Doloc Town Fish Locations: Golden Fish, Rods & Catch Guide

Where to find fish in Doloc Town

Doloc Town fish locations are controlled by the exact water pool, rod tier, season, weather and sometimes the clock. Start by identifying the pool type instead of casting at every patch of water that looks similar. For the easiest collection and money route, use the hidden Forest Pond: it has a 0% junk rate, carries the premium freshwater pool, and is the only confirmed wild location for Golden Fish.

The verified 1.0 data lists 19 named pool types even though one data summary refers to 20. The missing twentieth name is To be verified, so it is not included as a real location. Polluted Water and Wetland Wastewater both have a 100% junk rate and should not be used when the goal is to catch fish.

How to catch Golden Fish in Doloc Town

Go to the hidden Forest Pond in Deep Forest and use the Old Fishing Rod or any better rod. Golden Fish is available in every season, in any weather, and at any time of day. It has a recorded base value of 1,000G, requires rod tier 1, and Forest Pond is the only confirmed wild pool that contains it.

Complete water location table

Use zero-junk pools whenever two locations contain the same target. Forest Pond is better than standard Freshwater for premium fish, while Lotus Pond is the cleaner place for Koi and Pike. Old City Hidden is useful for Lamprey and Koi, but it cannot replace Forest Pond for Golden Fish or Sturgeon.

Fishing rods and upgrade requirements

Every cast attempt costs 10 Energy. A better rod does not create a new location or remove a weather condition, so upgrading cannot fix a search in the wrong pool. Bamboo is the completion-critical purchase; Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber are comfort upgrades for difficult minigames.

Fish conditions and sell prices

Some earlier data associates Koi, Rainbow Trout, Wolf Fish and Sturgeon with the Water Purification Core state. It also associates Tuna, Eel, Glow Eel, Dumbo Octopus and Mahi-mahi with Core Sample terraforming progress. Those world-state gates are To be confirmed in version 1.0, so do not assume weather is the only requirement if a correct pool remains empty.

Special catches and fishing collectibles

Do not automatically sell every Old Electric Wire or other mechanical catch. Several scrap items gain repair or crafting uses later, so keep a small reserve until those systems are unlocked. The Lucky Fishhook is not a catch: it is a reward from the Kon-Tiki Special Fish Survey and can later be sold by Paiea, with a chance to award two fish from one success.

Best fishing route for money and completion

Water crops first, carry storage space, and use Forest Pond as the default stop. In Light Rain, target Sturgeon there; in any other season, Golden Fish remains available. Move to the coast only when the calendar creates a clear target such as Dumbo Octopus in Heavy Rain, Mahi-mahi in Harsh Dry or Glow Eel under Scorching Sun.

Keep at least one rare fish before selling or processing it. Fish can be required for research, faction missions or aquarium breeding, and some variants use combinations of ordinary fish. The currently collected Emperor Tuna and Abyssal Lantern Bass formulas conflict between two version 1.0 sources, so both recipes remain To be confirmed rather than presented as guaranteed.

Version notes

The prices above use the collected August 2026 version 1.0 data. Older Early Access references list different values for Grass Carp, Catfish, Loach, Aquatic Chameleon Bug, Tuna, Eel, Glow Eel and Kelp, so those older numbers are not used in the main tables. Update 1.00.03 fixed new fish variants that could not be dried, while the developer also acknowledged that some fish were excessively difficult; future patches may still change minigame difficulty.