Fishing Day

Fishing Day is a festival where the citizens of Portia compete in a fishing competition. It occurs on the 12th and 13th day of Month 1 between 08:00 - 15:00.

Prior to the festival, on Day 8, the player will receive a letter about the upcoming event. It reads:

The player will keep all of the fish that they caught during the competition. These fish can be sold for Gols, donated to the Portia Museum's Aquarium for rewards, cooked or dried, or directly gifted to characters. Giving certain Emperor fish to Gale during Mission: Present for the Celebration for the Day of the Bright Sun is an easy way to gain many Relationship points with the town at once.

Day of the Bright Sun town relationship bonus from present
	+5	Beginner's Fishing Rod Emperor Banner Fish Emperor Blade Fish Emperor Firefish Emperor Frog Fish Emperor Golden Salmon
	+10	Emperor Bubblefish Emperor Goliath Emperor Lantern Fish
	+15	Emperor Gladiator Fish Emperor Wise Fish

Festival preparation Edit

At the start of the day of the festival, the player should check the map for the location of the Fishing Tourney, since it can be hosted at any fishing spot available to them. Reloading the day will reset the location of the competition, though once the first day has ended and saved, the location will be the same for both days. All locations have more types of fish and a higher rate of catching rare fish than usual while competing. To maximize the number of rounds competed in, the player should travel to the festival location immediately.

The player will need to bring a fishing rod as well as many Caterpillars to use as bait.

Fishing tools
Item	Type	Effect	Source
Beginner's Fishing Rod Beginner's Fishing Rod	Fishing rod	Basic fishing rod, fishing line breaks easily Most time spent per fish	Worktable
Classic Fishing Rod Classic Fishing Rod	Fishing rod	Fishing line is stronger, easier to reel in fish Decreases the time spent on catching fish	Worktable
Master Fishing Rod Master Fishing Rod	Fishing rod	Fishing line is very strong, very easy to reel in fish Decreases the time spent on catching fish further	Museum reward
Caterpillar Caterpillar	Bait	Required to fish. One is spent every time a fish bites	Sophie's Ranch Foraging any plant

Additionally, the Fish Encyclopedia Skill allows the player to tell what a fish is before catching it, allowing them to skip over low-value fish and wait til a better fish bites. If the player does not have the skill but is of high enough level to have the skill points to get it, they can ask Phyllis for an Acupuncture treatment at Dr. Xu's Clinic to reset their skill points before Fishing Day.

Gather skills: Tier 3
Skill	Levels	Effect
Fish Encyclopedia	1	Identify a fish before fishing

Fishing tourney Edit

Once the player has arrived, they can interact with the sign-up area (the sign under the yellow umbrella, somewhere near the Gift Exchange stand) to start the fishing competition minigame. Each round costs 200⁠⁠, 15 Stamina, and three in-game hours, with up to three rounds per day depending on how long it takes the player to arrive at the location.

The player competes against three other random characters and has three minutes to catch as many fish as possible. Each fish is worth a different amount of points based on its type, length, and weight. All fish are kept once the festival is over.

FishEdit

All fish species can be caught in the event spot and the catch chances of all fishes are changed during the festival.

The following table's values are based on roughly 10 catches per fish type, excluding Kings due to their rarity.

Points per fish
Average of 1-10 points
Banner Fish Blade Fish Blue Mackerel Bubblefish Catfish Emperor Catfish Firefish Frog Fish Golden Salmon Koi Fish Lantern Fish
Average of 19-30 points
Emperor Banner Fish Emperor Bubblefish Emperor Firefish Gladiator Fish Goliath Emperor Koi Fish Wise Fish
Average of 31-50 points
Emperor Blade Fish Emperor Blue Mackerel Emperor Frog Fish Emperor Golden Salmon Emperor Lantern Fish Emperor Wise Fish
Average of 90+ points
Banner Fish King Blade Fish King Blue Mackerel King Bubblefish King Catfish King Firefish King Frog Fish King Emperor Gladiator Fish Gladiator Fish King Golden Salmon King Emperor Goliath Goliath King Koi King Lantern Fish King Wiser Fish

CompetitorsEdit

The following characters may participate in the festival. They each have their own level of fishing skill, making some harder to compete against.

Relative skill level	Competitor
100%	Abu
90%	Tody
80%	Arlo Qiwa
70%	Xu Sam
60%	Gale Petra
50%	Nora
45%	Higgins
40%	Albert McDonald Remington

Rewards Edit

If placing in the top three, the player will receive the following rewards:

Competition Rewards
Ranking	Rewards
1st Place	10 Fisherman's Badge 10 Bacon Fish Roll 10 Creamy Salmon Stew 10 Spicy Fish Soup
2nd Place	8 Fisherman's Badge 8 Bacon Fish Roll 8 Creamy Salmon Stew 8 Spicy Fish Soup
3rd Place	6 Fisherman's Badge 6 Bacon Fish Roll 6 Creamy Salmon Stew 6 Spicy Fish Soup

Gift exchangeEdit

Fisherman's Badges earned at the event can be used to purchase items at the cash register at the event location or at the Gift Exchange at the Commerce Guild.

Since three rounds can be competed in per day, the player can earn a maximum of 30 Fisherman's Badges per day (60 per year). These badges can either be exchanged immediately at the Gift Exchange stand at the event, or exchanged at the Gift Exchange in the Commerce Guild building at any time during Spring.

Gift Exchange Gift Exchange
Item	Name	Amount	Price
Fishman's Hat	Fishman's Hat	1	25 ⁠⁠
Fisherman's Shirt	Fisherman's Shirt	1	40 ⁠⁠
Fisherman's Pants	Fisherman's Pants	1	50 ⁠⁠
Carp Flag	Carp Flag	2	15 ⁠⁠
Fish Balloon	Fish Balloon	2	8 ⁠⁠
Fishing Flag	Fishing Flag	2	15 ⁠⁠
Kingfisher Pennant	Kingfisher Pennant	1	25 ⁠⁠

GalleryEdit

Bassanio Falls sign-up location. Note that each round is now only 3 minutes, not 5 minutes

Fishing results

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