Fishing

Fishing Methods

Methods

Fishing Rod
A magnet on a line. The rod retrieves resources from the water, and sometimes non-magnetic items get stuck on it too. Recipe: 5 Sticks + 2 Stone + 4 Iron at the Crafting Table · Unlocked by the Magnetic Fishing Rod research.
Manual
Fishing Drone
A powered drone (160) that pulls one item from the lake's loot table every 100 to 120 seconds into its 3-slot inventory. Recipe: 10 Iron + 10 Silicon + 10 Copper + 10 Cobalt at the Energy Crafting Table · Unlocked by the Fishing Drone research (1 Blueprint).
Automated · Requires Power

Fishing Loot by Island

Loot

Each catch pulls one item from the lake's weighted loot table. The tables below are per island.

New Start Island
- Leaf38.1%
- Cotton23.8%
- Raspberry9.5%
- Clay9.5%
- Stick9.5%
- Sand9.5%
Start Island
Secret island
- Algae51.3%
- Leaf38.5%
- Iron Ore2.6%
- Sand2.6%
- Clay2.6%
- Pine Sapling2.6%
Chair Island
- Leaf50%
- Raspberry10%
- Clay10%
- Stick10%
- Sand10%
- Cotton10%
Lower Nice · Lake 1
- Leaf41.7%
- Sakura Sapling16.7%
- Raspberry8.3%
- Sunflower8.3%
- Stick8.3%
- Sand8.3%
- Cotton8.3%
Lower Nice · Lake 2
- Leaf41.7%
- Sakura Sapling16.7%
- Raspberry8.3%
- Clay8.3%
- Stick8.3%
- Sand8.3%
- Cotton8.3%
Golden Mid
- Leaf22.2%
- Raspberry11.1%
- Clay11.1%
- Stick11.1%
- Sand11.1%
- Cotton11.1%
- Carrot11.1%
- Sakura Sapling11.1%
Worm Island · Lake 1
- Leaf41.7%
- Algae16.7%
- Raspberry8.3%
- Stick8.3%
- Decorative glowing Coleus4.2%
- Decorative glowing Fuchsia4.2%
- Decorative glowing Peperomia Hope4.2%
- Decorative glowing Petunia4.2%
- Sakura Sapling4.2%
- Jacaranda Sapling4.2%
Worm Island · Lake 2
- Leaf50%
- Algae40%
- Stick10%
The Land
- Leaf39.4%
- Wheat11.8%
- Raspberry7.9%
- Stick7.9%
- Sand7.9%
- Cotton7.9%
- Sakura Sapling7.9%
- Decorative glowing Coleus2.4%
- Decorative glowing Fuchsia2.4%
- Decorative glowing Peperomia Hope2.4%
- Decorative glowing Petunia2.4%
Wild Winter
- Leaf31.7%
- Algae31.7%
- Jacaranda Sapling23.8%
- Iron Ore3.2%
- Sand3.2%
- Clay3.2%
- Pine Sapling3.2%
U Shape Island
- Algae51.3%
- Leaf38.5%
- Iron Ore2.6%
- Sand2.6%
- Clay2.6%
- Pine Sapling2.6%
Snow Cave
Secret island
- Algae51.3%
- Leaf38.5%
- Iron Ore2.6%
- Sand2.6%
- Clay2.6%
- Pine Sapling2.6%

Default catch

Loot

Every lake (default table)
- Leaf50%
- Raspberry10%
- Clay10%
- Stick10%
- Sand10%
- Cotton10%

Questions

How do I fish in Solarpunk?

The Fishing Rod (5 Sticks, 2 Stone and 4 Iron at the Crafting Table) is cast into a lake. A swimmer drifts on the surface, and the catch is landed by pulling when it dips.

What do you catch when fishing in Solarpunk?

The rod is magnetic, so it mostly retrieves resources and salvage, plus Algae - and sometimes non-magnetic items get stuck on it too. Every lake has its own loot table, so catches vary between islands. Some lakes also give Sakura and Jacaranda saplings and four glowing decorative plants. Fishing is not a food source.

How do I automate fishing in Solarpunk?

The Fishing Drone is researched with 1 Blueprint and crafted at the Energy Crafting Table from 10 Iron, 10 Silicon, 10 Copper and 10 Cobalt. While powered (160), it pulls one item from the lake's loot table every 100 to 120 seconds into its 3-slot inventory. Fishing with the rod needs no power.

What is Algae used for in Solarpunk?

Circuitboards: 10 Algae, 5 Copper and 5 Cobalt craft 1 Circuitboard at the Energy Crafting Table. Algae is a material, not food.

How is the Fishing Rod unlocked?

The Fishing Rod needs no blueprint item: its recipe is unlocked by the Magnetic Fishing Rod research (1 Cloth, 1 Iron and 1 Stick), which Unlock Tier 3 opens.