might have belonged
to a smith at one point in time.
mouth and wide, flattened head.
Trout
medium sized trout
grayling has a large dorsal
fin that extends for one-third of the fishes total length.
perch has an olive-coloured
back and gold sides marked by black stripes.
silvery-blue color.
Trout
trout have elongated
bodies and two large canine teeth.
all trouts.
Wood
piece of drift wood.
70C
Mace
relic from an unknown battle.
with each season.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon are usually
found in rivers with strong currents.
cover has given this silvery-coloured fish an interesting name.
Spined Stickleback
fish is named for the three
spines found in front of it's dorsal fin.
large flatfish that is often
found in shallow waters.
for a long time.
carp is considered by many
fisherman to be a difficult catch.
leap from the water in an effort to escape capture.
Skull
barnacled skull of an
unknown beast.
70C
determined fighters.
Sturgeon
of the smallest sturgeon
to a forester.
Deeds and Quests
There are some deeds you can acquire as you increase your fishing skill.
These are:
- Rank 10: Apprentice Angler
- Rank 50: Journeyman Angler
- Rank 100: Expert Angler
- Rank 150: Master Angler
- Rank 200: Lord/Lady of The Streams
There are also fishing quests. At this time, there are only
three, one of which is a repeatable favor quest. These are
Fisherman's Friend, Empty Larder and (repeatable) Bounty of The
Sea. All of these are found in Forochel.
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