Hades: Fishing - how to unlock? Hades guide, tips
This page of the Hades game guide explains how to unlock the fishing option, where to fish, and the uses for the fish you've captured.
Last update: 05 September 2021
On this page of the guide to Hades you will learn how to unlock fishing. You'll find out how to get a fishing rod, where to fish how the fishing mini-game works, how you can use the caught fish and what rewards you can get for fishing.
- Unlocking fishing
- Fishing - finding fishing spots and completing the mini-game
- Rewards for catching fish
Unlocking fishing
Fishing is not available from the very beginning of the game. You need to keep ordering designs from the House Contractor until you can buy the Rod of Fishing. It costs 1 diamond, and just to remind you - the most effective way to get diamonds is by defeating Hydra (the boss of Asphodel).
Fishing - finding fishing spots and completing the mini-game
From the moment of getting the rod you can come across random fishing locations- example shown in the picture. They are rare and it may happen that you'll find only one fishing spot during a whole playthrough. Zagreus should comment on each fishing spot you find, but it's still worth looking around in all locations after defeating the enemies.
The fishing mini-game is quite simple, but you can easily make a mistake:
- You must cast a line (press R1 / RB).
- You must catch a fish when it catches the bait (press R1 / RB again). It's easy to press the button too early here, as some bait moves are confusing. This has to be a stronger yank (more noticeable if you have the vibration in the controller) - pull the rod only then. Unfortunately, if you make a mistake, you will not be able to use the same fishing spot for the second time.
Information on the fish you caught appears in the Codex. Entries for individual fish are expanded when more of the same species are caught.
During the game you can also look for fishing-related gifts. The image above shows the Huge catch gift from the god Poseidon that increases your chances of finding fishing spots. This can allow you to catch even a few fish in a single attempt.
Rewards for catching fish
You have to take the fish to the Head Chef in the House of Hades.
Every time you will get some kind of reward from the Head Chef. These can be e.g. Nectar bottles or crystals. This makes fishing a very profitable additional activity, because you don't risk any injury. Worst case scenario is that you may simply fail to catch anything.