Fishing Guide

Before you begin

• Small net or crayfish cage for a fresh start
• Fly fishing rod and feathers for trout and salmon
• Lobster pot or harpoon for the matching sea-fishing options

Click the skill in your in-game Skills tab to inspect its guide. Check equipment, quests and supplies before leaving the bank.

These level bands are recommendations, not extra unlock requirements. Where an option unlocks partway through a band, keep using the earlier method until you reach it.

1. Levels1–20

   Crayfish, shrimps and early bait fishing

   Start near Lumbridge or a coastal net spot. Sardines unlock at 5 and herring at 10 with the appropriate rod and bait.

2. Levels20–40

   Fly fish trout and salmon

   Bring a fly fishing rod and feathers to river spots such as Lumbridge or Barbarian Village. Salmon joins the catch pool at 30.

3. Levels40–62

   Continue fly fishing or gather lobsters

   Lobsters need a pot at 40. Tuna and swordfish are harpoon alternatives; swordfish unlock at 50. Compare banking time with frequent river catches.

4. Levels62–76

   Monkfish after Swan Song, or continue accessible fish

   Monkfish provide useful food and 120 base Fishing XP. If you have not unlocked the colony, keep training with available methods.

5. Levels76–99

   Sharks for food; faster catches for training

   Sharks unlock at 76, but are slow to catch. Trout and salmon remain valid for steady training, while sharks support high-level combat supplies.

Field notes

• Sea turtles and manta rays are associated with Fishing Trawler rewards; do not look for a normal harpoon spot for them.
• Barbarian fishing has additional training and Strength/Agility requirements. The Fishing level alone is not sufficient.
• Cook your catch for a second skill, or bank it for later instead of buying all your food.

Use this reference alongside the training route. A level requirement alone does not replace the correct tools, ingredients, location or quest access.

Level	Method / reward	Base XP	Details
1	Crayfish	10	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
1	Shrimp	10	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
5	Sardine	20	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
5	Karambwanji	5	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
10	Herring	30	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
15	Anchovie	40	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
16	Mackerel	20	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
20	Trout	50	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
23	Cod	45	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
25	Pike	60	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
28	Slimy eel	65	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
30	Salmon	70	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
33	Frog spawn	75	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
35	Tuna	80	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
38	Rainbow fish	80	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
38	Cave eel	80	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
40	Lobster	90	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
46	Bass	100	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
48	Leaping trout	50	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
50	Swordfish	100	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
53	Lava eel	60	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
58	Leaping salmon	70	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
62	Monkfish	120	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
65	Karambwan	105	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
70	Leaping sturgeon	80	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
76	Shark	110	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
79	Sea turtle	38	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.
81	Manta ray	46	Per catch; correct spot, tool and access required.

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XP values checked against Serenity's skill definitions. Success, resource availability and banking time vary; the table does not promise an hourly training rate.