Shining Trout
Found in 6 fishing areas across 5 zones. Bites on 8 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap37Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 15Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price25–26 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈35% of casts land Shining TroutGhelsba Outpost · River
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 5 zones and 6 areas have this fish
Sinking Minnow
- Shining Trout is 52.2% of fish bites there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks 1 in 25 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· River with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 37. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Shining Trout's share of fish bites at that spot Only Shining Trout bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Shining Trout
3Bestbait power 3
Minnow · lure12052%
Sinking Minnow · lure12052%
Fly Lure · lure12050%
2Goodbait power 2
Ball of Sardine Paste11550%
Ball of Trout Paste11550%
Lufaise Fly11550%
Little Worm11527%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure8034%
How Phoenix calculates this
1. Each fish gets a hook weight
50 time of day / moon (fixed on Phoenix)
+ bait bonus power 3: +80 (lure +75) · 2: +65 (+60) · 1: +35 (+30)
− ¼ per skill point you're under the fish
− 0.15 per point you're over it by more than 10
− 3 large rod on a small fish · − 5 small rod on a large fish
+ 50 shellfish bait on a shellfish
× rarity, then kept between 20 and 120
+ bait bonus power 3: +80 (lure +75) · 2: +65 (+60) · 1: +35 (+30)
− ¼ per skill point you're under the fish
− 0.15 per point you're over it by more than 10
− 3 large rod on a small fish · − 5 small rod on a large fish
+ 50 shellfish bait on a shellfish
× rarity, then kept between 20 and 120
2. Odds = its weight ÷ all weightsOnly fish that accept your bait are in the running. Whether you hook a fish, junk, a monster or nothing is rolled first, from moon phase, weather and the area.
Which rod?
Safest first. When the fish bites the server rolls, in order: does it get away, does the line snap, does the rod break. A “bad feeling” warns of a snap, a “terrible feeling” of a break, but both also show up as false alarms. Assumes fishing skill 37.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Fastwater Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 34% | 66% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 34% | 66% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 17% | 66% | 13% | 4% |
| Clothespole | 12% | 66% | 19% | 3% |
Where to catch it
5 zones · 6 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Shining Trout at the zone's best spot with the bait shown and the first rod: 5★ 60%+ · 4★ 50%+ · 3★ 40%+ · 2★ 30%+ · 1★ under 30%. Rods are listed safest first. Break odds count everything that can bite there, including junk items and monsters.
Ghelsba OutpostRiver≈35% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 25 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Carpenters’ LandingBest: South Landing≈34% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 256 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
East RonfaureWhole Zone≈34% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 24 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Jugner ForestRiver≈34% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 24 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Phanauet ChannelWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitBall of Sardine PasteRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 103 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
2 recipes · lowest craft level firstRoast TroutCooking (32)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Shining Trout
- NQ1x Roast Trout (150 gil)
- HQ11x Broiled Trout (169 gil)
- HQ21x Broiled Trout (169 gil)
- HQ31x Broiled Trout (169 gil)
Trout BallCooking (33)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Bag of Rye Flour (30 gil)
- 1x Shining Trout
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 12x Ball of Trout Paste (120 gil)