Spring
6 speciesThe world calendar's first season. Rotates automatically alongside the year.
Reference
Catch conditions
Season, time of day, weather and world events decide what is even willing to bite. Here is every condition in the game, and exactly which species it unlocks.
How eligibility works
On every cast the game checks your world's current season, time of day and weather against each species, then your rod level, equipped bait, Luck and combo streak. A fish only enters the pool when all of its requirements pass. World events do not gate catches, they change the odds, except where a hidden species' discovery note names one.
Seasons
The world calendar rotates through all four seasons automatically, roughly every 15 minutes per season (a full spring→winter cycle takes about an hour).
Summer
12 speciesWarm-water species such as the Bluefin Tuna only run in summer.
Autumn
4 speciesMigration season. The Lake Sturgeon and friends surface now.
Winter
10 speciesIce-water species, including the hidden Aurora Icefish, are winter-only.
Time of day
The day/night cycle runs continuously on a real-time clock (about 5 minutes per phase, 20 minutes for a full loop). Night is the single biggest gate in the game.
Morning
27 speciesEarly bite window. Trout and other shallow feeders.
- Rainbow Trout
- River Spirit Eel
- Channel Catfish
- Yellow Perch
- Galaxy Whale Shark
- Seraphim Koi
- Archerfish
- Threadfin Rainbowfish
- Bichir
- Elephant Nose Fish
- Spectral Seahorse
- Fractal Glass Angler
- Frost Snapper
- Void Barbel
- Paradox Serpent
- Petrified Coelacanth
- Galaxy Emperor Ray
- Brookscale Minnow
- Duststripe Perch
- Slatewhisker Barbel
- Yellowtail Gudgeon
- Bramblefin Catfish
- Sapphire Cheek Barb
- Eden Bloomfish
- Starforge Ray
- Worldspring Leviathan
- Aurelian Seraph
Day
42 speciesThe default window; most species are active.
- Rainbow Trout
- Yellow Perch
- Flying Fish
- Prism Angel
- Solar Sailfish
- Archerfish
- Venomous Liontoad
- Solar Flare Ray
- Astral Star Ray
- Astral Weaver
- Crystal Ray
- Frost Snapper
- Hammerhead Shark
- Obsidian Dragonet
- Plasma Core Leviathan
- Radioactive Isotope Shark
- Astral Geode Behemoth
- Storm King Tarpon
- Astral Apex Ray
- Supernova Sturgeon
- Seraphim Sunfish
- Brookscale Minnow
- Duststripe Perch
- Saffron Shad
- Cobalt Threefin
- Coralstripe Wrasse
- Goldenflare Mackerel
- Sunbrick Tench
- Yellowtail Gudgeon
- Copperleaf Sunfish
- Opalwing Flyingfish
- Prismfin Wrasse
- Amethyst Emperor Fish
- Coralfire Grouper
- Mirrorfin Sailfish
- Opalwing Ray
- Astral Flamefin
- Obsidian Sailfish
- Solarfin Marlin
- Eclipse Serpent
- Eden Bloomfish
- Starforge Arowana
Evening
49 speciesPredators move in as the light drops.
- Silver Pike
- Kraken's Eye Jelly
- Bog Eel
- Electric Eel
- Shadow Stingray
- Starlight Flounder
- Kraken-Tentacle Fish
- Necro Lamprey
- Soul-Stealer Carp
- Supernova Shrimp
- Chronos Wyrm
- Mud Loach
- Mandarinfish
- Stargazer Fish
- Bioluminescent Shark
- Abyssal Bell Jelly
- Void Walker Crab
- Comet Tail Koi
- Deep Void Kraken
- Meteorite Carapace Crab
- Molten Core Megalodon
- Storm King Tarpon
- Nebula Shark
- Singularity Angler
- Vortex Leviathan
- Ooze Leviathan
- Rune Bound Titan Gar
- Starlight Koi
- Scarlet Mudfish
- Sunset Ribbonfish
- Azure Anglerfish
- Crimson Lanternfish
- Jadefang Barracuda
- Moonveil Angler
- Dreamfire Koi
- Leviathan Pike
- Thundercrest Pike
- Wyrmfin Deepseer
- Rootspine Coelacanth
- Garden of Stars Koi
- Seraphic Voidfish
- Celestine Leviathan
- Eternal Tide Dragonfish
- Dusktail Darter
- Gilded Moon Eel
- Driftlantern Fish
- Voidrune Serpent
- Abysscrown Kraken
- Hymnal Leviathan
Night
37 speciesThe biggest gate in the game. Most hidden species are night-only.
