Fishing

Fishing is a minigame in Persona 4 and Persona 5.

Appearances

• Persona 4 / Golden
• Persona 5 / Royal

Profile

Fishing the Samegawa in Persona 4.

Persona 4

The protagonist is able to spend his time by fishing at the Samegawa Flood Plain. He can gain access to the mini-game by talking to the old man facing the riverbed from May 1st onward. If the protagonist tells him he enjoys fishing, he'll be given ten fish bait as a starter, and teaches him the technique of fishing.

The protagonist's Diligence Social Stat plays an important role during the fishing mini-game, as his Diligence level determines how many fishing attempts he can do, with a maximum of 5. Fishing also takes up the whole Afternoon or Evening, depending on the time. Fishing requires bait, which can be obtained from cooking meals at the kitchen or from the housewife outside Dojima's Residence. More bait may also be obtained by trading with the old man, with the fish required varying by month.

To fish, the "O" button should be pressed whenever the fish hook sinks, and continue mashing the "O" button to bring it in. The fish will generate different vibration intensities of the controller before pulling on the line: the lightest pulses will be from the Red Goldfish, Amber Seema, or Inaba Trout. Moderate pulses will be generated by the Genji Ayu and Huge Fish. And the largest, unmistakable pulse will be generated by the Guardian. If looking for a particular fish, the "O" button can be pressed before the float sinks to try again, without wasting bait or fishing attempts. Larger types of fish will randomly generate another button to be pressed during the catch, indicated by a prompt on the screen.

Different types of fish appear depending on the weather as well as the month. Chances of larger fishes appearing are higher on rainy days.

Name	Effect	Weather	Month
Red Goldfish	Heals 10 HP of an ally	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Genji Ayu	Heals 25 HP of an ally	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Amber Seema	Heals 50 HP of an ally	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Inaba Trout	Heals 100 HP of an ally	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Huge Fish	Heals 200 HP of an ally	Cloudy, Rainy	From August onwards
Guardian*	Recovers SP of an ally	Cloudy, Rainy	-

Note:

• The Guardian can only be caught with the Angler Fish set obtained from the old man during "Quest 48".

Persona 4 Golden

Capturing the Hachiro Octopus at Shichiri Beach

Elements such as Diligence, baits and button presses are retained in Golden, albeit with several changes. The protagonist does not need to enter a quest to get a fishing rod, instead he may obtain a River Rod from the old man by presenting him with a hook. This hook can be obtained by talking to the Shiroku hostess and giving her a gem from the Midnight Channel and a Tatsuhime Ladybug from the shrine.

Baits now come in the form of bread crumbs and bugs. These baits determine the type of fish that can be caught. Bread crumbs are received from the Shiroku hostess by exchanging them with a Tatsuhime Ladybug, while bugs can be caught at the shrine with the bug catching net. These fishes may then be exchanged for gems with the Lady in White at the shrine.

To fish, the protagonist should select their bait, then press the "O" button whenever the fish hook sinks. One bait may attract two different types of fish, but the type of fish it would reel in can be determined by looking at the ripples. For example, strong white ripples indicate a Guardian. Weather conditions also determine the type of fish, with stronger ones appear in rainy conditions.

Pressing the "O" button will generate a multicolored gauge of blue, yellow, orange and red. A cursor slides along the gauge, and the protagonist must aim to hold the "O" button over the blue bar to reel the fish in. Holding the button on other colors will reset the reeling, and holding the button on red will result in failure.

Name	Effect	Bait 1	Bait 2
Red Goldfish	Restores 10 SP to an ally.	Bread Crumbs	-
Genji Ayu	Restores 25 HP to an ally.	Bread Crumbs	Tatsuhime Ladybug
Amber Seema	Restores 50 HP to an ally.	Tatsuhime Ladybug	Yaso Locust
Inaba Trout	Restores 100 HP to an ally.	Yaso Locust	Meiou Cricket
Huge Fish	Restores all of one ally's HP.	Meiou Cricket	Inaba Jewel Bug
Guardian	Restores all of one ally's SP.	Inaba Jewel Bug	-

The protagonist is also able to fish at Shichiri Beach, provided he has unlocked the location by "Taking a Long Ride" on his scooter 3 times, and has caught the River Guardian from the Samegawa Flood Plain, allowing him to receive the Deep-Sea Rod by talking to the old man. Quest 15: The Shichiri Beach Guardian can be unlocked from granting a quest from the Fox.

