Coral Island Fishing Guide: Fish Locations and Seasons

In the ocean town of Starlet Town, you’d expect there to be a large selection of fish and fishing spots and it doesn’t disappoint. In this Coral Island fishing guide we’ll walk you through all the fish you can catch, their locations, and seasons you’ll find them in the water.

How to Fish in Coral Island

To obtain the fishing pole, you’ll have to wait for day three when you receive the Visit the Beach Shack quest by reading your mail. Once it’s open, you’ll go to the shack along the beach in the southern part of town. When you walk in there will be a cut scene with an older couple. They ask you if you think fishing or bug catching is more fun and give you your net and fishing pole.

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Now that you have the pole in hand, you can approach any body of water and hold the action button, releasing depending on how far or near you want the lure, and you will toss the line out. After a few seconds, a shadow of a fish should appear and take a bite. A fishing bar will appear with lines going from the middle to the outside of the bar — if they make it out, your line will break. This becomes worse if you try to reel while the fish is writhing. I recommend tapping the reel button quickly to prevent losing reel progress and to stop the tension from growing and breaking the line.

Coral Island Fishing Chart

The charts below will walk you through Coral Island fishing including which fish you can find in which areas and when you can catch them. There are four main areas you can expect to find fish — freshwater, saltwater, caverns, and even lava.

Freshwater Fish

In Coral Island, fishing in the rivers, lakes, and ponds throughout the map gives you freshwater fish. There are a few different segments of these waters including forests, towns, farms, Goddess Temple Lake (shortened here as a lake), and sacred tree rivers.

The sacred tree gives a mix of salt and freshwater fish. There’s also a spot by the Huntress Cabin, North of your home, where you can fish in the rice fields. Outside the caverns in the northwest section of town, there are some more green waters that will be labeled here as the Cavern location. The fish that are only found in mines are also listed here.

Saltwater Fish

While this may seem straightforward, there are a few key locations that will be the only place to catch some fish. The obvious section is the beach along the southern base of the map, nearby the beach is the dock by the tavern, and the lighthouse area. There’s also some ocean along the forest area west of your home.

Keep in mind Coral Island is still in early development and these fish and details may change upon release of the full game.