Learn how to catch fish easily in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with these expert tips. Improve your fishing skills and reel in the big catch!
We teach you the basics of fishing in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom so you can easily catch any type of fish in Hyrule.
Fishing has almost always been a hallmark of the Zelda saga since its beginnings, and in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom there are numerous specimens of fish that we can catch in rivers, ponds and lakes to later cook succulent recipes with them. However, this installment does not have a minigame related to fishing nor does it have fishing rods with which to facilitate this task.
However, it is still possible to fish through various methods in the game that you may not be aware of. In this entry of our complete guide we show you below the main ways to catch fish in Tears of the Kingdom. Pay attention to this!:
The first way to catch fish in Tears of the Kingdom is also the most basic and easy of all, but somewhat tedious. It basically consists of swimming into the water and catching the fish with your hands when they are close.
The problem with this method is that the fish will often want to move away when they see you coming and it can be difficult to catch them all; although you can still give it a boost to catch them by surprise. At most you might catch one or two if you’re lucky. The downside to all this is that Link can drown if his stamina runs out while swimming, so you’ll have to calculate the timing so that this doesn’t happen to you.
Fishing with bow and arrows
One of the most efficient ways to fish is by directly using a bow and arrow . Most fish are visible through the water and you can aim your bow and shoot an arrow at them to kill them, causing them to rise to the surface and be easy to pick up.
On the downside, this method makes you lose ammo and durability of your bows , and it can also scare away other nearby fish. Plus, you still have to jump into the water to collect the ones you’ve caught. The good thing is that all fish are usually killed with a single arrow shot . You just need to be careful and patient.
Fishing with bombs
Bomb flowers are back in Tears of the Kingdom. They grow in caves and underground and can be combined with your arrows to fire devastating explosions. Can you imagine where we’re going with this?
Yes, you can shoot bombs at areas of water with fish to kill them all in one fell swoop. It’s a pretty aggressive method, it sounds like something worthy of Homer Simpson, but you have to admit that it’s effective and saves you time.
Likewise, throwing red barrels into the water is another way to create explosions that blow up the fish in the area. If you have them on hand and want to save bombs, you know…
Fishing with electricity
You already know that water conducts electricity , and Tears of the Kingdom’s physics and systems react realistically, so if you electrocute an area of water the electricity will quickly run through it (this can be done with electric weapons or electric arrows).
If there are fish in the water, they will die and float back to the surface when electrocuted, making it very easy to retrieve them by swimming. This is a great way to catch them.