Fishing (The Sims 3)

For fishing in other games, see Fishing.

See also: Fishing spot

Fishing

Family fishing

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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.

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

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 (21) or at least 20 out of 34 fish types with The Sims 3: World Adventures and The Sims 3: Late Night. 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
	0	Anchovy	Salt Water	Common	Tomato	0.1 - 1	§5 - §11	Swordfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 15
	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
	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
	3	Red Herring	Both	Common	Links	1 - 10	§5	Shark bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60
	3	Tuna	Salt Water	Common	Onion	2 - 40	§11 - §25	Lobster bait; Fertilizer Grade: 10 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 30
	4	Siamese Catfish	Both	Common	Bell Pepper	5 - 40	§13 - §32	Crocodile bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60
	4	Tragic Clownfish	Salt Water	Uncommon	Watermelon	5 - 15	§14 - §30	Can be sold for a huge amount of Simoleons to the Tragic Clown for an opportunity; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60
	5	Blowfish	Salt Water	Uncommon	Potato	5 - 40	§13 - §47	Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60
	5	Piranha	Fresh Water	Uncommon	Minnow	3 - 25	§14 - §41	Robot Fish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 60
	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	20 - 60	§20 - §90	Fertilizer Grade: 12 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 36
	7	Shark	Both	Uncommon	Red Herring	1 - 150	§5 - §100	Fertilizer Grade: 20 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 80
	8	Angelfish	Both	Uncommon	Alley Catfish	2 - 80	§21 - §100	Deathfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 100
	8	Vampire Fish	Fresh Water	Rare	Garlic	25 - 80	§55 - §250	Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 75
	9	Robot Fish	Science Facility	Rare	Piranha	250 - 1250	§50 - §350	Not a fertilizer
	9	Lobster	Both	Common	Tuna	5 - 50	§25 - §100	Fertilizer Grade: 20 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 60
	10	Deathfish	Graveyard	Very Rare	Angelfish	20 - 80	§200 - §2,000	Ambrosia ingredient; Fertilizer Grade: -200 Days: 4 Relative Potency: -800
	0	Frog	France/Egypt	Common	Cherimola Blan Grapes	0.1-5	$5–$15	Frog Legs ingredient; Crawfish bait; Fertilizer Grade: 20 Days:3 Relative Potency:60
	0	Doitsu Koi	China	Common	Pomelo	10-45
	3	Kawarimono Koi	China	Common	Plum	10-40
	3	Snails	France	Uncommon	Renoit Grapes	0.112-3
	4	Crocodile	Egypt	Uncommon	Siamese Catfish	45-500		Fertilizer Grade:20 Days:3 Relative Potency:60
	5	Ochiba Koi	China	Uncommon	Pomelo	10-45
	5	Crawfish	France	Uncommon	Frog	7-20
	7	Tancho Koi	China	Uncommon	Plum	10-40		Dragon Fish bait
	8	Mummy Fish	Egypt	Rare	Pomegranate	20-60
	9	Dragon Fish	China	Rare	Tancho Koi	20-70
	2	Sea Sludge	Both		Links	1 - 100	§11 - §22	Fertilizer Grade: 25 Days: 4 Relative Potency: 100
	4	Kissing Gourami	Both		Goldfish	0.1 - 15	§8 - §52	Fertilizer Grade: 5 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 15
	6	Sewer Trilobite	Both		Minnow	1 - 100	§35 - §75	Fertilizer Grade: 15 Days: 3 Relative Potency: 45

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. 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

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. 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.

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 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
• Skeleton Keystone
• Escape Dust

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:

1. Move the family to another lot.
2. Read a fishing book.
3. Clean out the sim's inventory and refrigerator.

If you are unable to fish or have any interaction with the supermarket, try clearing all the Unknown Special Seeds from your Sim's inventory (You can temporarily give them to another sim, put them on the ground, or simply plant them).