Pay-to-play Fishing training

This guide will show you ways to train Fishing from 1 to 99. This guide is for members and free to play.

Level 1 to 15
Catch Crayfish with Crayfish cage at Lumbridge cage spot. You may fish shrimps and anchovies at Draynor Village this offers a close bank, but if you are a low-leveled player beware the two level 7 Dark Wizards who are around the willow trees.

Level 15 to 20
Bait at other Lumbridge Fishing spot south of town. You may bait at Draynor Village this offers a close bank, but if you are a low-leveled player beware the two level 7 Dark Wizards who are around the willow trees.

Level 20 to 99
Lure fish or bait fish at Barbarian Village or Lumbridge. This is the fastest training method available to free players and continues to be so at all levels. Fish something else only for profit. If you want faster experience, use this method. Remember, you can always make money with other faster methods. Baiting is a better idea for after 25 fishing players can start fishing pike, which give 60 experience per fish. This 60 experience is normally greater than fishing a full load of trout and salmon (50 and 70 experience respectively) for to have the fly fishing fish be more useful, you would need more salmon than trout.

Level 40 to 99
Caging for lobsters at Karamja. The experience is slower than fly fishing, but the profit is significantly greater. The wilderness spots are also useful for those willing to sacrifice safety for speed, being closer to a bank.

Level 50 to 99
Swordfish can be harpooned at Karamja. Swordfish are slower to catch than lobsters (especially at level 50), but they're more valuable and give slightly better experience. Tuna is also collected when harpooning, and even if you discard it, you'll still get some extra experience from it. However, lobsters can still be fished a lot faster, so swordfish and tuna aren't necessarily better, and it comes down mostly to personal preference. Wearing Swordfish gloves obtained as a reward from Fist of Guthix earns the player an extra 100 exp per swordfish, but it crumbles after catching 1,000 swordfish.

Level 1 to 5
Small net fish at Draynor Village, Catherby, or such.

Level 5 to 20
Bait fish in the same place.

Level 20 to 99
The most common method at this point is to fly fish for salmon and trout at Shilo Village. Fly fishing is the fastest experience until leaping sturgeon can be caught. Shilo Village is especially convenient for fly fishing due to its proximity to a bank and fishing shop. Doing the quest is strongly recommended in order to use the best spot. A second, lesser known spot that actually gives 5-15k more experience per hour than Shilo Village is the river west of the Fishing Guild. The downside to this is that you cannot bank your fish but instead sell them to Rasolo which gives back about what you would pay for feathers. Rasolo wanders just north of the area and is usually visible on your mini-map. It takes 10-15 seconds to run to him, sell your fish, and then run back.

Level 62 to 99
At level 62, you can fish for Monkfish. This is recommended to fish instead of sharks as they are caught faster and give more experience (120 xp over shark's 110 xp). They are also better than lobsters or swordfish, catching at around the same speed as lobsters and healing more than swordfish, and selling for more than either most of the time. Monkfish are still slower than fly fishing for salmon and trout or barbarian heavy rod fishing, but they are the most efficient option for those who desire a profit. Note that completion of Swan Song is required.

Level 70 to 99
Starting at level 70, you can use Barbarian training to catch Leaping sturgeons with a Barbarian rod if you also have 45 strength and agility. Combined with the other leaping fish, heavy rod fishing is now the fastest experience all the way to 99, even faster than fly fishing. You'll also get small amounts of strength and agility experience for your trouble, which will eventually add up to over a million in each by the time you reach 99. Bring a knife and a handful of bait or feathers, and then use roe, caviar, and fish offcuts as bait. (You can fish with the roe and caviar by dropping the offcuts when your inventory is full.) This method does not turn much of a profit, but it is the fastest available.

''*Note: As mentioned previously you can fly fish your way to level 70 using the "Rasolo Fishing Method" just west of the Fishing Guild, but also take to consideration the possibility of using this method to also get to 99 fishing. As it will not inspire much of any profit it isn't a valued method, but, if you don't have the strength level or agility level to use Barbarian training, such as pures, this is the FASTEST WAY TO 99 FISHING.



''- Quote from a previous statement relating to this subject: "A second, lesser known spot that actually gives 5-15k more experience per hour than Shilo Village is the river west of the Fishing Guild. The downside to this is that you cannot bank your fish but instead sell them to Rasolo which gives back about what you would pay for feathers. Rasolo wanders just north of the area and is usually visible on your mini-map. It takes 10-15 seconds to run to him, sell your fish, and then run back."'