Coral Island Fishing Guide – How to Catch All Fish

After a long day in the fields, fishing is one of the activities I enjoy doing in farming sims. In Coral Island, fishing can be a great way to earn money, increase your affinity with a romance, and even help restore the land.

There are tons of fish to catch, but they’re only in some available bodies of water. You’re going to have to do a bit of fishing to find out where they all are. Or you can check out this guide on fishing in Coral Island and save yourself the trouble.

Games Like Coral Island

Fishing Locations in Coral Island – Grab Your Tackle and Get Ready to Explore

There are thirteen different fishing locations scattered across the map. All of them have fish for you to catch. Not all of these areas are immediately accessible, however.

You may need to progress in the game to access a location like one of the lakes in the mine, for example. That said, take a look at the different fishing locations and what fish you can catch there.

1. The Rice Field

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Catfish	All	Rain Storm	Evening Night	Common
Zebra Fish	All	Any	All Day	Common
Giant Mudskipper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Crab	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon

Just north of the farm is the rice field. You’ll find it nestled up in the ranch area. It’s an easy field to miss for fishing because you may not immediately think you can fish there, but you can. You’ll need to head to the Huntress Cabin, where you’ll find a viewing deck.

Stand on the deck, and you can access the water from there. The most exciting fish you’ll catch here is the crab.

2. Pond

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Catfish	All	Rain Storm	Evening Night	Common
Tilapia	All	Any	All Day	Common
Tiger Barb	All	Sunny Windy	All Day	Common
Crayfish	All	Any	All Day	Common
Bluegill	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Shrimp	All	Any	All Day	Common

Scattered about the farm are small ponds. I like to fish here when I can since traveling from one place to the next takes a short time. These ponds also have fish that you can catch throughout the year.

Remember that you may need to clear a path to access some of the ponds. All the fish that spawn in the ponds are common, so you won’t be able to make the big bucks just fishing in your farm.

3. River (Farm)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Crayfish	All	Any	All Day	Common
Freshwater Eel	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Golden Gar	All	Rainstorm	All Day	Rare
Brown Trout	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Archer	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Sturgeon	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	Evening Night	Rare

There are a few rivers that run through the island. The river that runs closest to the farm and starts near the Recycling Center has its own fish, while other rivers have some of the same and different fish. You can travel easily to reach this particular river.

Just head east to the bridge and cast your line. Two legendary fish spawn here. The Golden Gar and Sturgeon lurk somewhere in this river.

4. River (Forest)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Catfish:	All	Rain Storm	Evening Night	Common
Gator Gar	All	Rain Storm	Morning Afternoon	Rare
Arapaima	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	All Day	Rare
Giant Stingray	All	Sunny Windy	Afternoon Evening	Legendary
Angelfish	All	Any	Morning Afternoon Evening	Uncommon
Crab	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon

The river that cuts through the forest is in the northern part of the map. You may need to progress in the game a bit to access an easy fishing spot. However, you can access a small portion of the river on the northwest side near some waterfalls.

Otherwise, if you can’t find a place to cast your line, you may need to restore a few altars at the Lake Temple to unlock new areas. The legendary Giant Stringray spawns in this location.

5. River (Town)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Koi	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Rare
Rainbow Fish	All	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	All Day	Uncommon
Bluegill	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Red Snapper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Barramundi	All	Any	All Day	Rare

The final river runs just along the northern part of town. You’ll need to head into the Woodlands region to find it. This river is accessible from the start of the game, so you can start fishing in it immediately.

A few areas may be challenging to reach, but if you come to the river from the eastern side, you shouldn’t have too many problems. Both Koi and Barramundi spawn in this river, so if you need some rare fish, take a look here.

6. Estuary

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Salmon	Spring/Winter	Any	All Day	Common
Freshwater Eel	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Cobia	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Uncommon
Frogfish	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	All Day	Uncommon
Giant Mudskipper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Grouper	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Cod	All	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	Night	Common
Red Snapper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Green Sawfish	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	Afternoon Evening Night	Legendary
Sockeye Salmon	Winter	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Barramundi	All	Any	All Day	Rare

The estuary can take time to find. You’ll need to head southwest. You’re in the right area if you’re near the sacred tree. The estuary is the part where the river connects to the ocean. It’s right between the farm and the lookout.

Plenty of places to cast your line here, so choose a spot on the shore and try your luck. It’s in the estuary that you can catch the legendary Green Sawfish.

7. Ocean (Dock)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Cobia	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Uncommon
Yellowtail	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	All Day	Common
Pink Snapper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Grouper	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Flameback Fish	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	Afternoon Evening Night	Uncommon
Clownfish	All	Sunny Windy	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Swordfish	All	Any	All Day	Rare
Great White Shark	All	Sunny Windy	Morning Afternoon	Legendary

Like the rivers, the ocean is also split up into different zones. Different fish spawn in each zone, although some spawn in multiple zones. The dock portion of the ocean is the tavern area. Zarah’s boat is a crucial landmark.

You can fish right off the dock before heading into the tavern for some food. This is also the only spot to catch a Great White Shark.

