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Fishing
Fishing
Family fishing

For fishing in other games, see Fishing.
See also: Fishing spot
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Fishing is a skill in The Sims 3. This skill is gained by fishing in the ponds or ocean around the map. The higher the Sims' fishing skill is, the more types of fish they can catch. Books can be bought at the bookstore showing the bait that can be used to catch specific fish, but a Sim can determine the bait through trial and error by simply selecting a bait and seeing what they catch. Water can be inspected to see what known fish can be caught there, and whether the fish are active.

The skill is augmented by the angler and loves the outdoors traits. Child Sims and older Sims with the childish or insane traits can fish in swimming pools. The fishing skill class is held at the grocery store.

When Sims reach level 3 in the gardening skill, they can use fish as a fertilizer for harvestable plants in their garden. The quality of the fish depends on how effective the fertilizer will be on the plant it is used on.

There are certain types of fish that can only be caught if Sims travel to one of the three locations shipped with The Sims 3: World Adventures. Sims can catch frogs, snails and crawfish in Champs Les Sims. In Shang Simla the types of fish Sims can catch are doitsu koi, kawarimono koi, ochiba koi, tancho koi and dragon fish. In Al Simhara, Sims can catch crocodiles and mummy fish. These fish are exclusive to these locations and cannot be caught in any other world shipped with The Sims 3.

With The Sims 3: Ambitions expansion pack, players can register as a self-employed angler.

When you reach level 10, you will get a certificate:

"The Maught Key Fishers' Association congratulates you, for achieving the very highest level of achievement in your fishing endeavors. Please accept this handsomely framed certificate and display it with pride knowing others will see just how skilled you are."

Statistics[]

  • Number Caught
  • Fish Types Caught
  • Heaviest Fish Caught
  • Most Money Earned From Selling A Fish
  • Total Money Earned from Fishing

Challenges[]

Amateur Ichthyologist
Amateur Ichthyologists have caught at least 20 types of fish. Their deep understanding of marine life helps them catch bigger fish than normal Sims.
Commercial Fisherman
Commercial Fishermen have caught at least 350 fish. They often catch more fish in less time than normal Sims.

Abilities[]

Level Ability
1 Inspect Water
3 Choose bait
5 Use live bait

Every two levels the game announces the Sim can catch more fish and to check the bookstore.

The Sim can learn the bait type for a specific fish species by buying and reading fishing books from the bookstore or just by successfully catching a particular species once using the right bait type. Fishing books are not available in the community public library.

All aquatic animals caught fishing can be kept as pets in an aquarium or they can be used to stock a pond.

Fish[]

