Fishing Skill

Below is a comprehensive list of everything in game that 'directly' affects your skill at catching fish.

You will require a fishin' pole, which you can get from the Clan Floundry in the VIP Lounge.

You can see your current skill (if you have the pole) by checking your Other Accomplishments.

Absolute Increasers

Source	Source Type	Incr	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
A Real Head for Fish	Item (booze)	10	50 turns	Item Loss, 2 Drunk	Level 6	Obtained from bottle of Fishhead 900-Day IPA
antique tacklebox	Item	5	Always			Obtained from combats in The Haunted Storage Room Having more than one in Inventory doesn't help
Astute Angler	Passive Skill	10	Always		None	Obtained from using Trout Fishing in Loathing, which is obtained from combats in The Haunted Library
Baited Hook	Item	5	100 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from using wriggling worm
Fishing For Knowledge	Item	5	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from using a Finnish Fish, which is a Halloween candy obtained from having Shallow Sea Fishing Outfit equipped.
fishin' hat	Hat	5	While Equipped		None	Available in The Armory and Leggery (10k meat)
fishin' pole	Quest Item	20	Always		None	Obtained from visiting the Clan Floundry in your Clan VIP Lounge
Fishtacular Vernacular	Item (booze)	10	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Drunk	Level 3	Obtained from Bloody Nora
Floundering	Item (booze)	5	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Drunk	None	Obtained from low tide martini
government-issued slacks	Pants	5	While Equipped		None	Obtained by using 11 government requisition forms
High-Test Fishing Line	Item	5	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from high-test fishing line (2500 meat)
Like a Fish to Walter	Item (food)	5	40 turns	Item Loss, 1 Fullness	Level 4	Obtained from Swedish massage fish
lucky rabbitfish fin	Accessory	5	While Equipped		None	Rarely obtained while Combing the Beach Regenerate 10-12 HP per adventure Regenerate 10-12 MP per adventure +5 to Familiar Weight Cannot equip more than one at a time
Pantogram pants	Pants	5	While Equipped	wriggling worm	portable pantogram	Created by using a portable pantogram Must have a Sacrifice (Middle) of a wriggling worm Other enchantments vary depending on alignment and sacrifices Item disappears at the end of the day
Shallow Sea Fishing Outfit	Outfit	5	While Equipped		None	Outfit pieces rarely obtained while Combing the Beach Gives +20 total when accounting for outfit pieces
sonar fishfinder	Off-hand item	5	While Equipped		None	Obtained from combats in The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons
spearfish fishing spear	Weapon (1H)	5	While Equipped		None	Rarely obtained while Combing the Beach Weapon Damage +50% +10 to Monster Level
Video... Games?	Effect	5	5 Adventures		None	Obtained by using a defective Game Grid token +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
	Item (food)			Item Loss, 1 Full	Level 5	Obtained from bowl of Tastee-Wheet™ +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
waders	Pants	5	While Equipped		None	Rarely obtained while Combing the Beach So-So Resistance to All Elements (+2) +5 Stat(s) Per Fight