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Fishing

Magnet fishing on floating islands. The rod pulls resources and salvage out of the water - what you catch depends on the lake.

2
Methods
12
Fishable Lakes
10
Islands

Methods

Fishing Methods

  • Fishing Rod

    A magnet on a line. The rod retrieves resources from the water, and sometimes non-magnetic items get stuck on it too. Cast, watch the swimmer, pull when it dips. Recipe: 5 Sticks + 2 Stone + 4 Iron at the Crafting Table · Unlocked by Magnetic Fishing Rod research (Crafting Table).

    Manual
  • Algae Drone

    The automated option. A powered drone that patrols a lake and produces Algae - about one every two minutes - then docks itself. Collect the harvest from its internal inventory. Recipe: 10 Iron + 10 Silicon + 10 Copper + 10 Cobalt · Unlocked by Algae Drone research (Energy Crafting Table).

    Automated · Requires Power

Loot

Fishing Loot by Island

Each catch pulls one item from the lake's weighted loot table. The tables below are per island, extracted from the release game files.

  • New Start Island

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Clay 10%Stick 10%Sand 10%Cotton 10%

  • Start Island

    Secret island

    Leaf 38.5%Algae 51.3%Iron Ore 2.6%Sand 2.6%Clay 2.6%Pine Sapling 2.6%

  • Chair Island

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Clay 10%Stick 10%Sand 10%Cotton 10%

  • Lower Nice · Lake 1

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Sunflower 10%Stick 10%Sand 10%Cotton 10%

  • Lower Nice · Lake 2

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Clay 10%Stick 10%Sand 10%Cotton 10%

  • Golden Mid

    Leaf 45.5%Raspberry 9.1%Clay 9.1%Stick 9.1%Sand 9.1%Cotton 9.1%Carrot 9.1%

  • Worm Island · Lake 1

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Stick 10%Algae 30%

  • Worm Island · Lake 2

    Leaf 50%Algae 40%Stick 10%

  • The Land

    Leaf 47.6%Raspberry 9.5%Stick 9.5%Sand 9.5%Cotton 9.5%Wheat 14.3%

  • Wild Winter

    Leaf 38.5%Algae 51.3%Iron Ore 2.6%Sand 2.6%Clay 2.6%Pine Sapling 2.6%

  • U Shape Island

    Leaf 38.5%Algae 51.3%Iron Ore 2.6%Sand 2.6%Clay 2.6%Pine Sapling 2.6%

  • Snow Cave

    Secret island

    Leaf 38.5%Algae 51.3%Iron Ore 2.6%Sand 2.6%Clay 2.6%Pine Sapling 2.6%

Loot

Default catch

  • Every lake (default table)

    Leaf 50%Raspberry 10%Clay 10%Stick 10%Sand 10%Cotton 10%

Guide

Fishing Tips

  1. Timing matters - Watch the swimmer carefully. Pulling too early or too late loses the catch.
  2. Automate early - The Algae Drone works the lake while you build elsewhere - one Electrical Component unlocks the research.
  3. Fish every island - Loot tables differ per lake. A catch that never appears at home may be common one island over.

Frequently asked

  • How do I fish in Solarpunk?
    Craft a Fishing Rod from 5 Sticks, 2 Stone and 4 Iron at the Crafting Table, then cast it into any lake. A swimmer drifts on the surface - pull the moment it dips to land the catch.
  • What do you catch when fishing in Solarpunk?
    The rod is magnetic, so it mostly retrieves resources and salvage, plus Algae - and sometimes non-magnetic items get stuck on it too. Every lake has its own loot table, so catches vary between islands. Fishing is not a food source.
  • How do I automate fishing in Solarpunk?
    Research the Algae Drone (1 Electrical Component) and build it from 10 Iron, 10 Silicon, 10 Copper and 10 Cobalt. Connected to power, it patrols the lake and produces about one Algae every two minutes into its inventory. Manual rod fishing needs no power.
  • What is Algae used for in Solarpunk?
    Circuitboards. 10 Algae + 5 Copper + 5 Cobalt craft 1 Circuitboard, so fishing feeds your tech progression. Algae is a material, not food.
  • Where do I find the Magnet Fishing Rod blueprint?
    It is guaranteed loot in the Unique chest - exactly 1 of the 30 loot chests each world spawns (15 Trash, 9 Normal, 5 Rare, 1 Unique). Chest locations are random per world, so craft a Lootchest Detector to track it down.