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Fishing in Rift involves crafting fishing poles and lures to fish in various lakes and bodies of water found throught Telera to gain fishing materials. You need a Fishing pole to do this and is the first tradeskill to requirea tool in order to use it. Fishing is required by Survival. and it is currently the only profession to use the material you gain from fishing.
A Fisher will naturally increase his/her skill simply by fishing at bodies of water. The below guide shows when you can learn/gather the item by level and where it is located. Also listed here are the recipes learned to create better poles and lures.
Tip: Like other gathering tradeskills you can make a lot of money by selling fished items in the Auction House.
Craftable Fishing Gear
| Level | Item | Learned from |
| 1 | Irresistible Water Snail | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 1 | Basic Fishing Pole | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 75 | Fish Lure | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 75 | Standard Fishing Pole | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 150 | Metal Fishing Pole | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 150 | Timed Magnetic Lure | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 225 | Imbued Fishing Pole | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 225 | Rare Fish Lure | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 300 | Lucky Fishing Pole | Murin Remor in Sanctum and Trena in Meridian |
| 325 | Rare Brevanic Fish Lure | Plenigi Ripozi in Tempest Bay |
| 350 | Enduring Magnetic Lure | Plenigi Ripozi in Tempest Bay |
| 375 | Twisted Fishing Pole | Plenigi Ripozi in Tempest Bay |
Fish
| Level | Item | Location |
| 1 | Smooth Minnow | Freemarch, Silverwood |
| 1 | Forest Pondleeper | Freemarch, Silverwood |
| 1 | False Shark | Freemarch, Silverwood |
| 1 | Blue Widemouth | Freemarch, Silverwood |
| 40 | Lesser Crystalfish | Stonefield, Gloamwood |
| 40 | Echidna Fish | Stonefield,Gloamwood |
| 40 | Creeper | Stonefield,Gloamwood |
| 40 | Twany Rockfish | Stonefield,Gloamwood |
| 90 | Freashwater Shrimp | Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach |
| 90 | Chamelionfish | Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach |
| 90 | Red Mangler | Scarlet Gorge |
| 90 | Blenny | Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach |
| 90 | Flatfish | Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach |
| 90 | Green Widemouth | Scarlet Gorge |
| 90 | Grouper | Scarwood Reach |
| 90 | Inland Octopus | Scarwood Reach |
| 150 | Jasper Snapper | Moonshade Highlands, Droughtlands, Iron Pine Peak |
| 150 | Lobster | Moonshade Highlands |
| 150 | Verdant Angel | Moonshade Highlands, Droughtlands, Iron Pine Peak |
| 150 | Highlands Eel | Moonshade Highlands |
| 150 | Pale Flycatcher | Droughtlands |
| 150 | Vermilion Stoneskin | Droughtlands |
| 180 | Striated Crab | Iron Pine Peak |
| 180 | Serene Flatfish | Iron Pine Peak |
| 215 | Brown Perch | Stillmoor, Shimmersand, Ember Isle |
| 215 | Firebelly Snapper | Stillmoor |
| 215 | Teal Grouper | Stillmoor, Shimmersand, Ember Isle |
| 215 | Bull Chamelion Fish | Stillmoor |
| 215 | Coral Prawn | Shimmersand |
| 215 | Brightwater Octopus | Shimmersand |
| 215 | Sunny Puffer | Shimmersand |
| 215 | Desert Seabug | Shimmersand |
| 240 | Isle Crab | Ember Isle |
| 240 | Ember Stoneskin | Ember Isle |
| 240 | Glossy Mackerel | Ember Isle |
| 240 | Deep Ray | Ember Isle |
Rare Recipes – Fishing Crates
The following recipes are obtained via fishing up crates or on the Auction House.
| Level | Quest Item | Recipe Result |
| 300 | Rare Artifact Attractor | Greatly improves your chances of fishing rare collectible artifacts. Requires Lucky Fishing Pole |
