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Upon catching a catch, the name of the fish and its size is displayed. Players can keep track of how many fish they have caught and their record lengths in their [[Collections#Fish|Collections menu]].

===LocationTypes of Fish===The types of fish that you can find at any particular spot are determined by :* the season* the weather (e.g. sunny or rainy)* the map and body of water where you are fishing.  For example, the forest lake, the forest river, and the town river each contain their own types of fish, though there are some overlaps. You can see the full list on the [[Fishing Strategy#Time and Locations|Fishing Strategy]] page. Also note that to catch the [[Fish#Legendary Fish|legendary fish]], you have to fish on specific water tiles, but in general, the specific water tile does not matter.

Generally, the The green rectangle increases in size only with higher fishing skill level. The [[Training Rod]] sets the bar size to the training level (equivalent to level 5 fishing) no matter what your skill level.

The upgraded fishing rods (e.g. [[Fiberglass Rod]] and [[Iridium Rod]]) do '''not''' affect the bar size. However, using the [[Training Rod]] does affect the bar size; it always gives you a bar size equivalent to level 5 fishing.

For any cast, The player's skill level determines the maximum possible casting distance is measured from where the bobber drops to the water to the nearest land tile (any walkable area), with increases happening at levels 1, 4, and 8. The exact actual casting distance is determined by how full will be a fraction of the maximum distance, based on the fullness of the mini-game casting meter is when you release the cast. Your maximum possible Any cast distance depends on your Fishing skill level.* If you cast when the meter that is filled 90-100more than 99%, you get a of the maximum cast for your skill level.** If you cast when the meter distance is filled 100%, the game displays highlighted by the text "Max" text to indicate a perfect cast. The only extra "Max" casts do not receive any special benefit of a perfect cast is that it allows the rare possibility of finding [[Iridium Ore]] inside a [[#Treasure Chests|treasure chest]].* Smaller meter levels produce shorter casts.

Casts that land as far away from land (in any direction) as possible provide several benefits:* The maximum casting distance chances of catching trash decrease* The quality of the fish is minimal at Fishing skill level 0. That distance likely to be better* The chances of hooking a difficult-to-catch fish is also greater when you slightly larger* Some high-quality [[#Treasure Chests|treasure]] is only possible far from landThe actual length of the cast is less important than where the bobber lands. Standing as close to the right or left than it water's edge allows casts to go further from land, as does avoiding locations with other nearby shores (e.g., try to fish where a river is when you cast up or downas wide and straight as possible). The game considers any walkable surface, including bridges and piers, to be "land".

===Fish Quality===The maximum distances both increase at skill level 1, but the distance right or left is still larger than the distance up or downfactors that influence fish quality are:* Casts further from land produce better quality fish. At * Fishing skill level 4, the up / down maximum distance increases so that it is equal to the right / left maximum, and these maxima remain unchanged thereafter, all the way to level 10. Casting distance influences but does not determine the quality of (including any buffs from eating food) slightly improves fish you may catch on a given cast. There is always a random element in the final determination of quality. However, a longer cast gives a greater influence towards higher quality. Below level 4 then, you can expect, on average, * Randomness adds some variablity to catch higher the possible quality fish if you cast right or left than you will if you cast up or down. Beginning with level 4, the direction will not matter. While you can catch any type of fish present at your location with any length of cast, * Perfect catches improve the length of cast also influences the likelihood of which type of fish you will catch with the single cast. There is always a random element in the final determination of fish type alsoquality by one grade, but generally a longer cast will increase as long as the likelihood of the catch of a more valuable or rarer type of fishwas at least silver quality initially.

The game displays a "Perfect!" catch if the fish never leaves the green rectangle during the mini-game. Perfect catches grant two benefits:* The amount If it is a silver or gold quality fish, the quality of fishing experience awarded for catching the fish is multiplied increased by 2one.4(e.* The quality of the fish caught may be raisedg. There is always a random element in the determination of silver fish becomes a gold fish quality. With perfect catches, the a gold fish quality is initially assessed just as it would be with a non-perfect catch. However, perfect catches undergo becomes an extra step:iridium fish)* If The amount of experience awarded for catching the initial quality fish is assessed as regular, the perfect catch quality remains regularmultiplied by 2.* If the initial quality is assessed as silver, the perfect catch quality becomes gold.* If the initial quality is assessed as gold, the perfect catch quality becomes iridium4.

** Time is not paused during the popup that shows you what type of fish that you have caught.

XP is multiplied by 2.2 if you also catch a treasure chest, by 2.4 if the catch was "perfect" and by 5 if the catch was a Legendary fish. These multiplications stack, and are performed in order (first treasure chest, then perfect, then Legendary).

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: The first level of fishing cannot normally be completed with [[Crab Pot]]s, because the player does not have access to [[bait]] until level 2. If, however, the player befriends [[Linus]], his [[Linus#Four Hearts|four heart cutscene]] will give the recipe for [[Wild Bait]], which can be used to bait crab pots at any Fishing Skill level.

During the fishing mini-game, a treasure chest will occasionally appear inside the vertical bar. Treasure chests have their own progression bar, fillable by keeping the green bobber bar behind the treasure chest icon [[File:Fishing Treasure Chest.png|24px|class=inline]]. If obtained, the player is awarded a random bonus loot after catching the fish. Losing the fish also loses the treasure chest.

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