Brighter Shores Fishing Guide

Brighter Shores Fisherman Guide – How to level Fishing and where to find all Fish

Holy Mackerel, there are a lot of fish.

One of the first five professions you have access to in Brighter Shores is Fisherman, accessible in the first zone of Hopeport. Most of the fish you will fish up in Brighter Shores are used in two of the other Hopeport professions: Alchemist and Chef. We’ve put together this Brighter Shores Fisherman Guide so you know the best way to level the Fishing profession and where you can find all the f💙ish as you level up.

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How to level the Fisherman profession

In Brighter Shores, you’ll level Fishing by simply catching fish around Hopeport. From Level 0, you’ll want to purchase a Fishing Spear for 12 Silver at Melv’s Fishing Supplies in Hopeport. This will allow you to use your Spear to do some Spearfishing for the early catchable fish including Flounder, Eel, and Gurnad.

A good rule of 𝕴thumb when leveling Fishing is to constantly upgrade your Fishing equipment as you unlock it, and always fish the highest level fish you have unlocked. For example, start with Mottled Flounder then switch to Lesser Eel at Fishing Level 2 and Sandy Pufferfish at Level 4. Hig♛her-level fish not only give more XP, but you can sell them for more money at the Fish Stall.

You also unlock a better Fishing Spear at Level 15 that costs a whopping 126 Silver, but adds 5% more XP when Fishing, so it’s worth grabbing. Other equipment will be required to catch certain fish, such as a Fishing Rod to start catching Dab and other fish you can’t catch with a Fishing Pole.

In the event you know you are going to be offline for a while, check your Fisherman tab and look for the highest level Fish with a blue circle next to it. This indicates the fish can be caught while idle or even offline, so start the process before logging out to ensure you’ll come back to some XP and fish. Of course, these fish give a lot less XP compared to normal fish, but it’s at least a way to continue leveling passively.

All Fish Locations in Brighter Shores

As you level your Fishing in Brighter Shores, you’ll access higher-level Fish that you can catch which grant more XP but also are used for higher-level recipes in other professions. Here are all the levels required and the locations in which you can find every fishable fish in Brighter Shores:

LevelFish or UnlockLocationUsage
0Fishing SpearPurchased at Melv’s Fishing SuppliesCosts 12 Silver. Adds 1 🌟
0Mottled FlounderEast Beach (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
2Lesser EelEel Street Bridge (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
4Sandy PufferfishWilhope Crossing (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
6Olive FlounderEast Beach (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
8Gray EelEel Street Bridge (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
10Lonely PufferfishWilhope Crossing (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
12Stone FlounderEast Beach (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
14Yellowtail GurnadPirate Hideout (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
15Fishing SpearPurchased at Melv’s Fishing SuppliesCosts 126 Silver. Adds 2 🌟. +5% XP Boost
16Rocky EelEel Street Bridge (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
18Lemon PufferfishWilhope Crossing (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
20Fishing RodPurchased at Melv’s Fishing SuppliesCosts 72 Silver. Adds 1 🌟
20Common DabVacant Pier (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
22Arrowtooth FlounderEast Beach (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
25Spotted MackibutUsed in Chef profession recipes.
28Cast NetPurchased at Melv’s Fishing Supplies
28Placid BassSeashells Seashore (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
31Ballan WraddockVendor for Silver.
34Ridged HerringBoardwalk (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
36Rord EelEel Street Bridge (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
39Lobster PotPurchased at Melv’s Fishing SuppliesRequired to catch Lobsters.
39Orange LobsterWest Waterfront (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
42Figure Eight PufferfishWilhope Crossing (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
43Fishing SpearPurchased at Melv’s Fishing Supplies
45Idle SturletVincible (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
48Leathery BreamCentral Waterfront (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
50Journey Fisher Cape
50Common RayRay Bay (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
53Small DabVacant Pier (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
56Bigeye GurnardPirate Hideout (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
59Whitespot MackibutUsed in Chef profession recipes.
62Flowery FlounderEast Beach (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
65Goldsinny WraddockVendor for Silver.
66Fishing RodPurchased at Melv’s Fishing Supplies
67Gray HerringBoardwalk (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
70Slight CodStarfish Point (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
73Oyster NetPurchased at Melv’s Fishing SuppliesRequired to catch Oysters.
73Beach OysterEast Waterfront (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
76Moray EelEel Street Bridge (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
79Flathead SturletVincible (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
81Blue Jack MackibutUsed in Chef profession recipes.
84Striped BassSeashells Seashore (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
87Black BreamCentral Waterfront (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
90Dim RayRay Bay (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
93Dancing DabVacant Pier (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
95Striped SturletVincible (Hopeport)Used in Chef profession recipes.
98Rubber PufferfishWilhope Crossing (Hopeport)Vendor for Silver.
100Adept Fisher Cape

We will continue to update this guide as we reach higher levels of Fisherman in Brighter Shores.


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