Ashes of Creation What to Do With Fish
Fishing finally matters in Ashes of Creation, letting players earn gold, craft food, and take part in new water-based gameplay. The fish you catch now have real uses tied to gathering, cooking, and trade systems.
What to Do With Fish
Fish can be caught through basic fishing or sport fishing. Once caught, they become tradeable items that can be used or sold. You can cook them into meals, process them for materials, or crate them for transport and gold.
Fish are a simple but important resource for crafters and traders. Even small catches can bring profit early on, and higher-tier fish sell for more gold when you start exploring saltwater zones.
Selling and Trading Fish
The most common way to use fish is to sell them to vendors. You can trade with merchants in towns or coastal hubs. Basic freshwater fish sell for modest prices, while rare saltwater species and sport fishing catches give much higher payouts.
NPC merchants in towns will buy fish for gold
Saltwater fish bring the best prices
Crated fish can be transported by boat or caravan
In open-sea zones, selling comes with risk since PvP is active, but that risk can pay off big. If you can make it to a harbor vendor without getting attacked, you’ll earn a strong gold reward for your haul.
Cooking and Crafting Uses
Fish are used as ingredients in cooking recipes. These meals restore health and stamina, and some provide temporary buffs. The cooking system ties directly into artisan progression, so every recipe crafted adds experience toward that skill.
Processing fish into fillets or special ingredients also gives artisan XP. Over time, this lets you climb the fishing and cooking tiers faster, unlocking higher-quality recipes.
Fish can be turned into cooking ingredients
Cooked meals give healing or buff effects
Processing fish grants profession XP
You cannot catch Burbs at this time.
Sport Fishing Rewards
Sport fishing adds a more advanced system for catching large fish. You’ll use a chum bucket near seagulls, board a rowboat, and take part in a timed mini-game to tire out the fish. Once caught, the fish can be packed into crates and sold for gold.
Chum buckets benefit everyone nearby, so you’ll often see groups working together in the same spot. The bigger the fish, the more it sells for, but the higher the danger if you’re fishing in PvP waters.
Final Blurb
Right now, fish in Ashes of Creation are best used for cooking, trading, or crafting. They’re a steady source of gold early and will tie deeper into the economy as new systems roll out. It’s a simple loop: catch, cook, or sell. Just watch your back when you’re reeling in the big ones offshore.
FAQ
Can you eat fish directly
No, fish need to be cooked first.
Where do you sell fish
At town vendors or harbor merchants.
Do bigger fish sell for more
Yes, large saltwater fish and sport fishing catches sell for much higher gold.
Can players steal your fish
Yes, in PvP waters your catch or crates can be taken.
Does fishing level up your profession
Yes, every successful catch increases your fishing skill.
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