Heartopia Fishing Guide and All Fish Locations

In the cozy, slow-paced world of Heartopia, fishing is often the very first hobby players truly stick with. It unlocks early in your journey, and connects naturally to your daily progress, income, and long-term fish collections.

This early fishing guide is designed to help new players grow efficiently without wasting time. Here, you’ll learn how to unlock fishing in Heartopia, how fishing works, all fish locations, and which fishing tricks matter most in gameplay. By understanding the core mechanics early on, you can build your collection faster and enjoy a smoother start to your adventure.

 

 

For many players, Heartopia is perfect for short play sessions: checking in during a commute, resting, or while waiting around to harvest crops or clear quests. If you tend to play games on PC and don’t want Heartopia taking up phone storage, try OSLink! This remote access tool could let you stream and control the Heartopia PC version on your phone, making it easy to fish, farm, or finish daily quests on the go without missing progress.

 

Fishing Overview

Fishing is one of the most beginner-friendly lifestyle activities in the game, and it quickly becomes a core part of your overall progression.

To learn how to unlock fishing in Heartopia, you simply need to follow the early main story and complete the related tutorial quest. Once unlocked, equip your fishing rod and head to any body of water where you can see fish shadows moving beneath the surface.

When you stand close enough to a valid fishing spot, a float will automatically appear. Hold the cast button to adjust both direction and distance, then release to drop your line slightly in front of the fish shadow. When a fish bites, the fight phase begins.

Every successful catch can be sold for coins, kept for cooking recipes, gifted to villagers to increase friendship, or displayed at home as part of your growing fish collections. For players who want steady income, social progress, and collection completion at the same time, fishing offers one of the most balanced growth paths in the entire game.

 

Fishing Tips

Below are the best fishing tips and the core things you need to know about fishing in Heartopia if you want to level faster and avoid common mistakes.

• Casting position matters more than you think

Always cast slightly in front of the moving fish shadow instead of directly on top of it. Predicting its swimming direction greatly shortens the waiting time and triggers bites more consistently. This simple habit is one of the most overlooked fishing tricks for beginners.

 

• Watch the line color during the struggle

While reeling in, your line changes color based on tension:

White = safe to keep reeling

Yellow = slow down or pause briefly

Red = stop immediately, or the line will snap

Larger fish shadows usually require multiple tension cycles and reach the red zone more often. If your line turns red very quickly, you are likely fighting a higher-value or rarer fish.

 

• Prioritize discovering new species

Catching new fish improves your progress much faster than repeatedly farming the same species. Unlocking different entries in your fish collections is one of the most efficient ways to raise your fishing level and unlock helpful passive bonuses.

 

• Don’t sell everything right away

Some fish become far more valuable when used in cooking. Keeping two to three copies of each species for recipe testing is usually enough. This approach is especially important once you start exploring advanced fish locations and higher-tier recipes.

 

• Bait is for efficiency, not rarity

After completing Vanya’s cat rescue quest, you can unlock bait crafting. Bait does not increase your chance of catching rare fish, but it significantly reduces the time needed for fish shadows to appear and bite. It is ideal when you want to farm a specific area—or prepare for long sessions at remote fish locations.

 

Fish Charts

Level 1 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Streber	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Rosy River
Common Whitefish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Zephyr Sea
Tench	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Forest Lake
Common Chub	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Lake
Common Bleak	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Lake
European Perch	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	River
Oriental Shrimp	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	River
Skipjack Tuna	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Ocean
Sea Bass	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Ocean
Barbel	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Shallow River
Sardine	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Ocean
Spined Loach	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Giantwood River
Minnow	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Tranquil River
Beltfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Zephyr Sea
Common Shrimp	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	East Sea
Crucian Carp	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Lake
Schneider	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Suburban Lake

 

Level 2 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Sea Stickleback	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Old Sea
Stone Loach	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Suburban Lake
European Smelt	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Meadow Lake
Striped Red Mullet	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Sea Fishing
Ruffe	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Onsen Mountain Lake

 

Level 3 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Tadpole	Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Onsen Mountain Lake
European Crayfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-12:00, 18:00-24:00
	Zephyr Sea
Zander	Sunny, Rainbow	All day
	Giantwood River
Seahorse	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-18:00
	Whale Sea
False Scad	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	False Scad
Mussel	Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Suburban Lake
Anglerfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 4 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Common Carp	Sunny, Rainbow	All day
	Rosy River
Largemouth Bass	Sunny, Rainbow	All day
	Forest Lake
Common Octopus	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Sea Fishing
Turbot	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Sea Fishing
European Plaice	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Old Sea
Atlantic Salmon	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	Whale Sea
Burbot	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	12:00-24:00
	Tranquil River
Atlantic Pygmy Octopus	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Whale Sea
Goby	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		6:00-18:00
	East Sea
River Crab	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow		All day
	Suburban Lake

 

Level 5 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Freshwater Blenny	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Rosy River
Atlantic Mackerel	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	Whale Sea
European Lobster	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Zephyr Sea
Common Rudd	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Suburban Lake
Trout	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Meadow Lake
European Flying Squid	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 6 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Large Pearl Mussel	Rainbow	All day
	Forest Lake
Puffer Fish	Sunny, Rainbow	12:00-24:00
	Old Sea
Chum Salmon	Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Tranquil River
Tranquil River	Rainbow	All day
	East Sea
Nursehound	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 7 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Mottled Sculpin	Rainy, Rainbow	6:00-24:00
	Onsen Mountain Lake
Three-Spined Stickleback	Rainy, Rainbow	All day
	Shallow River
European Eel	Rainbow	6:00-24:00
	Old Sea
Blackspot Seabream	Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Zephyr Sea
Mediterranean Killifish	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	Suburban Lake
Giant Oarfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	6:00-18:00
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 8 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Blue Crayfish	Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Forest Lake
King Crab	Rainbow	6:00-24:00
	Whale Sea
Haddock	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	East Sea
European Mudminnow	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-12:00
	Suburban Lake
Goldfish	Rainy, Rainbow	6:00-24:00
	Meadow Lake
Golden King Crab	Rainbow	6:00-18:00
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 9 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Pumpkinseed	Sunny, Rainbow	6:00-24:00
	Onsen Mountain Lake
Huchen	Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 12:00-24:00
	Giantwood River
Bluefin Tuna	Rainbow	6:00-18:00
	Sea Fishing
Ocean Sunfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-12:00
	East Sea
Northern Pike	Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Suburban Lake
Moonfish	Sunny, Rainy, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Sea Fishing

 

Level 10 Fishing

Fish	Availability
Bluegill	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Onsen Mountain Lake
Arctic Char	Rainy, Rainbow	12:00-24:00
	Forest Lake
Hammerhead shark	Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Old Sea
Swordfish	Rainbow	6:00-18:00
	Sea Fishing
Wels Catfish	Sunny, Rainbow	0:00-6:00, 18:00-24:00
	Meadow Lake
Shortfin Mako Shark	Rainbow	6:00-18:00
	Sea Fishing

 

Conclusion

Fishing in Heartopia may start as a simple Heartopia hobby, but once you understand how to unlock fishing in Heartopia, read fish locations correctly, and apply the fishing tricks covered in this fishing guide, it quickly becomes one of the most rewarding ways to progress.

If your schedule is fragmented, playing the PC version of Heartopia on mobile via OSLink makes it easy to handle daily tasks like harvesting, stamina use, and quest turn-ins anywhere. Taking things slow, enjoying the details, and building a life piece by piece is what makes Heartopia special.