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How to Fish guide

Desert Island

The yellow Radar marker and Standard Lure tier, where Needlefish opens the Carrot route, Coconut catches Bing Bong and Blue Shark unlocks the grill.

Island 3Standard LureUpdated 2026-08-26

Plan before you start

How this stage moves forward

Finish the local quest, defeat the required encounter and return the requested item so the next route can appear on the Radar.
Story stage
3 of 5
Radar marker
Yellow Radar marker
Encounters
Pufferfish, Blue Shark
Available weapons
1 at this stage
01

How to reach this island

Forest: complete Dinnertime and return the Giant Piranha trophy.

  • Defeat Giant Piranha with Leech Bait.
  • Return its named trophy to the lady by the forest lake.
  • Follow the new yellow Radar marker.
02

Main route

  • Catch a Needlefish with the Standard Lure and give it to the tourist under the tree.
  • Use the Carrot reward to summon the Pufferfish.
  • Move after short damage windows rather than standing in its charge path.
  • Return the Pufferfish fin to unlock the red Rocks Island marker.
03

Fishing and special bait

The Standard Lure table includes Bowlfish and a low-weight Blue Shark result; Salmon belongs to Beginner Lure instead. Coconut costs $350 on this island and has a dedicated Bing Bong pool.

04

Grill route

The Standard Boss Lure costs $280 and gives Blue Shark a dedicated pool. Bring the defeated shark to the Grillmaster to start the grill; cooking can increase item value up to about 1.5× before burning destroys the value.

05

How to unlock Rocks Island

Complete Vacation and return the Pufferfish fin to the Desert Tourist.

  • Catch Needlefish with Standard Lure.
  • Trade it to the tourist for the Carrot.
  • Defeat Pufferfish and return its fin.
  • Follow the new red Radar marker to Rocks Island.

Unlock Rocks Island

Complete Vacation and return the Pufferfish fin to the Desert Tourist.

Required items and lures

Check each item and lure before starting the objective.

Weapons available at this stage

Shop and progression weapons associated with this island stage.

NPCs

Characters involved in accepting, advancing or completing this route.

Related achievements

Achievements whose objective directly uses this route or encounter.

Previous stage

Return to the preceding island if the current Radar marker or quest chain is incomplete.