- Silver Pike
- Moonlit Perch
- Anglerfish
- Deep Sea Serpent
- Aurora Icefish
- Will-o'-Wisp Fish
- Bog Witch's Familiar
- Ghost Shrimp
- Davy Jones' Locket Fish
- Phantom Captain's Eel
- Lucid Dream Serpent
- Celestial Leviathan
- Lantern Fish
- Cave Blindfish
- Moonlight Tetra
- Magma Angler
- Bioluminescent Jelly
- Abyssal Maw
- Abyssal Goliath
- Grim Reaper Angler
- Banshee Fish
- Phantom Soul Moray
- Molten Core Megalodon
- Vortex Leviathan
- Genesis World Whale
- Seraphim Sunfish
- Moonberry Gourami
- Blueberry Lanternfish
- Jadefang Barracuda
- Opalwing Ray
- Leviathan Pike
- Thundercrest Pike
- Gilded Mooneel
- Gilded Moon Eel
- Gloomlantern Eel
- Driftlantern Fish
- Shatteredmoon Koi
Weather
Weather rotates on a weighted roll every 10 minutes and never repeats the same type twice in a row. Percentages below are the chance of each type coming up next.
Sunny
15 speciesClear skies. Nothing special, nothing bad.
23.6% chance on rotation · treasure +0.0% · monsters +0.0%
Rain
9 speciesFish bite more readily in the rain.
14.2% chance on rotation · treasure +1.0% · monsters +0.0%
Storm
16 speciesRough water. Big risk, big reward.
7.1% chance on rotation · treasure +1.5% · monsters +2.0%
Snow
8 speciesOnly affects frozen regions, but affects them a lot.
7.1% chance on rotation · treasure +1.0% · monsters +0.0%
Fog
23 speciesYou can't see what's on the other end of the line until it's too late.
7.1% chance on rotation · treasure +0.5% · monsters +1.0%
- River Spirit Eel
- Will-o'-Wisp Fish
- Glass Catfish
- Necro Lamprey
- Mossy Stone Loach
- Phantom Ribbon Eel
- Spectral Seahorse
- Grim Reaper Angler
- Banshee Fish
- Fractal Glass Angler
- Phantom Soul Moray
- Void Barbel
- Ethereal World Weaver
- Paradox Serpent
- Singularity Angler
- Ooze Leviathan
- Petrified Coelacanth
- Fogwater Shiner
- Mosscrest Killifish
- Sapphire Ribbon Eel
- Wyrmfin Deepseer
- Crimsonveil Moray
- Mistgate Koi
Windy
2 speciesCasts drift further. Purely cosmetic for now.
10.2% chance on rotation · treasure +0.0% · monsters +0.0%
Blood Moon
11 speciesSomething changes in the water when the moon turns red.
9.4% chance on rotation · treasure +2.0% · monsters +5.0%
Meteor Shower
13 speciesFragments hit the water. Treasure chests spike hard.
6.3% chance on rotation · treasure +4.0% · monsters +1.0%
Aurora
20 speciesRare, beautiful, and the only time some Sky Lake fish surface.
7.9% chance on rotation · treasure +1.5% · monsters +0.0%
- Rainbow Sky Serpent
- Starlight Flounder
- Galaxy Whale Shark
- Nebula Grouper
- Ethereal Manta
- Astral Star Ray
- Astral Weaver
- Crystal Ray
- Plasma Core Leviathan
- Astral Geode Behemoth
- Nebula Shark
- Galaxy Emperor Ray
- Amethyst Emperor Fish
- Opalwing Ray
- Astral Flamefin
- Garden of Stars Koi
- Starforge Ray
- Celestine Leviathan
- Starshard Shark
- Aurelian Seraph
Full Moon
18 speciesThe rarest gate of all. Legends say the biggest things surface tonight.
7.1% chance on rotation · treasure +2.0% · monsters +2.0%
World events
These six events exist in the game's data and a few hidden late-game species name one explicitly in their discovery note (shown below), but there's currently no live rotation making one active at a time. Treat this table as a reference for what those discovery notes mean, not as something to check with /world today.
Ancient Eclipse
0 speciesThe sky darkens mid-day. Ancient-rarity fish are far more likely to bite. The Volcano's worst included.
Ancient-rarity fish are 3× more likely to bite.
No species are locked to this one.
The Sea Is Angry
0 speciesThe water churns without wind. Sea monster encounters spike.
Sea monster encounters +5% per cast.
No species are locked to this one.
Pirate Invasion
0 speciesSails on the horizon. Treasure chests are washing up more often.
Treasure chests +4% per cast.
No species are locked to this one.
Golden Tide
0 speciesThe water shimmers gold at the edges. Golden fish are surfacing more often.
Golden fish are 2.5× more likely to surface.
No species are locked to this one.
Deep Migration
0 speciesSomething is moving through the deep water. Rare fish are shoaling closer to the surface.
Rare-rarity fish are 2× more likely to bite.
No species are locked to this one.