Fishing Power

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Increases chance to catch a fish of higher rarity, as well as increases the size of your marker when fighting fish.

— In-game description

Fishing Power is an attribute available during fishing that is stated in the hero panel tab Fishing. The current fishing power as well as the recommended fishing power can be found when hovering the hook icon while fighting fish. The attribute improves fishing by granting a higher chance to catch a fish of higher rarity and by increasing the size of your marker when fighting fish. It is available exclusively through the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion.

Mechanics

(1) Controllable bar. (2) Difficulty of the pond (red, yellow or green). (3) Level of fishing party bonus. (4) Progress bar of fishing progress.

• Fishing power increases the chance to catch a fish of higher rarity, and increases the size of your marker when fighting fish. The marker is not further increased once the equipped fishing power exceeds the recommended fishing power.
• Players can increase fishing power by equipping bait and lure, by using consumable items, or by catching fish while on a skiff with the Fishing Party mastery.
• The hook icon on the left while fighting fish changes its color depending on the recommended fishing power and player's equipped fishing power. The icon is green () if the player's fishing power is greater than the recommended one, yellow () if it is barely below the threshold, and red () if insufficient fishing power compared to the recommended is used.

Acquisition

See also:

Fishing Power calculator

• The table lists the obtainable Fishing Power values as well as the typical and the maximum obtainable values.
• Note that the typical obtainable value of 575 fishing power assumes that all five fishing mastery are unlocked and a 150 fishing power food is used. Fishing Party, rare baits or special consumable effects are excluded.

Type	Source		Fishing Power	Typical	Maximum
Rod	One of following rods can be used:			25	25
	Fishing Rod		25
Bait	One of following baits can be used:			100	150
	Haiju Minnow		75
	Fish Egg		100
	Freshwater Minnow		100
	Glow Worm		100
	Leech		100
	Lava Beetle		100
	Lightning Bug		100
	Nightcrawler		100
	Ramshorn Snail		100
	Sardine		100
	Scorpion		100
	Shrimpling		100
	Sparkfly Larva		100
	Mackerel		150
Lure	One of following lures can be used:			100	100
	Wooden Fishing Lure		50
	Antique Fishing Lure		75
	Amber Fishing Lure		100
	Jade Fishing Lure		100
	Infinite Fishing Lure		100
Effects	One of the following nourishments can be obtained: Crafting buy price			150	150
	Whitefish Sushi …	30m	150
	Yellowfish Sushi …	30m	150
	Orangefish Sushi …	30m	150
	Redfish Sushi …	30m	150
	Bowl of Fish Stew …	30m	150
	Bowl of Echovald Hotpot (feast) …	60m	150
	Bowl of Jade Sea Bounty (feast) …	60m	150
	Flight of Sushi (feast) …	60m	150
	Plate of Crispy Fish Pancakes (feast) …	60m	150
	Plate of Imperial Palace Special (feast) …	60m	150
	Fishing mastery effects			100	100
	Fishing on a Full Tank (effect while nourished)		100
	Fishing Party			0	300
	Tier I: 1 fish caught Without mastery:	25	50
	Tier II: 10 fish caught Without mastery:	50	100
	Tier III: 25 fish caught Without mastery:	75	150
	Tier IV: 45 fish caught Without mastery:	100	200
	Tier V: 70 fish caught Without mastery:	125	250
	Tier VI: 99 fish caught Without mastery:	150	300
	The following consumable effects can be obtained:			0	50
	Tips on Fishing (effect)	60m	50
Mastery	Fishing mastery:			100	100
	Adds +20 to base fishing power for each tier.	5 tiers	100
			Total:	575	975

Recommended Fishing Power

• The table lists the recommended fishing power for the available fishing holes based on their region or zone.

