# How to Fish All 49 Creatures: Locations & Collector Guide

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## Quick Answer

How to Fish has 49 normal creature entries for Collector and a separate 49-entry Drip collection for Fishipedia .
I open the encyclopedia with Tab before starting cleanup.
For ordinary catches, the Rod and equipped Lure determine the available creature pool. I do not need to return to a specific island for every normal fish once I own the correct equipment.
The exceptions are:
- Clam , which is found on the ground;
- optional creatures summoned with Boss Lures ;
- story creatures that require a quest item, NPC hand-in, or boss trigger.
My cleanup order is:
regular Rod and Lure pools
→ Boss Lure creatures
→ missing story creatures
→ Drip variants for Fishipedia
I still kill every missing creature after catching it. Catching or releasing the correct species without completing the kill does not satisfy the achievement requirement.

## How the 49-creature Collector checklist works

Both collection achievements use the same encyclopedia, but they check different sides of it.
Collector requires all 49 normal creature types.
Fishipedia requires the separate Drip variant of every creature.
A normal catch does not fill its Drip slot, and finding a Drip variant does not replace the normal entry. I use Tab to identify the exact blank rather than relying only on the total or trying to remember which creatures I have seen.
I do not hold up the story waiting for rare Drip variants. If later Lures, Boss Lures, or quest encounters are still locked, I finish the main progression route first.
The Achievements guide places Collector and Fishipedia within the wider 100% route.

## All 49 creatures by Rod, Lure, and special trigger

The encyclopedia numbers remain useful when only one or two entries are blank, but the practical question is not always which island I am missing.
For regular creatures, I first identify the correct Rod and Lure pool . The island usually tells me where that equipment becomes available, not necessarily the only place where its creatures can be caught.
Boss Lures and story creatures work differently, so I handle them after the regular pools.

## Regular Rod and Lure pools

### Ground creature and Crab Fishing Rod pool

This group contains the opening Clam, the early crustaceans, and the normal Piranha.
Clam is the first entry I recheck when the total looks wrong. It feels like a tutorial pickup rather than part of the collection, but I still need to kill it for the entry to register.
Brown Crab, Blue Crab, and Rock Crab occupy separate slots. Catching several crabs does not prove that all three species have registered.
![A Drip Rock Crab caught with the Crab Fishing Rod in How to Fish](../media/a8e45fade2_0.webp)
The Drip Rock Crab belongs to Fishipedia. I still need the normal Rock Crab entry for Collector.

### Free Lure and Beginner Lure pools

I switch between Free and Beginner Lures instead of assuming one inexpensive Lure covers every early Fishing Rod entry.
The normal Pike does not cover The Old Pike . The latter belongs to the Beginner Boss Lure pool and has its own encyclopedia slot.

### Standard Lure pool

The Standard Lure contains nine normal entries. Blue Shark does not belong to this pool because it requires the separate Standard Boss Lure.
Sea Urchin may remain dangerous while I fish. If the Tourist objective is still active, Seahorse and Needlefish can also satisfy the endangered-creature requirement.
The Endangered Fish guide covers that requirement and the Carrot hand-in.

### Professional Lure pool

The Professional Lure has ten normal entries, making it the largest regular cleanup pool.
I inspect Tab after each new species instead of assuming the pool is complete because I have caught several valuable fish.
Repeated releases can leave aggressive Tigerfish nearby, so I clear them before concentrating on the next result.

### Scientific Lure pool

The normal Scientific Lure produces five regular entries.
Goblin Shark is not part of this table. It requires the separate Scientific Boss Lure.

## Creatures that require Boss Lures

Boss Lures are separate items from their normal Lure tiers. Finishing every regular Beginner, Standard, Professional, or Scientific catch does not complete the corresponding Boss Lure entries.
Sunfish is one of the first Boss Lure entries I recheck. Catching The Old Pike does not mean the Beginner Boss Lure pool is complete.
![Sunfish caught with the Beginner Boss Lure in How to Fish](../media/a8e45fade2_1.webp)
I keep using the Beginner Boss Lure if Sunfish is still blank, even after The Old Pike has registered.
I keep the Blue Shark if the Grillmaster objective is still active. Returning it to the Grillmaster provides the lighter used to start the grill.
I also keep the Tuna while the related story objective is active because it becomes bait for the Terrorizing Bird.

