Fishing in Warframe allows you to catch various types of fish that can be used for crafting equipment, gaining standing, or just for decoration. While it may seem simple on the surface, mastering fishing requires the right gear, knowledge of fish behaviors and hotspots, and helpful Warframe abilities. This guide will teach you everything you need to know to become an expert fisherman.
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Getting Started
Before you can start fishing, you need to acquire fishing spears and other equipment. Each open world area has its own vendor that sells fishing gear:
- Cetus, Earth – Buy from Fisher Hai-Luk
- Fortuna, Venus – Buy from The Business
- Necralisk, Deimos – Buy from Daughter
Purchase all of the fishing spears offered. You’ll also want to get blueprints for dyes, bait, and other helpful gear.
Equip your chosen spear in your gear wheel before approaching a body of water. Stand near the shore and wait for fish to start swimming near you. Then aim and throw your spear to try and catch them.
Choosing Your Spear
Each fishing spear has different properties that make it suitable for catching certain types of fish:
Cetus, Earth:
- Lanzo: Balanced spear good for common fish
- Peram: High damage for tougher fish
- Tulok: Rapid shots for fast fish
Fortuna, Venus:
- Shockprod: Stuns robots for easy catches
Necralisk, Deimos:
- Sporothrix: Ensnares flying fish
- Vesiculosa: Rapid toxin shots
So choose a spear based on the type of fish you want to catch. The Ebisu spear sold in Fortuna and Necralisk is also very versatile.
And if you want to trivialize fishing, use Volt – his passive makes any spear catch any fish!
Using Bait and Dye
Bait and dye are essential tools for catching rare and tricky fish:
- Luminous Dye – Highlights fishing hotspots
- Pharoma – Calms fish to make them easier to spear
- Bait – Lures out rare fish species
I recommend always keeping Luminous Dye equipped. Scan the water to reveal fishing hotspots, which have a higher chance to spawn fish.
Use Pharoma when trying to catch a tough or rare fish that you already injured. It will calm the fish down so you can take another shot.
And specific Bait is required to catch certain rare fish that don’t normally appear. So check what bait is needed to lure out the fish you want.
Choosing Fishing Locations
Fish spawn in different locations at different times of day. Their behaviors also vary between bodies of water.
Cetus:
- Ocean (Day) – Slow moving fish like Goopolla
- Lakes (Day) – Small and quick fish like Charc Eel
- Ponds (Night) – Rare fish like Murkray come out
Fortuna:
- Coolant Ponds – Common Servofish
- Caves – Rare Scrambledeggs and Mirewinder
Necralisk
- Surface (Day) – Common flying fish
- Caves (Night) – Rare species like Myxostomata
So learn the spawn conditions of the fish you need, and pick the right spot. Also look for fishing hotspots, indicated by bubbles/ripples.
Helpful Warframe Abilities
Many Warframe abilities can greatly assist with the fishing process:
- Ivara – Create ziplines for better vantage points
- Volt – Passive allows catching any fish with any spear
- Banshee – Sonar highlights fish through terrain
- Limbo – Freeze enemies in Rift so they don’t scare fish
- Hydroid – Tentacle Swarm grabs fish from a distance
Bring these Warframes on your fishing trips for a much easier experience.
Mastering Spear Throwing
Here are some spear throwing tips for landing tricky shots:
- Lead the fish slightly to hit fast swimmers
- Aim high to compensate for gravity over distance
- Throw from elevated positions when possible
- Use Volt’s passive to remove aiming requirements
Practice makes perfect – learn how different fish move and how spear travel time varies. Soon you’ll be spearing even the rarest catch.
Conclusion
With the right fishing gear, bait, location, Warframe abilities, and spear throwing skills, you can rapidly catch any fish you need. Use this guide to optimize your fishing strategy and you’ll be a master angler in no time. Let me know if you have any other questions!
