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Fishing

Cast, fight and reel in over 50 fish that vary by water, weather, region and time of day.

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Patch history

4 versions

Every fact about Fishing by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • Fishing vignettes exist; developers would like them to drop more fishing items.
  • Developers want to add a small fishing minigame.
  • Planned: achievement-style cosmetic unlocks and a collection book for catching every fish.
  • Fish scaling in progress so larger fish look bigger and not all the same size.
Dev build
  • Many unique fish exist: some spawn only at night or in rain, with river, lake and ocean varieties.
  • Fishing was heavily reworked for the playtest, with new physical pole controls.
  • You can fish in ocean, streams and lakes; fish vary by water body, time of day, weather and area.
  • Only four fish types existed at the previous November milestone.
  • Right click readies the rod, left click casts, right click reels the fish in.
  • Landing a cast in a drifting pool is a perfect cast, catches faster and gives rarer fish.
  • Blast fishing and light fishing are not implemented.
  • Recent fixes handle edge cases like fishing across small lakes; fish pool spawning still needs another pass.
  • Fishing pools currently spawn too close to the shoreline; a fix is scheduled.
  • Reworked to be more interactive; the player must watch the screen instead of just right-clicking to catch a fish.
  • Fish have a stamina bar; draining it makes reeling easier.
  • A line tension bar rises as a fish fights; if it fills the line snaps.
  • Fishing UI is temporary while gameplay is still being tuned.
  • Fishing nodes exist; players can also pull to the side to add tension.
  • Some fish can only be caught at night; fish spawns are regional.
  • Fishing is in the dev build.
  • Turning to the side while reeling adds tension to the line.
Alpha 3
  • Fishing was reworked in Alpha 3.
March alpha
  • Different fish appear at night versus day and when it is raining.
  • Fish are used in crafting and cooking; there are many personal fishing challenges.
  • Catching a fish was a single right-click with no attention needed.
  • Fishing was only a right-click wait before.

Sources

9

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20262
Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 18, 20261
The Legend of California Alpha 3 Playtest is Live! (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 12, 20261
Sunset fishing with Jeff and Tim (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 11, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20268
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20263
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20269

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