Throne and Liberty: A Complete Fishing Guide — How to Fish?

Now that you have your Fishing Rod and some fine Fishing Bait, all that's left to do is pack your gear and head to the nearest waterbody. If you plan to catch saltwater fish, then head to the Coastline, or else you can even try your luck in the rivers for some freshwater fish. However, before we get to the Fishing mini-game, open your character screen and equip a Fishing Rod along with your preferred Fishing Bait.

Once both these slots are filled, head to the waters and cast your fishing reel. Next, you must wait for a few seconds before something catches your hook, and the game begins. You will see three distinct meters on the screen as soon as you hook a fish:

• Orange Health Bar: This bar shows the fish's Stamina or HP and you must work to tire the fish before you can reel it in. A good strategy is to spam the fishing button (Q, or L1 / LB) to get a quick 25% head start. Next, you must pull the rod in the opposite direction (Press A or D) to the fish's movement to further reduce this orange bar.

• Green Stamina Bar: The Green Stamina Bar shows the player's remaining Stamina as you don't get unlimited energy for each catch. The goal is to try and fish the Orange Bar before the Green Bar runs out. Otherwise, you will risk losing your catch along with any progress you have made so far. As you gain experience and use better tools, you will get a second chance at catching the same fish after waiting for around 0.5 seconds.
• The Light Above the Fish: The final indicator shows the fish's current movement direction and an imaginary ideal line to pull it. You can use this indicator to maintain a steady pull in the opposite direction by aligning the fish reel with the center, i.e., if it moves left, then pull right and vice versa. If this indicator turns red, then your reel is about to break and you risk losing the fish, so try and keep things balanced throughout the mini-game.