Fishing

Fishing is used to catch fish that can be cooked and eaten to regain your hit points. To raise this skill level, you need to catch fish. Each time you catch a fish you will gain experience points. Fishing can also help boost your cooking skill if you cook your own fish. The fishing tools are a net, fishing rod with bait, fly fishing rod with feathers, lobster pot, harpoon, and (in Members Runescape) big fishing net. These tools can be purchased at fishing stores or sometimes at a general store. Bait can be purchased or some monsters drop it. Feathers can be purchased or chickens sometimes drop them after a battle. Each tool requires a different level to use. A beginner fisherman uses a net.

To fish, right click on the fishing spot and then click on the tool you want to use. Bait and feathers will be used automatically. A message will appear when a fish is caught. You will continue fishing until your inventory is full. Not all fishing tools can be used at all fishing spots, you have to use the right tool at the right spot to catch anything. Fish must be cooked before they can be eaten; different fish require different levels of cooking. (see Cooking)

In Members Runescape you can also catch items with the big fishing net. Boots, gloves, and seaweed are worth 1 exp each to catch. Caskets and oysters are worth 10 exp each to catch.

Fish (Free Servers)	Required Fishing level	Exp. gained	Required tool
Shrimp	1	10	Small Fishing Net
Sardine	5	20	Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait (in an ocean)
Herring	10	30	Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait (in an ocean)
Anchovy	15	40	Small Fishing Net
Trout	20	50	Fly Fishing Rod, Feathers (in a river)
Pike	25	60	Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait (in a river)
Salmon	30	70	Fly Fishing Rod, Feathers (in a river)
Tuna	35	80	Harpoon
Lobster	40	90	Lobster Pot
Swordfish	50	100	Harpoon
Fish (Members Servers)	Required Fishing level	Exp. gained	Required tool
Karambwanji *	5	10	Small Fishing Net (in lake south of Tai Bwo Wannai)
Leather Boots	16	1	Big Fishing Net
Leather Gloves	16	1	Big Fishing Net
Seaweed	16	1	Big Fishing Net
Casket	16	10	Big Fishing Net
Oyster	16	10	Big Fishing Net
Mackerel	16	20	Big Fishing Net
Cod	23	45	Big Fishing Net
Slimey Eel	28	65	Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait (Mort Myre Swamp and Lumbridge Slayer Dungeon)
Giant Frog Spawn	33	75	Small Fishing Net (Lumbridge Slayer Dungeon)
Cave Eel	38	80	Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait (Lumbridge Slayer Dungeon)
Bass	46	100	Big Fishing Net
Lava Eel	53	30	Oily Fishing Rod, Fishing Bait
Monkfish	62	120	Small Fishing Net (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)
Karambwan *	65	105	Karambwan Vessel, Karambwanji (bait) (fishing spots north east of Shilo Village)
Shark	76	110	Harpoon
Seaturtle	80	105	Trawler
Mantaray	82	125	Trawler
Fish	Required Fishing level	Exp. gained	Required tool

* You must complete the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest to catch this fish

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