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Revision as of 20:39, 9 December 2010
- For fishing in other games, see Fishing.
- See also: Fishing spot
Fishing is a skill 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/or 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 THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL
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- have caught at least one of y fish type (21) or at least 20 out of 31 fish types with The Sims 3: World Adventures. Their deep understanding of aquatic 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 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.
All aquatic animals caught fishing can be kept as pets in an aquarium or they can be used to stock a pond.
Fish
Image | Level | Fish | Habitat | Rarity | Bait | Weight (kilograms) | Value | Use | |
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File:Anchovy.jpg | 0 | Anchovy | Salt Water | Common | Tomato | 0.1 - 1 | §5 - §11 |
Swordfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 15 | |
File:Minnow.jpg | 0 | Minnow | Fresh Water | Common | Apple | 0.1 - 0.5 | §5 - $11 |
Piranha bait; Sewer Trilobite bait; Fertilizer Grade: 10 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 40 | |
1 | Goldfish | Fresh Water | Common | Lettuce | 0.1 - 2 | §6 - § 16 |
Black Goldfish bait; Kissing Gourami bait; Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 15 | ||
File:Alley Catfish.jpg | 1 | Alley Catfish | Both | Uncommon | Cheese | 0.1 - 10 | §6 - §20 |
Angelfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 15 | |
2 | Jellyfish | Salt Water | Common | Grapes | 0.1 - 10 | §8 - 19 |
Fertilizer Grade: 10 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 40 | ||
2 | Rainbow Trout | Fresh Water | Common | Egg | 1 - 10 | §9 - §18 |
Fertilizer Grade: 8 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 24 | ||
File:Red Herring.jpg | 3 | Red Herring | Both | Common | Links | 1 - 10 | §5 |
Shark bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60 | |
File:Tuna.jpg | 3 | Tuna | Salt Water | Common | Onion | 2 - 40 | §11 - §25 |
Lobster bait; Fertilizer Grade: 10 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 30 | |
File:Siamese Catfish.jpg | 4 | Siamese Catfish | Both | Common | Bell Pepper | File:Bell Peper.jpg | 5 - 40 | §13 - §32 |
Crocodile bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60 |
File:Tragic Clownfish.jpg | 4 | Tragic Clownfish | Salt Water | Uncommon | Watermelon | 5 - 15 | §14 - §30 |
Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60 Huge amount of Simoleons when sold to the Tragic Clown for an opportunity. | |
File:Blowfish.jpg | 5 | Blowfish | Salt Water | Uncommon | Potato | 5 - 40 | §13 - §47 |
Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60 | |
5 | Piranha | Fresh Water | Uncommon | Minnow | File:Minnow.jpg | 3 - 25 | §14 - §41 |
Robot Fish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60 | |
File:Black Goldfish.jpg | 6 | Black Goldfish | Fresh Water | Common | Goldfish | 5 - 25 | §5 - §40 |
Fertilizer Grade: 12 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 36 | |
6 | Salmon | Both | Common | Lime | 10 - 50 | §14 - §50 |
Fertilizer Grade: 12 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 36 | ||
7 | Swordfish | Salt Water | Common | Anchovy | File:Anchovy.jpg | 20 - 60 | §20 - §90 |
Fertilizer Grade: 12 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 36 | |
7 | Shark | Both | Uncommon | Red Herring | File:Red Herring.jpg | 1 - 150 | §5 - §100 |
Fertilizer Grade: 20 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 80 | |
8 | Angelfish | Both | Uncommon | Alley Catfish | File:Alley Catfish.jpg | 2 - 80 | §21 - §100 |
Deathfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 100 | |
File:Vampire Fish.jpg | 8 | Vampire Fish | Fresh Water | Rare | Garlic | 25 - 80 | §55 - §250 |
Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 75 | |
File:Robot Fish.jpg | 9 | Robot Fish[1] | Science Facility[2] | Rare | Piranha | 250 - 1250 | §50 - §350 | Not a fertilizer | |
9 | Lobster | Both | Common | Tuna | File:Tuna.jpg | 5 - 50 | §25 - §100 |
Fertilizer Grade: 20 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 60 | |
File:Deathfish.jpg | 10 | Deathfish | Graveyard [3] | Very Rare | Angelfish | 20 - 80 | §200 - §2,000 |
Ambrosia ingredient Fertilizer Grade: -200 Days: 4 Relative Potency: -800 | |
0 | Frog[TS3:WA] | France/Egypt | Common | Cherimola Blan Grapes | File:Cherimola blan.jpg | 0.1-5 | $5-$15 |
Frog legs ingredient Fertilizer grade: 20 Days:3 Relative potency:80 | |
File:Doitsu koi.jpg | 0 | Doitsu Koi[TS3:WA] | China | Common | Pomelo | 10-45 | |||
File:Kawarimono.jpg | 3 | Kawarimono Koi[TS3:WA] | China | Common | Plum | 10-40 | |||
3 | Snails[TS3:WA] | France | Uncommon | Renoit Grapes | File:Renoit grapes.jpg | 0.112-3 | |||
File:Crocodile2.jpg | 4 | Crocodile[TS3:WA] | Egypt | Uncommon | Siamese Catfish | File:Siamese Catfish.jpg | 45-500 |
Fertilizer grade:20 Days:3 Relative potency:30 | |
File:Ochiba koi.jpg | 5 | Ochiba Koi[TS3:WA] | China | Uncommon | Pomelo | 10-45 | |||
5 | Crawfish[TS3:WA] | France | Uncommon | Frog | 7-20 | ||||
File:Tancho.jpg | 7 | Tancho Koi[TS3:WA] | China | Uncommon | Plum | 10-40 |
Dragon Fish bait | ||
File:Mummyfish.jpg | 8 | Mummy Fish[TS3:WA] | Egypt | Rare | Pomegranate | 20-60 | |||
File:Dragonfish.jpg | 9 | Dragon Fish[TS3:WA] | China | Rare | Tancho Koi | File:Tancho.jpg | 20-70 | ||
File:Sea sludge.png | 2 | Sea Sludge[TS3:LN] | Both | Links | 1 - 100 | §11 - §22 |
Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 4 | ||
File:Kissing gourami.png | 4 | Kissing Gourami[TS3:LN] | Both | Goldfish | 0.1 - 15 | §8 - §52 |
Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 | ||
File:Sewer trilobite.png | 6 | Sewer Trilobite[TS3:LN] | Both | Minnow | File:Minnow.jpg | 1 - 100 | §35 - §75 |
Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 3 |
- ↑ The only fish that's able to weigh over a ton (1,000 Kilograms)
- ↑ Found in the pond behind the Science Facility in Sunset Valley and in the river near the Science Facility in Riverview.
