Fishing (The Sims 3)

Fishing is a skill in The Sims 3.

Fishing in The Sims 3

The Sims 3 incorporates a fishing skill that is gained by sims fishing in the ponds or ocean around the map. The higher their skill, the more types of fish they can catch. Books can be found 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. Sims with the Childish trait can fish in swimming pools.

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 one of every fish type. Their deep understanding of marine life helps them catch bigger fish than normal sims.

Note: 21 types total, ca. 4.7% per type

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
2	Bait

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

Fish

Img	Level	Fish	Habitat	Bait	Note
File:Anchovy.jpg	0	Anchovy	Salt Water	Tomato
File:Minnow.jpg	0	Minnow	Fresh Water	Apple
	1	Goldfish	Fresh Water	Lettuce
File:Alley Catfish.jpg	1	Alley Catfish	Both	Cheese
	2	Jellyfish	Salt Water	Grapes
	2	Rainbow Trout	Fresh Water	Egg
File:Red Herring.jpg	3	Red Herring	Both	Hot Dogs
File:Tuna.jpg	3	Tuna	Salt Water	Onion
File:Siamese Catfish.jpg	4	Siamese Catfish	Both	Bell Pepper
File:Tragic Clownfish.jpg	4	Tragic Clownfish	Salt Water	Watermelon
File:Blowfish.jpg	5	Blowfish	Salt Water	Potato
	5	Piranha	Fresh Water	Minnow
File:Black Goldfish.jpg	6	Black Goldfish	Fresh Water	Goldfish
	6	Salmon	Both	Lime
	7	Swordfish	Salt Water	Anchovy
	7	Shark	Both	Red Herring
	8	Angelfish	Both	Alley Catfish
File:Vampire Fish.jpg	8	Vampire Fish	Fresh Water	Garlic
File:Robot Fish.jpg	9	Robot Fish	Fresh Water	Piranha	Only from Science Facility
	9	Lobster	Both	Tuna
File:Deathfish.jpg	10	Deathfish	Fresh Water	Angelfish	Only from Graveyard, will appear at 12AM

Trophies

Making your own trophies is easy! Simply just go to your inventory, click on the fish you wish to be mounted, and click send to be mounted usually a small fee around 50 Simoleons. Your trophy should arrive the next day in your mailbox.

Ponds

You can create your own pond by selecting "Ponds" from the build menu and applying it to the area were you want your pond.

You can also stock any pond if you have 10 fish of the same type in your inventory. The pond will then contain an unlimited supply of this fish type. There is no limit on how much fish types there can be in one spot.

Opportunities

Opportunity

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Strange Ocurrings

Sometimes you`ll find a box of old things which will give you various things like bathing ornaments (rubber ducks, bubble bath soaps etc.), unknown seeds, Special Seeds, and a Mysterious Mr. Gnome.