How to Fish

The game provides you with a fishing Tutorial through the persona of Angus. He's a jolly fellow who you meet once you've repaired the Fishing boat and sail it downriver. Angus teaches you The Basics and gives you three free Lures with which to try your hand at Fishing yourself.

TIP: You can see Angus's Tutorial again by tapping him if you need a recap.

To reiterate his tips, you can start fishing in any open fishing area by tapping on a lure and holding down to drag it to the position you want to cast. This is the spot that you will be fishing in, so pick carefully (and yes, location does affect the sort of fish that you can catch).

Once the Lure is in the water, drag it every so slightly to move it around. You want to fool the nearby fish into thinking that the Lure is really another fish. Before too long, hopefully you will get a bite. This is shown by a circle that appears around the edge of the pool and begins to get smaller and smaller, focusing on the Lure and the fish you are trying to snare. The fish will try to escape the circle - if it does that then you will lose it. You need to drag the line in the direction you need the fish to go to stay inside the circle - the opposite way to that which the fish is swimming in.

Once the circle closes completely, if you still have the fish inside, you will complete the job and catch it.

Note: Even if the fish escapes from the circle, you can have another go for free as you only lose the Lure for fish that you catch.