Fishing

Fish Pie— the pie for your catch: cook a fish, then bake the Cooked Fish (with Wheat, Egg, Mushroom & Potato) into a Fish Pie at the Cooking Workbench.

AnchovyEasy catchAny baitAny waterBait value 2

Cut intoBone Fragments×2Raw Fish×1Animal Fat×1

HerringEasy catchAny baitAny waterBait value 2

Cut intoBone Fragments×1Raw Fish×2Animal Fat×1

SardineEasy catchAny baitAny waterBait value 2

Cut intoBone Fragments×1Raw Fish×1Animal Fat×5

Small TroutNormal catchBait level 3+Any waterBait value 10

Cut intoBone Fragments×5Raw Fish×4Animal Fat×8

Yellow PerchNormal catchBait level 3+Any waterBait value 10

Cut intoBone Fragments×6Raw Fish×5Animal Fat×9

CatfishHard catchBait level 5+Any water

Cut intoBone Fragments×18Raw Fish×18Animal Fat×18

Orange RoughyHard catchBait level 5+Any water

Cut intoBone Fragments×18Raw Fish×18Animal Fat×18

SalmonHard catchBait level 5+Deep water 4.5m+

Cut intoBone Fragments×16Raw Fish×18Animal Fat×16

Small SharkHard catchBait level 5+Deep water 5.5m+

Cut intoBone Fragments×20Raw Fish×20Animal Fat×20

Best fishing bait

Higher bait value attracts better fish. Every bait of value 2+ (game files):

Small Trout10Yellow Perch10Raw Bear Meat10Raw Big Cat Meat10Raw Crocodile Meat10Raw Snake Meat10Raw Wolf Meat10Raw Chicken Breast5Raw Deer Meat5Raw Horse Meat5Raw Pork5Grub3.5Raw Human Meat3Worm2.5Anchovy2Herring2Sardine2Beehive Nucleus2

Any berry, fruit or vegetable also works as basic bait (value 1); Raw Fish is the weakest at 0.5.

Catch difficulty = the fish's StrainModifier (how hard it pulls); bait level / water depth are the minimums to hook it. Source: Rust game files (ItemModSwap).