8. Ocean (Beach)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Ruby Red Dragonet	All	Any	All Day	Common
Yellow Moray Eel	All	Any	Night	Legendary
Lobster	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Damselfish	All	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	Morning Afternoon Evening	Rare
Blue Tang	All	Any	All Day	Common

One of the most accessible places to fish is the beach. Head to the south on your map until you hit the sandy shore. You have several different places where you can fish here. There’s the shoreline, which has more Common fish than other varieties.

You can also get your feet wet and head deeper into the water to catch more challenging fish. The Damselfish is one of the rarer catches here.

9. Ocean (Lookout)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Frogfish:	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	All Day	Uncommon
Squid	All	Any	Evening Night	Common
Boxfish	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Crab	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Hammerhead	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	Morning Evening Night	Legendary
Raja Ampat Shark	All	Any	Evening Night	Legendary

Keep heading west of the beach until you come to the inn. A few more meters past that, to the west, is the lookout area. The water surrounding the lookout is full of fish.

You can cast your line right from the shore or off the dock. Two legendary fish can spawn here–the Hammerhead and the Raja Ampat Shark.

10. Ocean (Forest)

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Monkfish	All	Sunny Windy	Evening Night	Legendary
Sea Cucumber	All	Any	All Day	Rare
Polka-Dot Batfish	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	All Day	Uncommon
Mandarin	All	Sunny Windy Snow Blizzard	Evening Night	Rare
Firefish	All	Any	All Day	Common
Asian Sheepshead	All	Any	All Day	Rare
Giant Sea Bass	All	Any	Morning Night	Legendary

It can be challenging to find this next area since it’s easy to mistake it for the estuary. Head west of your farm, and you’ll see an area of ocean that looks polluted or just unhealthy. This is the ocean area that exists within the forest.

You’ll find two legendary fish here, among other more common types. The Monkfish and the Giant Sea Bass can potentially spawn in this area.

11. Cavern Entrance

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Flowerhorn	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Koi	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Rare
Ruby Red Dragonet	All	Any	All Day	Common
Grouper	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Archer	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon

Head to the cavern to fish in this area. You’ll find a river that runs along the cavern’s entrance. Don’t head too far north, or you’ll leave this particular fishing zone and enter another. Stick around the cave entrance to have access to the fish that spawn here.

Most of the fish that spawn in this body of water are uncommon, but one fish is rare. You have a chance of catching a Koi.

12. Mines

Fish	Mine	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Tilapia	Earth	All	Any	All Day	Common
Red King Arowana	Water Wind Fire	All	Rain Storm Windy	Afternoon Evening	Legendary
Silver Arowana	Earth Water Wind	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Uncommon
Freshwater Eel	Water	All	Any	All Day	Common
Cobia	Water	All	Any	All Day	Common
Yellowtail	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Common
Tuna	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Pufferfish	Wind	All	Any	All Day	Common
Pink Snapper	Wind	All	Any	All Day	Common
Giant Mudskipper	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Common
Polka-Dot Batfish	Wind	All	Any	All Day	Common
Lobster	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Common
Blue Tang	Earth	All	Any	All Day	Common
Mackerel	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Common
Sardine	Fire	All	Any	All Day	Common

There are several bodies of water within the mine shafts. Each elemental mine has one. Even the fire mine has a lava lake you can fish in. It can be challenging to find each body of water within the mines. You may need to delve deep, or you might find it quickly. It mainly depends on the mine’s difficulty.

The mines also typically change the rarity of fish. Some that are uncommon, for example, become common in the mine. That makes it easier to catch them since they have a higher of spawning.

The Red King Arowana is one of the legendary fish that you can find in the water, wind, and fire mines.

13. Lake

Fish	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity
Salmon	Spring/Winter	Any	All Day	Common
Tilapia	All	Any	All Day	Common
Koi	All	Any	Morning Afternoon	Rare
Black Phantom Ghost Fish	All	Sunny Windy	All Day	Common
Gator Gar	All	Rain Storm	Morning Afternoon	Rare
Tigar Barb	All	Sunny Windy	All Day	Common
Goldfish	All	Any	All Day	Uncommon
Snakehead	All	Rain Storm	Morning Night	Common
Bluegill	All	Any	Afternoon Evening Night	Common
Golden Gar	All	Rain Storm	All Day	Rare
Chub	All	Any	All Day	Common
Red Snapper	All	Any	All Day	Common
Sturgeon	All	Rain Storm Snow Blizzard	Evening Night	Rare
Sockeye Salmon	Winter	Any	All Day	Uncommon

You’ll find the lake fishing zone in the northeast part of the map. You’ll know you’re in the right area if you see the Lake Temple. There are tons of spots to fish from in this area.

A lot of different types of fish spawn here. Some rare types include Koi, Gator Gar, Golden Gar, and the Sturgeon.

Questions and Answers

Enjoy a Bout of Fishing but Don’t Stick in One Place

As easy as it is to fish in the ponds on your farm, you’re missing out on all the other fish that spawn in other locations. Keep track of the weather, time of day, and season to ensure the fish you’re after will actually spawn. To make fishing easier, buy more advanced rods and bait. Otherwise, head out there and enjoy some peaceful fishing.

Games Like Coral Island

Continue reading:

Coral Island How to Complete the Lake Temple – Rejuvenate the Land and Restore the Goddess of Flowers to Power

Coral Island Review – An Adorable Stardew Alternative

Coral Island Best Crops Guide