Why do I suck at fishing??

[tatertot18]

So no matter what I do, I can never catch more than Lake Perch and Mudsnappers. I've tried multiple lures, darkness, deep water, shallow water. Am I missing something??

[Dallane]

So no matter what I do, I can never catch more than Lake Perch and Mudsnappers. I've tried multiple lures, darkness, deep water, shallow water. Am I missing something??

yes. you need to do different combos of actions and bait to catch different fish. check the wiki for the different combos

[staxjax]

You also need to find good spots for catching different types of fish. Mudsnappers and lake perch can be caught almost everywhere.

[MrGemini]

did i just say i hate fishing? xD
Me had the same problem yesterday when trying to get tiger trouds, after not-fishing for months.

[Pjotr84]

Like Dallane suggested, you'd best check the Wiki article on Fishing: http://salemwiki.info/index.php/Fishing

The past few days I've done updating to this article together with a fellow player. A lot of it is still outdated, but Cape Codfish should at least be completely accurate now. Also, it looks like it's not simply a matter of +1,0 or -1 outcomes when taking choices. Some of the options add or subtract less than 1. Still needs a lot more testing.