How to Fish: All 49 Fish and Creatures Compendium

How many fish and creatures are in How to Fish?

The strongest current answer is 49 base creatures: 38 regular catches and 11 miniboss, quest, or story encounters. IGN and Mobalytics publish the same 49 names when reconciled entry by entry. Sources that show 44 appear to count only a partially mapped subset, so the source totals do differ.

The official Steam achievements support two separate completion tracks: Collector for all creatures and Fishipedia for all Drip creatures. A Drip is a rare version of a base creature, not a new species. That is why this page lists 49 rows rather than doubling the table to 98.

Source difference: Some third-party indexes advertise 44 fish, while IGN and Mobalytics list 49. No accessible official developer roster publishes a numbered table. This compendium uses the 49-name consensus, keeps special encounters in the count, and labels the disagreement instead of presenting the number as undisputed developer data.

What does each column mean?

“Island” means the earliest story area associated with the catch or encounter, not necessarily an absolute spawn lock. Mobalytics states that ordinary fish follow the equipped lure across islands. “Price” is IGN’s reported base value; the final sale changes with creature size and any scoring or cooking modifiers.

The requested rarity column uses collection class, because no reliable source establishes an official Common/Rare/Epic ladder for this game. “Endangered” is an in-game handling class, optional minibosses use Boss Lures, and quest or story bosses require a custom trigger. Every base creature can also appear as a rare Drip variant.

Which creatures appear on Islands 1 and 2?

The opening areas contain 18 entries: four shoreline catches, the first quest boss, ten rod catches, two optional minibosses, and the Giant Piranha encounter. Beginner Lures cover most Forest catches, while Sunfish and The Old Pike require the separate Beginner Boss Lure pool.

Name	Island / area	Required lure or trigger	Base price	Rarity / class
Brown Crab	Island 1	Free Lure + Crab-Fishing Rod	$3	Regular
Shrimp	Island 1	Free Lure + Crab-Fishing Rod	$5	Regular
Rock Crab	Island 1	Hot Dog	$7	Regular
Lobster	Island 1	Hot Dog	$9	Regular
Spider Crab	Island 1	Empty Beer Can	—	Story boss
Mackerel	Forest / Island 2	Free Lure + Fishing Rod	$6	Regular
Piranha	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure; also reported with Hot Dog	$4	Regular
Gar	Forest / Island 2	Free Lure + Fishing Rod	$5	Regular
Cod	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure	$10	Regular
Goby	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure*	$12	Regular
Pike	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure; also in Free pool	$12	Regular
Salmon	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure	$14	Regular
Perch	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure	$18	Regular
Triggerfish	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure	$18	Regular
Goldfish	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Lure; also in Free pool	$24	Regular
Sunfish	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Boss Lure	$50	Optional miniboss
The Old Pike	Forest / Island 2	Beginner Boss Lure	$80	Optional miniboss
Giant Piranha	Forest / Island 2	Modified Leech	—	Story boss

* IGN labels Goby with Standard Lure, while Mobalytics and a Steam player answer place it in the Beginner pool. This page uses Beginner as the two-source consensus and preserves the conflict.

Which creatures belong to the Desert?

Desert progression introduces the Standard Lure pool, three confirmed Endangered entries, one optional shark miniboss, and the carrot-triggered Pufferfish quest boss. Standard and Standard Boss Lures are different items; paying for the ordinary lure does not substitute for the boss version.

Name	Island / area	Required lure or trigger	Base price	Rarity / class
Catfish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$46	Regular
Clownfish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$46	Regular
Sea Urchin	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$52	Regular; bites
Yellow Boxfish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$53	Regular
Needlefish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$60	Endangered
Angelfish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$62	Regular
Bluegill	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$62	Regular
Seahorse	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$100	Endangered
Bowlfish	Desert / Island 3	Standard Lure	$150	Endangered
Blue Shark	Desert / Island 3	Standard Boss Lure	$300	Optional miniboss
Pufferfish	Desert / Island 3	Carrot quest trigger	—	Story boss

Which creatures are found during Rocks progression?

Rocks has the Professional Lure group, including three Endangered catches and the high-value Tuna miniboss. Tuna is also a quest tool: placing it at the center of the island starts the Albatross encounter, so do not automatically sell the first one you land.

Name	Island / area	Required lure or trigger	Base price	Rarity / class
Bass	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$250	Regular
Eel	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$280	Regular
Red Snapper	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$280	Regular; bites
Sengarat	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$280	Regular
Halibut	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$290	Regular
Tigerfish	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$310	Regular; bites
Flying Fish	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$320	Regular
Voxelfish	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$340	Endangered
Parrotfish	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$350	Regular
Dripper	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Lure	$380	Endangered
Tuna	Rocks / Island 4	Professional Boss Lure	$2,000	Optional miniboss / quest item
Albatross	Rocks / Island 4	Place Tuna at island center	—	Story boss

Which entries complete the Volcano collection?

Volcano supplies five Scientific Lure catches, the Goblin Shark miniboss, and both whale encounters. Bowhead Whale uses the Fish Bucket rather than a normal lure. Carrying that whale to the volcano and placing it in lava triggers the final Mutated Bowhead Whale fight.

Name	Island / area	Required lure or trigger	Base price	Rarity / class
Blobfish	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Lure	$1,360	Regular
Oarfish	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Lure	$1,450	Endangered
Anglerfish	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Lure	$1,500	Regular; bites
Stonefish	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Lure	$1,500	Regular; bites
Superdwarf Fish	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Lure	$1,700	Endangered
Goblin Shark	Volcano / Island 5	Scientific Boss Lure*	$6,200	Optional miniboss
Bowhead Whale	Volcano / Island 5	Fish Bucket	$8,000	Quest catch
Mutated Bowhead Whale	Volcano / Island 5	Put Bowhead Whale in lava	—	Final boss

* IGN’s lure cell is ambiguously written as “Professional Scientific Lure.” Mobalytics identifies the item as Scientific Boss Lure, which also fits the game’s tier progression. The wording conflict remains documented.

How should you use the compendium efficiently?

Work one lure tier at a time, confirm each kill registers, and keep quest catches until their purpose is complete. A creature entering your inventory is not always the final step: the collection achievements refer to finding and killing creatures, while several bodies or catches are needed to advance an encounter.

1. Clear the Free and Hot Dog pools before buying higher tiers.
2. Finish the Beginner pool and both Forest minibosses.
3. Repeat the same pattern for Standard, Professional, and Scientific tiers.
4. Handle Endangered catches carefully when an NPC quest asks for one.
5. Preserve Tuna and Bowhead Whale until their related boss triggers are complete.
6. Track Drip variants as a second pass after the 49 base entries.

For collection routing, pair this table with the rare fish location guide and the rod tier list. If a catch is mainly funding your next lure, the money guide explains when selling, grilling, or keeping it is the better choice.

Which sources support this table?

The roster and values were rebuilt from multiple current sources rather than copying one wiki’s order. IGN supplies the 49-row island, lure, and base-value table; Mobalytics independently supplies the same 49-name roster and lure pools; official Steam pages confirm the collection and Drip systems.

• IGN: All Fish Locations and How to Catch
• Mobalytics: All 49 Fish, Creatures and Lures
• Official How to Fish Steam page
• Official Steam achievements
• Steam Goby discussion

The supplied Steam guide numbered 3349241604 was excluded because its own page identifies WEBFISHING, not How to Fish. Its Tier 1–3 rarity scheme therefore cannot validate this game’s creature classes.