Game Help:Sims 3 Skills/Fishing

Skill Levels

A Sim Fishing

Sims aren't able to use all fishing related abilities immediately - instead, they must gain skill in fishing. Below is a list of the fishing skill levels and what can be done at each level.

Level	Abilities
0	Can catch Anchovies and Minnows
1	Can inspect waters and catch Goldfish and Alley Catfish
2	Can use bait and catch Rainbow Trout and Jellyfish
3	Can catch Red Herring and Tuna
4	Can catch Siamese Catfish and Tragic Clownfish
5	Can use live bait and catch Blowfish and Piranha
6	Can catch Salmon and Black Goldfish
7	Can catch Swordfish and Shark
8	Can catch Angelfish and Vampirefish
9	Can catch Lobster
10	Can catch Deathfish

Fish Type and Baits

These are all the fish you can find in the Sims 3. Along with them are their preferred habitats and bait.

Icon	Fish	Level	Preferred Habitat	Rarity	Bait Icon	Bait	Weight Range	Value Range	EP
	Anchovy	0	Salt Water	Common		Tomato	0.1 - 0.5	5 - 11	Base Game
	Minnow	0	Fresh Water	Common		Apple	0.1 - 0.5	5 - 11	Base Game
	Goldfish	1	Fresh Water	Common		Lettuce	0.1 - 2	6 - 16	Base Game
	Alley Catfish	1	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Uncommon		Cheese	0.1 - 5	6 - 20	Base Game
	Rainbow Trout	2	Fresh Water	Common		Egg	1 - 10	9 - 18	Base Game
	Jellyfish	2	Salt Water	Common		Grapes	0.1 - 10	8 - 19	Base Game
	Red Herring	3	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Common		Links	1 - 10	5 - 5	Base Game
	Tuna	3	Salt Water	Common		Onion	2 - 40	11 - 25	Base Game
	Siamese Catfish	4	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Common		Bell Pepper	5 - 40	13 - 32	Base Game
	Tragic Clownfish	4	Salt Water	Uncommon		Watermelon	5 - 15	14 - 30	Base Game
	Blowfish	5	Salt Water	Uncommon		Potato	5 - 40	13 - 47	Base Game
	Piranha	5	Fresh Water	Uncommon		Minnow	3 - 25	14 - 41	Base Game
	Salmon	6	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Common		Lime	10 - 50	14 - 45	Base Game
	Black Goldfish	6	Fresh Water	Common		Goldfish	5 - 25	16 - 49	Base Game
	Swordfish	7	Salt Water	Common		Anchovy	20 - 60	17 - 60	Base Game
	Shark	7	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Uncommon		Red Herring	1 - 150	7 - 70	Base Game
	Angel Fish	8	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Uncommon		Alley Catfish	2 - 60	21 - 85	Base Game
	Vampire Fish	8	Fresh Water	Rare		Garlic	25 - 80	55 - 225	Base Game
	Robot Fish	9	Fresh Water	Rare		Piranha	250 - 1000	50 - 275	Base Game
	Lobster	9	Fresh Water and Salt Water	Common		Tuna	5 - 50	25 - 120	Base Game
	Deathfish	10	Water in/near Graveyard	Very Rare		Angelfish	20 - 80	200 - 1000	Base Game
	Mummyfish	8	Fresh Water	?		Pomegranate	25 - 80	50 - 280	(Egypt)
	Crocodile	4	Fresh Water and Salt Water	?		Siamese Catfish	1 - 400	14 - 40	(Egypt)
	Crawfish	5	Fresh Water and Salt Water	?		Frogs	0.1 - 3	15 - 45	(France)
	Frogs	0	Fresh Water	?		Cherimola Blan Grapes	0.1 - 1	6 - 13	(France)
	Dragonfish	9	?	?		Tancho Koi	40 - 150	60 - 300	(China)
	Doitsu Koi	0	Fresh Water	?		Pomelo	1 - 25	7 - 14	(China)
	Kawarimono Koi	3	?	?		Plum	1 - 25	14 - 28	(China)
	Ochiba Koi	5	Fresh Water	?		Pomelo	1 - 50	20 - 65	(China)
	Tancho Koi	7	Fresh Water	?		Plum	1 - 50	25 - 90	(China)
	Snails	3	Fresh Water and Salt Water	?		Gralladina Fran Grapes	0.1 - 1	8 - 20	(France)
	Sea Sludge	2	?	?		Links	1 - 100	11 - 22	Late Night
	Kissing Gourami	4	?	?		Goldfish	0.1 - 15	8 - 52	Late Night
	Sewer Trilobite	6	?	?		Minnow	1 - 100	35 - 75	Late Night

Other Catchables

Sims can catch other things than just fish when fishing, found in a "box" that yields a variety of items. These items include:

Icon	Name	Probability *
	Omni Plant Seed	0
	Computer (Laptop)	3
	Death Flower	3
	Flame Fruit	3
	Money Tree Seed	5
	Mysterious Mr. Gnome	6
	Guitar	10
	Birthday Cake	16
	Bubble Bath	16
	Candle	16
	Rubber Ducky	20

* Probability above is relative probability - that is, relative to the other items that may be found in a box when fishing. That is not the probability of getting an item in a box at all - that probability varies based on fishing spot.

Skill Challenges

Fishing has two challenges that sims can do.

Name	Description
Amateur Ichthyologist	Amateur Ichthyologists have caught at least one of every fish type. Their deep understanding of marine life helps them catch bigger fish than normal sims.
Commercial Fisherman	Commercial Fishermen have caught at least 350 fish. They often catch more fish in less time than normal sims.

Opportunities

There are several opportunities available to complete related to the fishing skill.

Related Traits

Sims with the Angler Trait can catch fish faster than non-angler sims, have fun while fishing, and can fish even when they have the stressed moodlet.

Helpful Hints

• Deathfish: The Deathfish only comes out between Midnight - 5 a.m. In Sunset Valley you can find the Deathfish in the pond in the middle of the graveyard. In Riverview you can find it in the river a little ways above the graveyard. When the Deathfish arrives a small little cloud of fog appears above the area it is in. If you catch 10 Deathfish, you can stock a pond closer to home with them, and have Deathfish at any time of day.

• Best Places to Fish: The best places to find fish are where the fish are jumping out of the water. Each spot generally only has specific types of fish too. Use "Inspect Water" to see what types of fish are there. You may not be able to see all of them at your sim's current skill level. The Collection Helper Lifetime Reward can help you find hot spots.

• Stocking Ponds: To stock a pond you need 10 of the same type of fish. You can stock a pond with any quality of fish as long as you have 10 of it. Saltwater fish survive just fine in freshwater ponds.

• Perfect Fish: You are more likely to catch Perfect quality fish when catching fish that are at least 6 levels below your current fishing level.