Fishing (Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town)

Fishing Rod

The Fishing Rod is received from Zack by visiting his house on a Sunday between 10:00AM and 12:00PM. To trigger this event, you must have spoken to Zack at least once, Zack must be in his house, and you must have at least one empty slot in your Tool Pocket.

The Fishing Rod can be upgraded by Saibara at the Forge by supplying him with the required materials when the Fishing Rod has reached the required amount of EXP. For more information, see Tools.

The type of Fishing Rod determines the number of times it can be charged. Charge levels determine what fish can be caught. Larger fish are caught with a higher charge level.

Image	Name	Japanese Name	Charge Level
	Cheap Fishing Rod	釣り竿	1
	Copper Fishing Rod	銅の釣り竿	2
	Silver Fishing Rod	銀の釣り竿	3
File:Sosfomt items Gold Fishing Rod.png	Golden Fishing Rod	金の釣り竿	4
	Mithril Fishing Rod	ミスリルの釣り竿	5
	Cursed Fishing Rod	呪われた釣り竿	6
File:Sosfomt items Blessed Rod.png	Blessed Fishing Rod	祝福の釣り竿	6
File:Sosfomt items Philosopher's Fishing Rod.png	Mythic Fishing Rod	賢者の釣り竿	7

Fishing Spots

Beach	Lake	Pond	Spring
Ocean at Mineral Beach	Lake at Mother's Hill	Pond in Secret Forest	Spring at Mother's Hill
Upstream	Downstream	Hot Spring	Underground Lake
River at Mother's Hill	River below your farm	Hot spring at Mother's Hill	B9F of Lake Mine

Fish List

Image	Fish Name	Japanese Name	Charge Level	Availability				Location	Size	Length (cm)
Image	Fish Name	Japanese Name	Charge Level	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter	Location	Size	Length (cm)
	Fat Greenling	アイナメ	3	Common	Rare	Rare	Rare	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Horse Mackerel	アジ	3	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Amur Minnow	アブラハヤ	1	Common	Common	Common	Common	Lake, Upstream, Pond	S	10-15
	Masu Trout	アマゴ	1	Rare	Common	Common	Rare	Lake, Upstream	S, M	10-25
	Chicken Grunt	イサキ	3	Common	Common	Rare	Rare	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Sardine	イワシ	1	Common	Common	Common	Common	Beach	S, M	15-25
	Char	イワナ	4	Common	Common	Common	None	Upstream, Pond	S, M, L	15-50
	Dace	ウグイ	2	Common	Common	Common	Common	Spring, Downstream, Pond	S, M	15-35
	Eel	ウナギ	5	Rare	Common	Common	Rare	Downstream	L	50-100
	Pale Chub	オイカワ	1	Common	Common	Common	Common	Downstream	S	7-15
	Bonito	カツオ	5	Rare	Common	Common	None	Beach	L	70-90
	Flounder	カレイ	4	Rare	Rare	Common	Common	Beach	M, L	40-60
	Thread-sail Filefish	カワハギ	2	Rare	None	Rare	Common	Beach	S, M	20-30
	Goldfish	キンブナ	1	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Spring, Downstream	S	7-20
	Crucian Carp^[1]	ギンブナ	2	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Spring, Downstream	S, M	10-30
	Longtooth Grouper	クエ	4	Rare	None	Common	Common	Beach	L	50-70
	Bighead Carp	コクレン	5	Common	Common	Common	Common	Downstream	L	50-100
	Salmon	サケ	4	None	Rare	Common	None	Downstream	M, L	30-70
	Mackerel	サバ	4	Rare	Rare	Common	Common	Beach	M, L	30-50
	Needlefish	サヨリ	3	Common	Rare	Rare	None	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Seerfish	サワラ	5	Common	Rare	None	Common	Beach	L	80-100
	Pike	サンマ	3	None	None	Common	None	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Mahi-mahi	シイラ	5	Common	Common	Rare	None	Beach	L	100-180
	Sea Bream	タイ	5	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Beach	L	80-100
	Cod	タラ	4	Rare	None	None	Common	Beach	M, L	30-50
	Loach	ドジョウ	1	Common	Rare	Common	None	Downstream, Pond	S	5-12
	Dark Sleeper	ドンコ	1	Common	Common	Rare	Common	Downstream, Pond	S, M	15-25
	Rainbow Trout	ニジマス	5	Common	Common	Common	Common	Lake, Upstream	L	50-100
	Pacific Herring	ニシン	1	Common	Common	Rare	Common	Beach	S, M	15-30
	Silver Carp	ハクレン	5	Common	Common	Common	Common	Downstream	L	50-100
	Sailfin Sandfish	ハタハタ	1	Rare	None	Rare	Common	Beach	S	10-20
	Halibut	ヒラメ	5	Common	Common	Common	Common	Beach	L	60-80
	Blowfish	フグ	4	Rare	None	None	Common	Beach	M, L	40-50
	Black Bass	ブラックバス	4	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Lake, Spring, Upstream, Downstream, Pond	M, L	30-50
	Yellowtail	ブリ	5	Rare	None	None	Common	Beach	L	80-100
	Bluegill	ブルーギル	1	Common	Common	Common	Rare	Lake, Spring, Upstream, Downstream, Pond	S, M	15-25
	Crucian Carp^[1]	ヘラブナ	4	Common	Common	Common	Common	Lake, Spring	M, L	25-50
	Atka Mackerel	ホッケ	3	Common	None	Rare	Rare	Beach	S, M	20-40
	Tuna	マグロ	5	Common	Common	Common	Common	Beach	L	150-250
	Ocean Sunfish	マンボウ	5	Common	Common	Rare		Beach	L	150-250
	Luna Lionfish	ミノカサゴ	2	Common	Common	Common	Common	Beach	S, M	20-30
	Red Seaperch	メバル	2	Common	Rare	Rare	None	Beach	S, M	20-30
	Cherry Salmon	ヤマメ	2	Common	Rare	Common	Rare	Upstream	S, M	20-30
	Blotched Snakehead	ライギョ	5	Rare	Common	Common	None	Spring, Downstream, Pond	M, L	40-80
	Smelt	ワカサギ	1	Rare	None	Rare	Common	Spring, Downstream, Pond	S	10-15
	Beltfish	タチウオ	5	None	Common	Common	None	Beach	M, L	100-200
	Sweetfish	アユ	3	None	Common	Rare	None	Upstream, Downstream	S, M	10-30
	Sand Smelt	キス	3	Common	Common	None	None	Beach, Downstream	S, M	20-30
	Pike Conger	ハモ	5	None	Common	Common	None	Beach	L	100-150
	Flying Fish	トビウオ	2	None	Common	Common	None	Beach	S, M	20-30
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 There are two different fish named Crucian Carp.

