A quiet trip. A useful catch.

Follow the catch into the kitchen

For each useful observation, record the location, conditions, catch name and what the game allows you to do with it. A fish needs a verified recipe link before we can recommend it as a supply source for a particular dish.

• Record usable yield rather than only catch count.
• Note the destination inventory and any transfer.
• Separate selling the catch from consuming it as an ingredient.

The cost is partly your time

Fishing can serve several goals: supplies, exploration or a break from the business. The ingredient optimizer lets you assign a value to your own minutes. Leaving that value at zero means comparing cash only; it does not prove fishing has no opportunity cost.

Explore without a fake spot ranking

The Q&A describes discovering spots and species as fishing expands. We do not publish a best-spot list from scenery alone. Record access, weather, time and build when testing, then compare repeated trips under similar conditions.

• Confirm dock and boat access in the current build.
• Check the actual rest and overnight controls.
• Use official weather descriptions as context, not catch-rate formulas.