Image Skill Fish Habitat Rarity Bait Weight (Kg) Min Value (§) Max Value (§) EP
Minnow 0 Minnow Fresh Water Common Apple 0.1 - 0.5 5 11 &BG
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Anchovy 0 Anchovy Salt Water Common Tomato 0.1 - 0.5 5 11 &BG
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Goldfish 1 Goldfish Fresh Water Common Lettuce 0.1 - 2 6 16 &BG
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Alley Catfish 1 Alley Catfish Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Cheese 0.1 - 5 6 20 &BG
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Jellyfish 2 Jellyfish Salt Water Common Grapes 0.1 - 10 8 19 &BG
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Rainbow Trout 2 Rainbow Trout Fresh Water Common Egg 1 - 10 9 18 &BG
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Red Herring 3 Red Herring Fresh and Salt Water Common Links 1 - 10 5 5 &BG
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Tuna 3 Tuna Salt Water, Scuba diving Common Onion 2 - 40 11 25 &BG
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Tragic Clownfish 4 Tragic Clownfish Salt Water Uncommon Watermelon 5 - 15 14 30 &BG
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Siamese Catfish 4 Siamese Catfish Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Bell Pepper 5 - 40 13 32 &BG
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Piranha 5 Piranha Fresh Water Common Minnow 3 - 25 14 41 &BG
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Blowfish 5 Blowfish Salt Water, Scuba diving Uncommon Potato 5 - 40 14 47 &BG
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Salmon 6 Salmon Fresh and Salt Water Common Lime 10 - 50 14 45 &BG
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Black Goldfish 6 Black Goldfish Fresh Water Common Goldfish 5 - 25 16 49 &BG
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Swordfish 7 Swordfish Salt Water Common Anchovy 20 - 60 17 60 &BG
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Shark 7 Shark Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Red Herring 1 - 150 7 70 &BG
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Angelfish 8 Angelfish Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Alley Catfish 2 - 60 21 85 &BG
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Vampire Fish 8 Vampire Fish Fresh Water Rare Garlic 25 - 80 55 225 &BG
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Lobster 9 Lobster Fresh and Salt Water Common Tuna 5 - 50 25 120 &BG
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Robot Fish 9 Robot Fish Fresh Water Rare Piranha 250 - 1,000 50 275 &BG
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Deathfish 10 Deathfish Fresh Water Rare Angelfish 20 - 80 200 1,000 &BG
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Frog 0 Frog Fresh Water Common Cherimola Blan Grapes 0.1 - 1 6 13 &EP01
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Doitsu Koi 0 Doitsu Koi Common Pomelo 1 - 25 7 14 &EP01
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Kawarimono Koi 3 Kawarimono Koi Common Plum 1 - 25 14 28 &EP01
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Snails 3 Snails Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Renoit Grapes 0.1 - 1 8 20 &EP01
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Crocodile 4 Crocodile Uncommon Siamese Catfish 1 - 400 14 40 &EP01
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Ochiba Koi 5 Ochiba Koi Uncommon Pomelo 1 - 50 20 65 &EP01
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Crawfish 5 Crawfish Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Frog 0.1 - 3 15 45 &EP01
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Tancho Koi 7 Tancho Koi Uncommon Plum 1 - 50 25 90 &EP01
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Mummy Fish 8 Mummy Fish Rare Pomegranate 25 - 80 280 1,200 &EP01
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Dragon Fish 9 Dragon Fish Rare Tancho Koi 40 - 150 60 300 &EP01
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Sea Sludge 2 Sea Sludge Fresh and Salt Water Common Links 1 - 100 11 22 &EP03
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Kissing Gourami 4 Kissing Gourami Fresh and Salt Water Common Goldfish 0.1 - 15 8 15 &EP03
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Sewer Trilobite 6 Sewer Trilobite Fresh and Salt Water Common Minnow 1 - 100 35 75 &EP03
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Sea Bat Starfish 1 Sea Bat Starfish Salt Water Common Tofu 1 - 25 8 42 &EP06
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Linckia Starfish 5 Linckia Starfish Salt Water Uncommon Tofu 1 - 40 16 76 &EP06
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Ninja Starfish 10 Ninja Starfish Salt Water Rare Tofu 1 - 80 50 400 &EP06
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Toad 1 Toad Fresh Water Common Red Toadstools 0.4 - 2 8 20 &EP07
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Luminous Salamander 4 Luminous Salamander Fresh and Salt Water Uncommon Mycenas 0.1 - 1 20 90 &EP07
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Fairy Damsel 8 Fairy Damsel Salt Water Rare Glow Orbs 4 - 65 50 300 &EP07
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Sea Urchin 1 Sea Urchin Scuba diving Common N/A 0.4 - 2 13 19 &EP10
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Anemone 1 Anemone Scuba diving Common N/A 0.4 - 2 25 38 &EP10
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Sea Polyp 1 Sea Polyp Salt Water, Scuba diving Common N/A 0.4 - 2 44 63 &EP10
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Hermit Crab 4 Hermit Crab Scuba diving Uncommon N/A 0.4 - 2 158 188 &EP10
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Octopus 4 Octopus Scuba diving Uncommon N/A 1 - 10 375 438 &EP10
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Squid 7 Squid Scuba diving Uncommon N/A 1 - 10 500 563 &EP10
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Eel 7 Eel Scuba diving Rare N/A 1 - 10 813 875 &EP10
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Seahorse 9 Seahorse Scuba diving Rare N/A 0.4 - 2 1,063 1,250 &EP10
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SporeFish 0 Three Eyed Fish Fresh and Salt Water Common Apple 2 - 10 5 25 &EP11
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RainbowSnail 0 Rainbow Snail Fresh and Salt Water Common Lime 0.1 - 5 15 50 &EP11
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Notes[]

