# Make living from fishing. How?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [November 22, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983 "2016-11-22T09:15:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Daniel0x00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daniel0x00)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/1 "2016-11-22T09:15:05Z")
It is heard multiple times in online tutorials and guides that spawning next to a river is a lucky shot: one will always get fed and watered.
Despite I indeed managed to drink every day even without boiling water from river, I have troubles feeding myself solely from the river.
I fish for the whole day, end up with several corpses, perhaps up to 6-8 fish fillets and also offals. After cooking and eating all that I still go to bed being hungry!
The question is simple: how do you guys fish for enough nutrition for a day during a day? Is it really possible to have any spare time for other useful stuff if you feed from a river? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Nuh\_Uh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nuh_Uh)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/2 "2016-11-22T09:25:48Z")
When I have thought about fishing, I have always imagined jumping into the river with a spear gun and skewering a few.
I think that will be quicker than waiting around all day fishing. Also, when I see a fish in shallow water, I’ll shoot it.
It might be dependent on your survival skill, too.
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### Author:  [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/3 "2016-11-22T09:55:01Z")
What fishing rod are you using to fish? In core game, there is a poor rod, and an effective rod. If you are using More Survival Tools, there is a string rod. The quality of rod affects your effectiveness.
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### Author:  [@Aabbcc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aabbcc)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/4 "2016-11-22T10:25:18Z")
There’s also the fact that direct cooking is not the most efficient way to go at it, if you gather a couple other things, you can turn those fishes into soup, which is a lot more filling.
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### Author:  [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/5 "2016-11-22T13:23:08Z")
Slingshot is quick and keeps you dry.
Besides fish, there is also duck and beaver.
You can corner deer and turkey by turning of river.
Giant carp and zombie shark are pests. They ruin the fish population.
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### Author:  [@Daniel0x00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daniel0x00)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/6 "2016-11-22T13:26:52Z")
> [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](#):
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> What fishing rod are you using to fish? In core game, there is a poor rod, and an effective rod. If you are using More Survival Tools, there is a string rod. The quality of rod affects your effectiveness.
Indeed, I’m using the most basic one. Thanks, will try to upgrade.
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### Author:  [@Daniel0x00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daniel0x00)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/7 "2016-11-22T13:28:10Z")
> [@Aabbcc](#):
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> There’s also the fact that direct cooking is not the most efficient way to go at it, if you gather a couple other things, you can turn those fishes into soup, which is a lot more filling.
I didn’t think of that! I honestly started fishing from day one, obviously without any pan to cook a soup
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### Author:  [@Daniel0x00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daniel0x00)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/8 "2016-11-22T13:30:03Z")
> [@§k](#):
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> Slingshot is quick and keeps you dry.
Sincerely, how many days does it take you to build up enough skill to kill enough per day to survive? I tried, first days I was hungry. Not to mention moose did beat the shit out of me.
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### Author:  [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/9 "2016-11-22T17:18:05Z")
Set a bunch of baited fish traps.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/10 "2016-11-22T17:32:37Z")
I like to sling at fish when possible. also note that fish have to breathe still …
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### Author:  [@Pumbletron](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pumbletron)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/11 "2016-11-23T01:35:07Z")
You can also search bushes for stuff. A bit of foraging and you can turn up a few meals.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/12 "2016-11-23T01:37:45Z")
WE HAVE TO GAS THE OCEAN!!
But yes searching underbrush is completely sustainable.
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### Author:  [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-living-from-fishing-how/12983/13 "2016-11-24T12:45:09Z")
.22 caliber is pretty good for fishing.