How to Fish Quest Guide: All 7 Quest Walkthroughs

Give the Lighthouse Keeper a Beer, use the returned Empty Beer Can for Spider Crab and bring the required result back for the boat key.

1. Buy a Beer and give it to the Lighthouse Keeper.
2. Equip the returned Empty Beer Can on the Crab Fishing Rod.
3. Defeat Spider Crab and keep the quest result.
4. Return it to the keeper for the boat key, then buy the $10 Radar.

Complete the lady's request, collect three ground leeches and turn the resulting Leech Bait into the Giant Piranha trophy.

1. Speak to the lady by the lake and complete the active dinner request.
2. Pick up three leeches from the island ground.
3. Trade them for Leech Bait.
4. Defeat Giant Piranha, then return its named trophy for Desert Island coordinates.

Trade an eligible endangered creature for a Carrot, defeat Pufferfish and return the fin for Rocks Island coordinates.

1. Catch an eligible endangered creature with the Standard Lure; Needlefish and Seahorse are confirmed options.
2. Give the eligible catch to the tourist under the tree for a Carrot.
3. Use the Carrot to summon Pufferfish.
4. Return the Pufferfish fin to unlock Rocks Island.

Use the $280 Standard Boss Lure, bring Blue Shark to the Grillmaster and unlock the 1.5× cooking route.

1. Buy Standard Boss Lure for $280.
2. Summon and defeat Blue Shark.
3. Bring the body to the Grillmaster.
4. Start the grill to unlock the achievement and cooking loop.

Turn a Professional Boss Lure into Tuna, use the body as Albatross bait and return the bird's head for Volcano coordinates.

1. Buy Professional Boss Lure for $1,200.
2. Defeat Tuna and keep the body.
3. Place it on the ground to draw in Albatross.
4. Defeat the bird and return its head for Volcano coordinates.

Complete the military preparation on Volcano Island before the final Boss-type Bowhead encounter and keep its achievement trigger separate from the Scientist's bait chain.

1. Speak to the Volcano military officer before starting the final encounter chain.
2. Complete the active military objective and return to the same quest giver when its dialogue updates.
3. Prepare a strong firearm and enough money for late-game supplies before committing to the whale sequence.
4. Continue with the Scientist's Whale Bait route; the Deadliest Catch achievement check runs on the final Boss-type whale death.

Bring the Scientist the requested smaller catches, receive Fish Bucket / Whale Bait, keep the Bowhead body and carry it into the Volcano trigger for the final fight.

1. Speak to the Scientist and read the current requested-catch list before fishing; the exact hand-in must match the active quest state.
2. Return all requested smaller catches to receive the Fish Bucket used as Whale Bait.
3. Use the Fish Bucket to catch Bowhead Whale, then keep the defeated body instead of selling, cooking or discarding it.
4. Carry the Bowhead body into the Volcano trigger and defeat Mutated Bowhead Whale.