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 and Insane traits 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
3	Choose 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 the 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.

If you have 10 or more fish of one type in your inventory, and happen to have your own pond on your lot, you can stock your pond with that fish, including Deathfish. This will enable you to fish for Deathfish (or any other fish, for that matter) at any time of the day. There is no limit to the number of different fish you can have in one pond.

Fish

Image	Level	Fish	Habitat	Rarity	Bait		Notes
File:Anchovy.jpg	0	Anchovy	Salt Water	Common	Tomato
File:Minnow.jpg	0	Minnow	Fresh Water	Common	Apple
	1	Goldfish	Fresh Water	Common	Lettuce
File:Alley Catfish.jpg	1	Alley Catfish	Both	Uncommon	Cheese
	2	Jellyfish	Salt Water	Common	Grapes
	2	Rainbow Trout	Fresh Water	Common	Egg
File:Red Herring.jpg	3	Red Herring	Both	Common	Links
File:Tuna.jpg	3	Tuna	Salt Water	Common	Onion
File:Siamese Catfish.jpg	4	Siamese Catfish	Both	Common	Bell Pepper	File:Bell Peper.jpg
File:Tragic Clownfish.jpg	4	Tragic Clownfish	Salt Water	Uncommon	Watermelon
File:Blowfish.jpg	5	Blowfish	Salt Water	Uncommon	Potato
	5	Piranha	Fresh Water	Uncommon	Minnow	File:Minnow.jpg
File:Black Goldfish.jpg	6	Black Goldfish	Fresh Water	Common	Goldfish
	6	Salmon	Both	Common	Lime
	7	Swordfish	Salt Water	Common	Anchovy	File:Anchovy.jpg
	7	Shark	Both	Uncommon	Red Herring	File:Red Herring.jpg
	8	Angelfish	Both	Uncommon	Alley Catfish	File:Alley Catfish.jpg
File:Vampire Fish.jpg	8	Vampire Fish	Fresh Water	Rare	Garlic
File:Robot Fish.jpg	9	Robot Fish	Fresh Water	Rare	Piranha		Found in pond behind Science Facility in Sunset Valley Found in river near to Science Facility in Riverview
	9	Lobster	Both	Common	Tuna	File:Tuna.jpg
File:Deathfish.jpg	10	Deathfish	Fresh Water	Rare	Angelfish		Found in pond in Graveyard in Sunset Valley (appears at 12AM-5AM) Found in the part of the river above the Graveyard, where black fish are seen swimming in Riverview. Use the collection helper if you cannot find this (appears at 12AM-5AM).

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 70 Simoleons. Your trophy should arrive the next day in your mailbox. If you don't want to mount your fish you can buy a fish bowl in buy mode. All fish fit in bowl, One fish per bowl. Fish is nameable, but you must feed fish each day or it will die. You can scoop fish out of bowls, and put them back in your inventory if you change your mind.

Ponds

You can create your own pond by selecting "Ponds" from the build menu and applying it to the area where 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 many fish types there can be in one spot.

Also, in the case of the Death Fish, they can be caught any time of the day in your own pond.

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 Supermakret 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 Occurrings

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. A laptop, guitar and birthday cake can also be found in the box.