One Lonely Outpost: The Complete Fishing Guide

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You’re the first pioneer to hit the surface of a barren, alien world—a desolate expanse as far as the eye can see. Your job is simple: Take your Space-RV, power up your multipurpose tech gauntlet, and use whatever seeds you found in the cargo to start a new life on this world. Over time, you’ll make the planet life-sustaining for yourself and dozens of future colonists. But until then, it’s going to be one lonely outpost…

In One Lonely Outpost, you’ll terraform an entire planet, grow crops in nutrient-deficient soil, build relationships with a colourful cast of characters, and explore the mysteries of this alien world. Among the many activities you’ll undertake, fishing stands out as one of the most unique and rewarding—but also one of the most challenging.

Unlike traditional farming sims where you cast a line and wait, here you command a fishing drone to hunt for your catch. This guide covers everything from meeting Linny to mastering the mini-game and upgrading your gear.

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How To Start Fishing

You’ll unlock the fishing mechanic by meeting Linny, the colony’s fisherwoman who arrives on Calypso once aquatic life is available. To get your first drone blueprint, you’ll need to complete her quests.

First, help Linny confirm her theories about fish habitats. She’ll ask you to deliver a Bowfish and a Leafish to prove that different fish appear in specific environments. This is part of the “Path to The Basin” task.

After confirming her theory, she’ll need a significant amount of materials to build a path down to the basin. You’ll need to deliver:

Stone (60)
Steel Ingot (30)
Aluminium Ingot (10)

Once you’ve gathered these materials and waited until the next day, talk to Linny again. She will give you the blueprint for your first fishing drone—the Piranha Drone. Alternatively, you can also visit her shop, The Fish’s Angle, to purchase the blueprint.

How to Fish

Once you’ve crafted your Piranha Drone, it’s time to hit the water. The process involves a few distinct steps:

Deploy the Drone – Stand near a body of open water and deploy your fishing drone. You can only fish in designated areas where the drone can operate.
Dash into Fish – Control the drone and dash it directly into the fish swimming in the water. This can be tricky, as fish are skittish and often faster than the drone. A key tactic is to use the environment to your advantage—try to pin the fish against the floor or the edges of the water to make them easier to catch.
Complete the mini-game- once you successfully bump a fish, you’ll enter a mini-game. Use quick timing and clicking to secure the catch.
Surface to Retrieve – After a successful catch, guide the drone back to the water’s surface before your battery runs out to collect your fish.

Fishing Drones

The Piranha Drone is your starting tool, but you can access advanced models with better durability and capabilities as you progress. The next step up is the Barracuda Drone, and eventually, the steel-alloy Kraken Drone is a significant upgrade. For instance, the Kraken Drone allows you to explore further and catch “Abyss fish” in deeper areas like Inanna Falls and Seaside Nexus.

Fishing Drone	Recipe	Description
Piranha Drone	3x Aluminium Ingot 1x Basic Circuitry 1x Copper Ingot	A simple, beginner-friendly Fishing Drone. Designed for shallow waters, it is a cheap and efficient design.
Barracuda Drone	2x Steel Ingot 5x Aluminium Ingot 2x Basic Circuitry 2x Copper Ingot	An intermediate Fishing Drone that can traverse shallow and open waters. In the right hands, it can catch most fish.
Kraken Drone	8x Steel Ingot 5x Aluminium Ingot 8x Basic Circuitry 5x Copper Ingot	This advanced Fishing Drone is made of a tough steel alloy. Be careful, even though it is dwarfed by some of the water’s horrors.

Fishing Locations

Harlow Wilds

Fish	Habitat	Time	Sell Price
Circus Fish	Open Waters	Day	20
Crawfish	Shallows	Any	25
Daggerfish	Shallows	Any	25
Glasseel	Depths	Any	50
Globfish	Any	Night	10
Lavafish	Shallows	Day	25
Notazebrafish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	10
Prehistorifish	Shallows, Depths	Any	25
Sea Dart	Shallows	Any	20
Shellfish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	10
Skyshole	Shallows, Open Waters	Night	10
Upsharkdown	Open Waters	Any	20
Xenochondria	Shallows	Any	20

Inanna Falls

Fish	Habitat	Time	Sell Price
Aureofish	Shallows, Open Waters	Day	10
Bow Fish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	10
Floatfish	Shallows	Any	19
Hose Snout	Depths, Open Waters	Any	25
Micro Whale	Depths, