Fishing in Crashlands 2 isn’t just a side hobby. It’s how you get crafting materials. It’s how you fill up your inventory with random fish bits. And yes, it’s also how you eventually pull the best weapon in the game out of the water like a very confused Excalibur.
Let’s break this fishing guide down by biome—because of course every biome needs its own fancy fishing pole.
Savanna Fishing: The Starter Pond
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Use a Basic Fishing Pole, Chembobber, or Fish Magnet
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Toss in Fish Food to make a permanent fishing spot
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If you’re lucky (or just really persistent), you might catch the Wobblygong, which is apparently a real thing in this universe
Basically, it’s a calm intro. Fish, craft, maybe yell at your screen when the line breaks.
Bawg Fishing: Acid Water and Better Fish
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Needs the Exopole or those same fishing bombs
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Use Acidic Fish Food to make a permanent school
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Rare catch here is the Jackagong, which sounds like it bites back
Fishing in the Bawg feels like fishing in a swamp where everything resents you for showing up.
Tundra School: Ice-Fishing with Style
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You’ll want the Karbopole or a Fish Magnet
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Drop Frozen Fish Food to set up a permanent ice hole
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There’s a small chance you’ll get the Bonkagong, which hits like a truck made of regret
The Tundra biome is cold and unforgiving, but at least the fish are pretty.
Fatfish Shenanigans
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Fatfish can appear in any biome
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You can pick them up in build mode or whack them until they explode
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Here’s the trick: grab a Fatfish in one biome, then drop it in another biome before exploding it. You’ll get fish from that new biome
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This is a weird, kinda busted way to cheat your way into biome-specific fish before unlocking the next fishing pole
It’s basically the fish version of tax fraud. The game lets you do it, so you might as well.
Final Blurb
Fishing in Crashlands 2 is one part chill, one part chaos, and one part fish explosion. Whether you’re casting a line or hurling fishing bombs like you’re angry at the lake, it’s worth your time—especially if you want to slap aliens with the Megagong later. Just don’t think too hard about how a fish turns into a weapon. It’s best that way.