- ↑
Found in the pond in the Graveyard in Sunset Valley
and the part of the river above the Graveyard,
where black fish are seen swimming in Riverview.
Use the collection helper to find the spot. This fish only appears between Midnight - 5 AM.
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
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. Then, the pond will contain an unlimited supply of that fish type for fishing.
Any type of fish or any type of pond will do, including Deathfish and ponds not on playable lots. Ponds can be in residential lots owned NPC Sims, or in community lot like pond in the park. There is no limit on how many different fish types there can be in one pond. To get a better Death Fish easier, just buy 10 Alley Catfish and stock them in a pond to get a perfect Alley Catfish then go and fish out 10 Angel Fish and do the same with them, by midnight to 5am the angler should have at least a very good or perfect Death Fish.
In the case of the Death Fish, they can be caught any time of the day in such a pond. This will enable a Sim to fish for Deathfish (or any other fish, for that matter) at any time of the day.
Self-Employment
Players with Ambitions may choose to register any adult Sim with at least one point of fishing skill as a "Self-Employed Angler" at City Hall. Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through selling fish.
Lvl | Title | Description | Prize | Promotion |
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1 | Rod and Reel Rookie | Your commercial fishing skills are lacking at this point. Entire schools of fish may laugh at your bait, but you'll be the one laughing when they are on the hook! | N/A | +§30 |
2 | Empty Net Trawler | Large profits may still elude you, but days spent along the coastline aren't wasted. Continue throwing out the bait and you'll catch the big one before long. | None | +§105 |
3 | Hook Baiter | Locals have begun to trust your bait expertise and savvy in and around the water. If only that respect can be channeled into a money-making fishing enterprise! | None | +§605 |
4 | Freshwater Freshman | The freshwater is your domain, but there are big fish to catch in the ocean and exotic baits yet to be discovered. Continue casting away, and one day success will be yours. | None | +§1,605 |
5 | Saltwater Initiate | The ocean has taken a hard look into your soul and accepted you. Respect the waters by catching only what is necessary, and the salty waves will respond in kind. | §500 | +§4,105 |
6 | Chub Chucker | Dangerous sharks, predatory fish, and aquatic robots are ready to be reeled in and sold at the market. Continue chasing the big fish and big profits will follow. | §1000 | +§11,605 |
7 | Local Ahab | The local board of fishermen have conferred the honorable title of Local Ahab upon your for your fearless aquatic exploits. Don't let them down! | §1500 | +§? |
8 | Deadliest Catcher | There is nothing you cannot catch if you put your mind to it. Money from your catches is flowing in, but the big ones elude you. Just a few more casts to reach the top! | Honor Medal | +§? |
9 | Old Salty | A reverent hush falls over the water and its banks as you approach for your daily tolls. The ocean has given you a living but your aquatic quest is not yet at an end. | §2500 | +116605 |
10 | Legendary Piscator | Fish desire to be caught by you so that their end will come at the hands of such a legend. Grocers look forward to your bountiful catches and locals love to eat your sustainably caught fish. You are a legend! | §5000 | +196598 |
Note that only fish count towards an angler's promotion. Objects found by fishing can still be sold but the money earned from the sale will not affect the angler's earnings.
Opportunities
Opportunity | Description | Reward |
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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 fish up an old box which will give them various things. The box randomly picks and grants the Sim one object from the following list:
- Laptop computer
- Audio-Lite stereo
- Ducksworth of Bathington rubber duck
- Guitar
- World's Brew Bubble Bath
- Mood-Lite candle
- Birthday Inferno Birthday Cake
- Flame Fruit
- Death Flower
- Money Tree seed
- Omni Plant seed
- Life Plant seed
- Sleeping Gnome McMulty
- Mysterious Mr. Gnome
- Death Plant seed
Bugs
- See also: Glitches
There is currently a bug with the fishing skill which suddenly prevents the sim from fishing. There have been several suggestions to fix it: [citation needed]
- Move the family to another lot.
- Read a fishing book.
- Clean out the sim's inventory and refrigerator.