Location	Fishing Hole	Fishing Power	Related achievement
Seitung Province	Shinota Blackfin	0	Seitung Province Fisher (Avid)
	Wreckage Site	0
	Open Water	50
	Rare Fish	150
	Shore Fish	150
	Offshore Fish	200
New Kaineng City	Open Water	150	Kaineng Fisher (Avid)
	Coastal Fish	200
	Channel Fish	250
	Rare Fish	250
The Echovald Wilds	Open Water	200	Echovald Wilds Fisher (Avid)
	Deep Fishing Hole	250
	Lake Fish	250
	Rare Fish	250
	Grotto Fish	300
Dragon's End	Open Water	250	Dragon's End Fisher (Avid)
	Quarry Fish	300
	Cavern Fish	350
Kryta	Open Water	300	Krytan Fisher (Avid)
	River Fish	350
	Lake Fish	400
	Coastal Fish	450
	Polluted Lake Fish	500
Shiverpeak Mountains	Open Water	350	Shiverpeaks Fisher (Avid)
	Lake Fish	400
	Boreal Fish	450
Ascalon	Open Water	400	Ascalonian Fisher (Avid)
	Lake Fish	450
	Noxious Water Fish	500
Maguuma Jungle and Heart of Maguuma	Open Water	450	Maguuma Fisher (Avid)
	Open Water (Rata Sum)	500
	Freshwater Fish	500
	Saltwater Fish	550
Crystal Desert	Open Water	500	Desert Fisher (Avid)
	Desert Fish	550
Skywatch Archipelago	Open Water	450	Horn of Maguuma Fisher
	Fractured Lake Fish	250
	Fractured Freshwater Fish	500
	Fractured Desert Fish	550
	Fractured Channel Fish	250
Amnytas	Open Water	500	Horn of Maguuma Fisher
	Astral Fish	550
	Spire Fish	600
	Deep Tower Fish	600
Inner Nayos	Open Water	550	Horn of Maguuma Fisher
	Nayosian Fish	600
	Dream Fish	650
Domain of Istan, Dragonfall and Sandswept Isles	Open Water	550	Desert Isles Fisher (Avid)
	Shore Fish	600
	Offshore Fish	650
Ruins of Orr	Open Water	600	Orrian Fisher (Avid)
	Shore Fish	650
	Offshore Fish	700
Ember Bay	Open Water	650	Ring of Fire Fisher (Avid)
	Coastal Fish	700
Draconis Mons	Open Water	700	Ring of Fire Fisher (Avid)
	Volcanic Fish	750

Notes

• World versus World zones only have open water and the recommended fishing power is 100, where only Tangle Weed can be caught.

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Fishing (Achievements)

Fishing
Fishing Power Fishing Rod Bait Lure List of fish Fishing Supplies Fishmonger
Collections
Worldwide	Saltwater Fisher (Avid) World Class Fisher (Avid)
Regional	Tyria — Ascalonian Fisher (Avid) Krytan Fisher (Avid) Maguuma Fisher (Avid) Orrian Fisher (Avid) Shiverpeaks Fisher (Avid)
	Crystal Desert — Desert Fisher (Avid) Desert Isles Fisher (Avid)
	Ring of Fire — Ring of Fire Fisher (Avid)
	Horn of Maguuma — Horn of Maguuma Fisher (Avid)
	Cantha — Seitung Province Fisher (Avid) Kaineng Fisher (Avid) Echovald Wilds Fisher (Avid) Dragon's End Fisher (Avid)
Others	Aquatic Trash Collector Aquatic Treasure Collector A Strange Diet
Meta achievements
Kind of a Big Reel Fishmongers Know Me I'm Very Buoyant I Have Many Lure-Bound Hooks My Guild Hall Smells of Fish Progeny Cod Swimming Amongst Mere Minnows

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Attributes

Primary	Power	Precision    Critical Chance
	Toughness    Armor	Vitality    Health
Secondary	Concentration    Boon Duration	Condition Damage	Expertise    Condition Duration
	Ferocity    Critical Damage	Healing Power
Profession	Guardian	Warrior
	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer
Special	Agony Resistance	Gold Find	Fishing Power
	Karma Gain	Magic Find	XP Gain