These tips are not necessarily for working on your hobby but for catching “edible” fish. Edible fish are needed for crafting level 131 regeneration food and a few other items. Edible fish include all fish with a green background icon (yellow names) and all trout (purple names).

If your character (you) has never fished, you need to visit a Hobby Master. There are several but my favorite is in the Scholar’s Stair Archive in Bree. Your reward is one proficiency point and a fishing pole. You can earn 10 proficiency points per day. You must have a proficiency rating of about 45 to catch edible fish at Tinnudir. So if you have never fished, it’ll take you at least 5 days to start catching them. At about the same proficiency level, you’ll start catching trout. If your character is under level 30, you’ll need to fish in a lower level area.

To begin, use your extra skill bar set to slot your “bait”, your fishing pole and the weapon that is displaced by the pole. If you dual wield or carry a shield, you’ll need to slot both items – a fishing pole is a 2-handed weapon.

If you’re fishing in a higher level spot, you might want to put a couple of skills here in case you’re attacked. (I also use this bar for some emotes.)

My favorite place to fish for food is the Tinnudir boat dock; it’s also an excellent place to level up your hobby. You’ll find an abundance of perch, golden mullet and at least 5 species of trout.

Walk up to the water, switch to your other skill set and click your pole to equip it. Tap your 1 key (or click the bait) to cast your line. WATCH THE BOBBER. It’ll dance around in the current a little and sometimes you’ll get a nibble but when the fish bites, it goes under. You can also watch your character, when a fish takes the hook, the ‘toon moves his/her feet. When the fish takes the bait, tap your 1 key again. As soon as the fish is in the bag, tap it again.

Starting with a level 132 character with a 150 proficiency – a timed 30 minute fishing expedition at the Tinnudir boat dock netted me 9 proficiency points, 18 edible fish and six trophies. The higher your proficiency points, the harder it is to get them because you need higher level fish.

Don’t forget to slot your weapons when you’re done and be sure you don’t sell them when you sell your trash.