I will tell you the areas for starting fishing:







Bastok = Bastok Markets just at the stairs next to the goldsmithing house on the lower level of the markets.







Windurst = Allmost anywhere where there is water. But this isn't a good place to fish if you are starting because there are quite a few crayfish which are too high a level for level 1 fishers.





San d'Oria = In northen San d'Oria keep going north till you reach water.





***IN TOWNS YOU CANNOT FISH MONSTERS***




SERRIOUS NOTES WHERE NOT TO FISH AT:



Don't fish while in a EXP party..(They get annoyed)

Don't fish in areas where you are leveling up at because you can sometimes catch a monster and since its around your level it will kill you.

NEVER fish in areas where the monsters are higher level than you.

Don't fish in the lake at Qufim Island becasue a kraken which is level 45+ can kill you if you are below level 50.

And another area in Qufim Island is the side areas of the cliffs because Bannshee's spawn there.

Boat's are also spawn areas for high level monsters...here are the monsters that spawn on the boats:

Sea Pugil (High chance of spawn) Around level 10

Sea Monk (Moderate chance of spawn) Around level 40-45

Sea Horror (Low chance of spawn) LEVEL 60

Pirates (Very low chance on invasion) Around level 45

Water Element (Only if its raining) Around level 30-50



And here are the monsters that you could fish out by accident:

Ocean Pugil (Around level 10)

Fishing is a good "Craft"

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