# How to Fish Island Guide | How to Fish Wiki (Aug 2026)

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# How to Fish All Islands & Unlock Route

Five story rocks. Radar coordinates appear only after the local trophy hand-in.
![Island Guide](../media/829f3597e9_0.webp)
How to Fish has five story islands. Community guides nickname them Lighthouse, Forest, Desert, Rocks, and Volcano (sometimes military). You start on the Lighthouse rock after the crash. Every later stop is locked until the local NPC receives the correct boss trophy. Patch 1.0.5 removed sailing to islands you have not unlocked, so old “go straight to the Volcano” advice is obsolete.
Buy the Radar for $10 from the Lighthouse Keeper after the Spider Crab hand-in. Without it, the boat has nowhere useful to point. On Rocks, a Boat Radar ($200) in the red shack mounts that map on the dashboard. Patch 1.0.10 removed the confusing X marker that was only your last death. Follow live quest text if a nickname on this page disagrees with the UI.

## Lighthouse (Island 1)

Unlock: session start. Everyday bait: Ham, Hot Dog. Shop: Crab Fishing Rod ( $3), Beer ( $12), Knife ( $45), Brass Knuckles ( $24), clams-to-cash via the keeper. Story boss: Spider Crab (Empty Beer Can). Exit: Shell → Boat Keys.
This is the tutorial rock: hunger, selling by feeding the seadog, first melee, first reel. Do not linger for hours. Once you have keys and Radar, leave. Remaining Drip farm can wait; the Island 1 Reel of Fortune only rolls melee skins — see Skins .

## Forest (Island 2)

Unlock: Spider Crab trophy. Everyday bait: French Fry, Beginner Lure. Shop: Shotgun, dynamite ( $25), Beginner Boss Lure, first engine upgrade ( $230, Getting an upgrade). Story boss: Giant Piranha (Modified Leech from three ground leeches). Optional: Sunfish, Old Pike.
Dynamite here is what makes the boat fly for I’m the bird now ( Flying Boat ). Leeches are not a fishing pool. Search grass and paths.

## Desert (Island 3)

Unlock: Giant Piranha Skeleton. Everyday bait: Standard Lure. Shop: Standard Boss Lure, SMG-tier guns as cash allows, extra inventory slot. Story boss: Pufferfish (Carrot from the Tourist). Optional: Blue Shark to light the grill. Hidden: Bing Bong via $350 Coconut at the center tree — Bing Bong .
This is the heal island. Finish Grillmaster before you treat Pufferfish as a DPS race. Endangered catches (Needlefish, Bowl Fish, Seahorse) pay the Tourist. Patch 1.0.4 nerfed the puffer. Dedicated page: Desert Island .

## Rocks (Island 4)

Unlock: Pufferfish trophy. Everyday bait: Professional Lure. Shop: Professional Boss Lure, sniper-tier guns, Dual Motors (~$860, I am speed), Boat Radar ($200) in the red beach shack below Lucky Bait Company. Story boss: Albatross, baited with a dead Tuna. Optional: Tuna itself.
Keep the bird head. That is the military / Volcano coordinate. Patch 1.0.4 made the intended path to the final island easier to see. Patch 1.0.10 fixed a Tuna-death plus Albatross respawn soft-lock.

## Volcano / military (Island 5)

Unlock: Albatross head. Everyday bait: Scientific Lure ( $500). Shop: Assault Rifle and attachments, Scientific Boss Lure ( $5,800). Setup: five native fish → Fish Bucket → Bowhead Whale into the crater. Finale: Mutated Bowhead Whale. Exit: Whale Fin → RHIB / military keys → mainland.
Anglerfish lost a little health in 1.0.10. Goblin Shark is optional Collector bait. Fight the lava whale on flat ground. After credits, you can still roam unlocked islands for Fishipedia, skins, and gambling.

## Travel rules

You may return to any unlocked island. You may not skip forward. Difficulty does not open locked water. Boats do not fly as a map skip; the dynamite launch is an achievement, not Fast Travel. Ground items persist through 1.0.10’s 64-slot world save, so you can leave a rifle on the Lighthouse dock and find it later if it was prioritized.
- Walkthrough — quest order
- Lighthouse / Forest / Desert / Rocks / Volcano
- Fish Locations — full bait tables
- Lures & Bait — shop vs quest hooks

## Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers to the questions players ask most about the game.
Five story islands: Lighthouse, Forest, Desert, Rocks, and Volcano. Each later island unlocks when you hand in that island’s story trophy.
Complete the local NPC bait quest, defeat the story boss, and turn in the distinctive trophy. Patch 1.0.5 blocks travel to locked islands.
Yes. Any island you have already unlocked stays on the Radar. Forward skips are gone.
Dynamite is on Island 2 (~$25). The cheap engine upgrade is also Forest (~$230). The best engine is Island 4 (~$860).