Name	Effect	Bait 1	Bait 2
Hachiro Octopus	Recovers 10 SP of an ally	Daimyo Grasshopper	Heike Stag Beetle
Meguro Tuna	Heals all HP of an ally	Heike Stag Beetle	Genji Beetle
Sea Guardian	Recovers all SP of an ally	Genji Beetle	-

Persona 5

『ペルソナ５』ショートムービー【市ヶ谷で釣り編】

Fishing in Ichigaya in Persona 5.

The fishing pond takes place in Ichigaya, which needs to be unlocked by reading the book "Fishpond Spotter." Otherwise, Ryuji Sakamoto will invite the protagonist to visit on July 6th.

When the protagonist travels to Ichigaya, he'll need to pay ¥3,000 to fish during the day. However, there is a discount during the evening, costing ¥1,000 yen instead. Once he pays, he'll also be granted with 7 Small Boilies.

When the protagonist starts fishing, he'll have to choose the bait he wishes to use: depending on the size, the protagonist will be able to reel in different types of fish. Afterwards, the protagonist will have to shift the direction of their casting, before having to time the power of his throw he wishes to use, which determines the distance. The protagonist is able to start the process over at any time.

The number of attempts the protagonist has at fishing per session is 2 by default, and is further boosted by the rank of his Proficiency Social Stat (Rank + 2). Successfully reeling in a fish rewards him with a single point of Proficiency. The protagonist is also limited to how many times he can fail reeling in. If he does so too many times, he'll no longer be able to fish for the rest of the session. However, he can expand that number by buying stronger fishing rods.

If the protagonist has gone fishing at least once, he'll be able to buy the book "Essence of Fishing". Reading it will unlock his Third Eye while fishing. Using it helps the protagonist determine which fish will grant him more points.

Catching fish grants the protagonist points according to the type and size of their catch. Certain fish is tagged with double the points. Those points can be used to buy more bait and fishing rods. On rainy weather, those kinds of fish are more common. Additionally, the rarest fish, the Ichigaya Guardian, is more likely to appear.

In New Game+, the fishing rod upgrades can be carried over, although the points earned cannot be.

Item	Effect	Price
Medium Boilie	Medium fish	60 pt
Large Boilie	Large fish	250 pt
Top-class Boilie	Any Fish	400 pt
Casual rod	Fishing can fail 3 times	300 pt
Powerful rod	Fishing can fail 4 times	2,000 pt
Miracle rod	Fishing can fail 5 times	10,000 pt

Boilie	Fish	Size	Reward
Small	Benikin	<10cm	20 pt
		=10cm	30 pt
		>10cm	40 pt
	Sarabuna	<15cm	30 pt
		=15cm	40 pt
		>15cm	50 pt
	Miyabitanago	<20cm	40 pt
		=20cm	50 pt
		>20cm	60 pt
Medium	Nanairomasu	<30cm	100 pt
		=30cm	150 pt
		>30cm	200 pt
	White Carp	<40cm	200 pt
		=40cm	250 pt
		>40cm	300 pt
	Otakaramasu	<50cm	300 pt
		=50cm	350 pt
		>50cm	400 pt
Large	Delish Bitterling	<50cm	600 pt
		=50cm	700 pt
		>50cm	800 pt
	Musou Bee	<80cm	800 pt
		=80cm	1000 pt
		>80cm	1200 pt
Top-Class	Ichigaya Guardian	<120cm	4500 pt
		=120cm	5000 pt
		>120cm	5500 pt

Persona 5 Royal

In Persona 5 Royal, a new rod has been added, which allows the protagonist to fail at fishing 6 times. It costs 28,000 points.

The Ichigaya Guardian is no longer lured by the Top-Class Boilie: instead, the protagonist needs to buy Unidentified Boilie for 1,200 points, which can only lure the Ichigaya Guardian, alongside a new kind of Guardian, the Ichigaya Kingpin.