Windrose offers a relaxing and rewarding fishing experience, providing players with valuable fish for cooking and crafting. To start fishing, you’ll need a Simple Fishing Rod, which unlocks access to various fish species and recipes.

How to Get a Fishing Rod in Windrose

To craft the Simple Fishing Rod, you’ll need the following materials:

  • Five Hardwood (obtained from Foothills)
  • Three Rope (easily crafted)
  • Two Foothills Iron Ingots (smelted in a Furnace)

Additionally, you must have a level 2 Workbench to craft the rod. Once crafted, equip the fishing rod from your toolbar and head to a nearby water body to begin fishing.

How to Fish in Windrose

Fishing in Windrose is straightforward:

  1. Locate a water body and cast your line.
  2. Watch for the bobber to splash, indicating a fish has taken the bait.
  3. Reel in the line to catch the fish.

Once caught, the fish can be processed into Fish Fillets by right-clicking it in your inventory. Larger fish yield more fillets.

All Fish Types in Windrose

As of the latest update, Windrose features ten fish species, categorized by rarity:

Common Fish

  • Blue Tang
  • Moon Angelfish
  • Queen Angelfish
  • Pink Wrasse
  • Sapphire Wrasse
  • Reef Snapper

Rare Fish

  • Emerald Bluefish
  • Red Snapper

Epic Fish

  • Giant Mackerel
  • Large Barracuda

Common fish can be caught in any water body, while rare and epic fish require deep waters.

Fish Fillets and Recipes

Fish Fillets are essential for crafting various in-game recipes. Here are the recipes that require Fish Fillets:

  • Chowder: 3 Fish Fillets, 3 Sweet Potatoes, 2 Salt
  • Fish and Tostones: 3 Fish Fillets, 3 Bananas, 2 Nuts
  • Seafood Skewer: 1 Fish Fillet, 1 Crab Meat
  • Seafood Platter: 7 Fish Fillets, 4 Lime, 3 Crab Meat, 4 Salt

These recipes provide temporary stat boosts when consumed. Additionally, catching all ten fish types rewards players with the Fisherman’s Ring, which increases the chance of catching an extra fish by 15%. With upgrades, this bonus can reach 30%.

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