Creature Cards

Known fish, birds, mini-bosses, and bosses in How to Fish. Names and locations are based on verified Steam achievement text; unknowns are marked explicitly.

Brown Crab

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Ham. The lighthouse island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Shrimp

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Ham. The lighthouse island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Rock Crab

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Hot Dog. The lighthouse island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Lobster

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Hot Dog. The lighthouse island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Spider Crab

legendary

The first story boss, fought on the Lighthouse island. Summoned with an Empty Beer Can, not a normal lure.

boss

Mackerel

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with French Fry. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Gar

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with French Fry. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Pike

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with French Fry or Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Cod

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Piranha

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Triggerfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Goby

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Salmon

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Goldfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Perch

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Beginner Lure. The forest island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Sunfish

rare

An optional Forest island mini-boss summoned with the Beginner Boss Lure.

mini-boss

The Old Pike

rare

The second optional Forest island mini-boss, also answered by the Beginner Boss Lure.

mini-boss

Giant Piranha

legendary

The Forest island story boss. It does not answer the Beginner Boss Lure — it requires Leech Bait from the woman by the lake.

boss

Catfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Bluegill

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Yellow Boxfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Angelfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Needlefish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Sea Urchin

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Clownfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Seahorse

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Bowlfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Standard Lure. The desert island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Blue Shark

rare

The Desert island mini-boss tied to the Grillmaster quest. Its durable progression value is unlocking the grill; exact health and sale values are patch-sensitive.

mini-boss

Pufferfish

legendary

The Desert island story boss — fast, tanky, and the most common progression wall of the mid-game. Summoned only with the Tourist's Carrot.

boss

Sengarat

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Red Snapper

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Tigerfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Parrotfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Bass

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Halibut

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Flying Fish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Eel

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Voxel Fish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Dripper

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Professional Lure. The rocks island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Tuna

rare

The Rocks island mini-boss whose body is the trigger for the Albatross. Do not sell it.

mini-boss

Albatross

legendary

The Rocks island story boss and the game's only aerial fight. It cannot be hooked with a rod — it comes for the Tuna's body.

boss

Stonefish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Scientific Lure. The volcano island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Blobfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Scientific Lure. The volcano island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Anglerfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Scientific Lure. The volcano island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Oarfish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Scientific Lure. The volcano island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Superdwarf Fish

common

A regular How to Fish catch landed with Scientific Lure. The volcano island is the recommended or lure-unlock stop, not a universal location lock. Like every regular creature, it has a rare drip variant that counts toward Fishipedia.

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Goblin Shark

rare

The optional Volcano mini-boss required for the complete creature collection. Exact health, lure cost, sale value and multipliers are patch-sensitive.

mini-boss

Bowhead Whale

legendary

The Volcano story boss, summoned with the Fish Bucket from the scientist's quest. Its body becomes the trigger for the final boss.

boss

Mutated Bowhead Whale

legendary

The final boss of How to Fish. Defeating it and finishing the hand-in completes the main story.

boss

Seagull

common

A flying nuisance tied to two achievements: getting picked up (Let me go) and being killed with dynamite (Everyone's dream). Not part of the 49-creature Fishipedia list.

bird