Fishing is one of the four assignable jobs and a primary food/income source. The Fishing Report I–IV achievements track cumulative fishing milestones.
How fishing unlocks (confirmed)
Per community Day-1 walkthroughs, Kuro is the NPC that introduces fishing. Once you talk to Kuro, you can craft a Wooden Rod and start fishing at any unlocked water tile (river, lake, beach, ocean).
The Ocean Floor area unlocks deep-sea fishing once you reach the Ocean region (this awards the Ocean Floor Steam achievement on first discovery).
Assigning a villager to fishing
Any recruited villager can be assigned to the fishing job. The villager fishes at unlocked spots and deposits the catch into the workbox. Store the rod they should use in the workbox.
There is no confirmed per-talent fishing-efficiency stat — work output is reportedly uniform across villagers.
Fish database
Browse the full fish list for location, season, time-of-day, weather, rod tier, sell price, and rarity for each fish.
Achievements tied to fishing
- Fishing Report I, II, III, IV — four-tier quest chain.
- Ocean Floor — first time reaching the Ocean region.
- Track them on the Achievement checklist.
What we don’t have data on yet
- Exact catch rates per rod tier vs. fish rarity
- Whether time-of-day affects catch difficulty or just spawn pool
- The Fishing Report tier breakpoints (how many fish for each tier)