  • Ironically, the Vampire Fish's favorite bait is garlic, which is one of a vampire's weaknesses.
  • Robot Fish can be found in a pond in most science labs. It's the only fish that can weigh over one ton.
  • Deathfish can be found in a pond in graveyards. It can only be caught between midnight and 5 AM, unless it's caught from a Sim-made deathfish-stocked pond. The graveyard pond will only yield a maximum of six (sometimes five) deathfish per night. After the sixth is caught, the pond reverts to just red herring and vampire fish, regardless of the hour.
  • Red Herring is not a real fish, but a common expression for something that distracts attention from a real issue. Like most fish, herrings have silvery scales.
  • All fish from Island Paradise cannot be caught from fishing. The only way to catch them is from scuba diving in the diving areas, hence the lack of bait.
    • It is, however, possible to stock a pond with them like any other fish and catch them that way. If you stock a pond with these fish, they cannot be seen swimming in the water but they can still be caught like all other fish in the game.
  • Traveling to the future is not enough to catch either of the unique fish in Into the Future without placing Buydebug spawners. You must go into the Dystopian future to catch a Three Eyed Fish and into the Utopian Future to Catch a Rainbow Snail.

Trophies[]

Fish can be mounted on walls by clicking on a fish in a Sim's inventory and choosing "send to be mounted" and paying a small fee around 70 Simoleons. The trophy should arrive the next day in the mailbox.

Fish can also be put in fish bowls or an aquarium[TS3:HELS]. Fish bowls can be bought in buy mode. All fish fit in a bowl, one fish per bowl or six fish per tank. Fish are nameable, but must be fed each day or they will die. Fish can be scooped out of bowls, and put back in a Sim's inventory.

Stocking ponds[]

Frog

Ribbit.

If a Sim has 10 or more fish of one type in their inventory, they can stock any pond with that fish. By stocking fish, a new type of fish is introduced in that pond. The pond will then contain an unlimited supply of that fish type for fishing.

There is no limit on how many different fish types there can be in one pond. Any type of fish or any type of pond will do, including Deathfish and ponds not on playable lots. Stocking a pond with the Deathfish (or any other fish, for that matter) will allow it to be caught at any time of the day in that pond.

A tip in obtaining better Death Fish is purchasing 10 Alley Catfish and stocking them in a pond in order to obtain a perfect Alley Catfish. Then fish 10 Angel Fish and stock them in the same pond. At midnight to 5am the angler will be able to get a very good or perfect Deathfish.

Buydebug fishing spawners[]

Main article: Fishing spawner


Fishing spots can be populated with fish by using fishing spawners. Fishing spawners can be found under the buy menu when the cheat buydebug is turned on.

Opportunities[]

Opportunity Description Reward
A Fish of Life and Death Catch a Deathfish and Deliver Deathfish at the Science Facility to earn some money. §350 + § Variable
A Plumber and Fisherman Unclog pipes at City Hall before time runs out to earn some money. §500 + 1x Random Fish
An Excellent Catch Catch an excellent fish and Sell Fish at the Supermarket to earn some money. § Variable
Aquarium Fishing Attend Fishing Competition at the Supermarket before time runs out to catch an assortment of fish. §1,000 + 5x Random Fish
Fishing for Suits Teach Fishing Seminar at the Business Office before time runs out to earn some money. § Variable
Fresh Fish Catch 3 fish, then Sell Fish at the Supermarket to earn some money. § Variable
Funny Looking Fish Catch a Tragic Clownfish at the Theatre to earn some money. §250 + § Variable
Heaps of Fresh Fish Catch 15 fish, then Sell Fish at the Supermarket to earn some money. § Variable
Lobsters in Demand! Catch a Lobster and Sell Lobster to the Supermarket to earn some money. §100 + § Variable
Lots of Fresh Fish Catch 6 fish, then Sell Fish at the Supermarket to earn some money. § Variable
Monster from the Deep Catch Behemoth at the Science Facility before time runs out to earn some money. §4,000
Piscine Perfection Catch a perfect fish and Sell Fish at the Supermarket to earn some money. § Variable
Robot Fish v2.0 Catch a Robot Fish and Sell Robot Fish at the Science Facility to earn some money. §350 + § Variable
Say Hello to My Little Fish Catch a Black Goldfish and Sell Black Goldfish at the Police Station to earn some money. §650 + § Variable

Strange occurrences[]

Sometimes a Sim may "catch" an old box which will give them various things. The box randomly grants the Sim one object from the following list, sorted according to the rarity of the item:

Gallery[]

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