Guardian Fish

Guardian fish can only be caught under specific conditions at charge levels 6 and 7. They can only be caught once. They will not be kept as an item, but are recorded in the Fishing Log on the Bookshelf and are necessary for the Caught the Guardians achievement.

Image	Fish Name	Japanese Name	Conditions	Availability				Location
Image	Fish Name	Japanese Name	Conditions	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter	Location
	Huchen	イトウ	Sashimi, Grilled Fish, and Sushi recipes are known	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Downstream
	Anglerfish	アンコウ	Available from 10:00PM - 8:00AM	Yes	No	No	Yes	Beach
	Hot Spring Catfish	温泉ナマズ	No special conditions	No	No	No	Yes	Hot Spring
	Carp	コイ	Ship over 200 fish	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Lake
	Coelacanth	シーラカンス	Catch five other guardian fish	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Underground Lake
	Squid	イカ	Available from 9:00AM - 12:00AM	Yes	No	No	Yes	Beach
	Arapaima Gigas	ピラルク	Catch more than 50 kinds of fish, including guardian fish	No	Yes	No	No	Pond

Items

In addition to fish, items can be caught by fishing. At higher charge levels, rare items can be caught.

Junk Items

Image	Item Name	Japanese Name
	Branch	枝
	Empty Can	空き缶
	Boot	長靴
	Fishbone	魚の骨

Rare Items

Image	Item Name	Japanese Name	Charge Level	Season	Shipping Price
Image	Item Name	Japanese Name	Charge Level	Season	Simple Mode	Normal Mode
	Power Berry	力の木の実	5	Winter	Cannot ship
	Letter in a Bottle	手紙入りのビン	5	Spring	Cannot ship
	Pirate Treasure	海賊の宝	6	Summer		10000
	Ancient Fossil	古代魚の化石	6	Fall		5000
Note: Power Berry and Letter in a Bottle can only be caught once.

References

All information not credited to persons on this page or below are referenced from the official guide.^[1]

↑ 牧場物語再会のミネラルタウン公式コンプリートガイド, Bokujou Monogatari Sakai No Mineraru Taun Koushiki Konpurito Gaido [Bokujou Monogatari Reunion of Mineral Town Official Complete Guide]. 1^st Ed. (2019). Kadokawa.

*Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town*
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