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Skyrim Goldfish Location: Where to Catch Goldfish

Gordon Bicker

Published: Aug 2, 2023 09:11 am

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has many features such as fishing which keep players occupied in the lands offered by Skyrim. One particular fish that has been getting the undercurrent on players is the goldfish, which I think appears to enjoy making sure its name makes sense since finding the fish is akin to finding gold dust. This guide will take you through the process of how and where to catch goldfish in Skyrim.

How to Fish in Skyrim

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Before catching the goldfish, you’ll have to make sure you actually can start fishing. This can be done by going to the Creation Club and downloading the “Fishing” creation. After you have installed the pack, to gain the first quest you will need to find “fishing supplies”.

One of these areas can be found by first traveling to the Guardian Stone near Riverwood. If you turn towards the South-West on the compass, you will spot a small indent next to the lake where a camp is set up. Walk towards the camp and pick up the fishing rod and the books, items, and equipment sitting around.

There will be a “Fishing Supplies” crate in the camp which you should activate, catch one fish, and the quest “Angler Acquaintances” will start. If you’d like to have a chat with the NPC, be sure to do that too before continuing onwards in the goldfish odyssey. There have been a few glitches tied specifically to the Anniversary Edition such as a black screen but I hope this won’t happen to you while you are going for the goldfish.

Where to Catch Goldfish in Skyrim

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Now that you have got the main fishing supplies and unlocked the fishing experience in Skyrim, you can now start to proceed to the particular areas where you will be able to find an abundance of goldfish. One of these places is near Fort Neugrad which you should travel to. The fastest way to catch goldfish is quite literally jumping into the pond and catching them with your hands if you are looking for a quick way to catch them as there will be three in total that spawn at a time.

However, if you would rather catch them by the way of using the fishing creation then travel to Lake Honrich which is a large body of water directly next to Riften. There will be a set of fishing supplies on the Riften docks which you can use and make sure that is a clear sunny day for catching the goldfish. Begin fishing at the docks and you will be sure to catch a goldfish.

Now that you know how to catch some goldfish in Skyrim, you can jump back into the world and try it for yourself.

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Author

Gordon Bicker

Gordon is a contributing writer for Attack of the Fanboy, a Games Design (BA) Honours student, and a Video Game Ambassador. He has been writing at AOTF for over a year and a half, with four years of games writing experience for outlets like Green Man Gaming. When he's not busy, he'll no doubt be experiencing games, writing poetry, playing guitar, adventuring, or happily starting a new Skyrim playthrough! As an avid Final Fantasy XIV player, he also hopes that you'll gain a warm feeling from his community stories. Gordon has reported on Fallout 4 and Destiny 2, whose favorite genres include action RPGs, MMORPG's and First Person Shooters but is always experimenting with many other types of games.