Fishing
Who you can catch with a rod and where, plus bait and the fish pond. Fishing lands not just items but pals.
What to bring, by spot difficulty
The game itself suggests gear for the difficulty of a spot — here are all of its recommendations. The harder the spot, the better the rod and the pricier the bait.
| Spot | Rod | Bait | Fishing Pal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | any | not needed | — |
| Normal |  Intermediate Fishing Rod (Cattiva) or above | not needed | — |
| Hard |  Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) or above |  Deluxe Bait or above | — |
| Very hard | Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) or above | Deluxe Bait or above | helps |
| Extreme | Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) or above |  Alluring Bait | helps |
| Insane | Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) or above | Alluring Bait | helps |
The rod, bait and Pal advice come straight from the game data. The difficulty labels are ours: the spot names used in game are not tied to these tiers in the data.
Bait
Basic bait, no bonuses
- Faster to find a rare shadow +50%
- More item loot +10%
- More pal drops +10%
- Wider catch bar +15%
- More item loot +20%
- More pal drops +20%
- Softer miss penalty -32%
- Faster to find a rare shadow +50%
- Wider catch bar +25%
- More item loot +40%
- More pal drops +40%
- Wider catch bar +25%
- Faster to find a rare shadow +50%
- Wider catch bar +30%
- More item loot +40%
- More pal drops +40%
- Wider catch bar +30%
- More item loot +80%
- More pal drops +80%
Fish Pond
A base structure: pals are caught passively. The bigger the shadow, the rarer and more valuable the catch.
Small Fish Silhouette
Medium Fish Silhouette
Frequently asked questions
How do you fish in Palworld?
Build a fishing rod, find a shadow on the water and cast your bait. In the minigame keep the fish inside the bar until the gauge fills. The bigger the shadow, the rarer and more valuable the catch.
Which pals can you catch?
Fishing catches 33 pal species — aquatic and coastal ones (Turtacle, Pengullet, Jellroy, Celaray, Killamari and more). Rare "large" and "lord" shadows are stronger variants of the same species.
What is bait for?
Bait makes the minigame easier and improves the catch: it widens the catch bar, speeds up finding a rare shadow, softens the miss penalty or boosts item drops.