fishing

[Aztekka]

so i made my pole with the taproot, bone hook and 2 sticks and when i right click on the fish after i push teh fishing button nothing happens. do i have to know how to swim or be on a boat to be able to fish?

[Shask]

You need to be next to the fish, yes, so get a boat and sail out to them, or walk until you find a fishing spot next to the shore.

[Aztekka]

oh damn.. you know how long itd take to get the boat making skill? and how to bring up the friends list thing?

[Potjeh]

You can usually fish from shore (well, shallows). You're supposed to left click on a nearby water tile with fish, not right click. Oh, and the tile can't be adjacent to land.

[Aztekka]

all the fishes jumping from the water are 1 tile away from me.. ive saved up about 700 LP though and im planning on making a raft at least...
potjeh did you help make the game?

[Potjeh]

Nope, it's Jorb and Loftar, plus music by Kaka.

[JustasJ]

In order not multiply threads, I will ask my question here:

How do I catch more exotic fish? Does the type of fish caught depend on time of day or something? Because sometimes I catch inventory full of Roaches and Perches while sometimes I get a lot of Sturgeons in the same spot?

[Potjeh]

It used to depend on time of day, but I think it's only the phase of the moon now. Try different lures, and both shallow and deep water. Quality also used to matter, but the other day I caught eel with a q30 tin fly and a q10 pole, and you only used to catch ell on tin fly with q100ish equipment, so I'm not sure if it still matters.

[Nobody]

It does not depend on time and moon, seriously guys. Gears only.

[Shask]

It does not depend on time and moon, seriously guys. Gears only.

Gears?

I think there's a lot we don't know. When I was a mega-noob and tried fishing for the first time, I caught lots of eels..