## Story creatures and quest triggers

These six entries do not come from repeatedly cycling an ordinary Lure pool.
If Spider Crab is missing, I follow the Empty Beer Can and Spider Crab route .
For Giant Piranha , the Leech Bait guide covers the ground pickups and bait hand-in, while the Giant Piranha guide covers the fight.
The Pufferfish guide covers the Tourist, Carrot, boss trigger, and Tail.
The Bowhead Whale and Mutated Bowhead Whale belong to the Scientist and Volcano progression. I do not keep spending Scientific Lures while waiting for either Whale to appear.
The Mutated Bowhead Whale strategy covers the final fight.

## The entries I check first near 49/49

When only a few entries remain, I stop changing Lures and repeating encounters at random.
The first entries I recheck are:
- Clam , because it feels like an opening pickup rather than a collection entry;
- Brown Crab and Blue Crab , because the early crab species are easy to combine in memory;
- Sunfish , because The Old Pike can make the Beginner Boss Lure pool look complete;
- Flounder , because it is easy to overlook among ten Professional Lure creatures;
- Goblin Shark , because the Scientific Boss Lure is optional;
- whichever story creature still has a blank encyclopedia slot.
I trust the exact blank in Tab . Its number tells me which Rod, Lure, Boss Lure, or story trigger I should check next.

## Best Collector and Fishipedia cleanup order

Once every Rod and Lure tier is available, I clear the inexpensive regular pools first:
Crab Fishing Rod
→ Free and Beginner Lures
→ Standard Lure
→ Professional Lure
→ Scientific Lure
I inspect Tab between pools. If all regular entries are complete, I move to the more expensive or time-consuming checks:
Beginner Boss Lure
→ Standard Boss Lure
→ Professional Boss Lure
→ Scientific Boss Lure
→ remaining story creatures
There is no reason to repeat an expensive Boss Lure if the blank entry belongs to a regular pool. There is also no reason to continue ordinary fishing if the blank belongs to a quest boss.
After Collector reaches 49/49, I stop repeating normal entries that are already complete and move to the missing Drip variants.

## Similar creature names can use separate encyclopedia slots

Several names are similar enough that one catch can feel as though it should cover both entries.
It does not.
- Pike and The Old Pike are separate.
- Piranha and Giant Piranha are separate.
- Halibut and Flounder are separate.
- Brown Crab, Blue Crab, and Rock Crab each have their own slot.
- Bowhead Whale and Mutated Bowhead Whale are separate.
When the total looks wrong, I trust the exact encyclopedia name instead of remembering that I have already caught “a Pike,” “a crab,” or “a Whale.”

## Fishipedia and faster Drip cleanup

A Drip creature comes from the corresponding creature pool but registers on the separate Fishipedia side.
For a regular creature, I equip the same Rod and Lure used for its normal version. For a Boss Lure or story creature, I repeat the corresponding special trigger instead of fishing an unrelated regular pool.
Drip variants are visually distinctive and continue to respawn. Spending one at the Reel of Fortune does not erase its encyclopedia record.

### Cycle ordinary results when hunting one Drip variant

When the only missing result is a Drip variant from a regular Lure pool, I cast as far as possible and watch the creature notification while reeling.
If the result is not Drip, I immediately use the cancel or release input and begin reeling again. With clean timing, the same cast can cycle through several candidates before I need another full cast.
I slow down as soon as a Drip name appears. Repeating the input automatically can release the exact variant I need.
Aggressive creatures require extra caution. A released Tigerfish can leave the water and attack while I am concentrating on the next result. If repeated releases begin filling the area with hostile creatures, I clear them before continuing.
This method only speeds up rarity checks. It does not replace choosing the correct Rod, Lure, Boss Lure, or story trigger.

## Related Guides

- How to Fish Walkthrough & Progression Guide
- How to Fish Achievements Guide
- Spider Crab & Boat Keys Guide
- How to Fish Boss Guide