Five-stage route
How to Fish game islands in order
The route starts at Lighthouse, then follows green, yellow, red and pink Radar markers through Forest, Desert, Rocks and Volcano. Each stage ends with a fragile boss result or hand-in.
Last verified August 28, 2026
How island progression works
Finish the local quest, defeat the required story boss, preserve its named trophy or body and return the result to the quest giver. The next colored Radar marker then appears. Tuna and Bowhead Whale are setup bodies rather than ordinary sale items.
Start to finish
The five island stages
Open a stage for its unlock condition, exact objectives, local creatures, all bosses and the hand-in that points to the next marker.
Stage 16 local creatures
Lighthouse
The compact opening coast teaches pickups, the Crab Fishing Rod, shops and the first trophy hand-in before the boat becomes usable.
- Unlock
- Starting island after the opening boat crash.
- Story boss
- Spider Crab
- All encounters
- Spider Crab
Stage 214 local creatures
Forest Island
The green island introduces the Fishing Rod, Beginner Lures, optional mini-bosses and the three-leech story chain.
- Unlock
- Return Spider Crab's shell, receive the boat route and follow the green Radar marker northwest.
- Story boss
- Giant Piranha
- All encounters
- Giant Piranha, Sunfish, The Old Pike
Stage 312 local creatures
Desert Island
The Standard Lure stage combines an endangered-creature trade, a Carrot-triggered story boss and the optional Grillmaster route.
- Unlock
- Return the Giant Piranha trophy and follow the yellow Radar marker.
- Story boss
- Pufferfish
- All encounters
- Pufferfish, Blue Shark
Stage 412 local creatures
Rocks Island
The red-marker island raises prices sharply and links a Professional Boss Lure, a defeated Tuna and an aerial boss into one route.
- Unlock
- Return Pufferfish's fin and follow the red Radar marker.
- Story boss
- Albatross
- All encounters
- Tuna, Albatross
Stage 59 local creatures
Volcano Island
The final island combines Scientific-tier farming, military and Scientist objectives, then chains Bowhead Whale directly into its mutated form.
- Unlock
- Return the Albatross head and follow the pink Radar marker.
- Story boss
- Mutated Bowhead Whale
- All encounters
- Bowhead Whale, Mutated Bowhead Whale, Goblin Shark
Route protection
Items you must not sell or cook
Empty Beer Can, Spider Crab result, Giant Piranha trophy, Pufferfish fin, defeated Tuna, Albatross head, Whale Bait and the defeated Bowhead all belong to the progression chain.
Read the full walkthrough →Combat route
Open the trigger before the fight
Every boss page leads with the exact lure, quest trade or defeated body, then gives a short preparation list and a fight plan for the current Steam build.
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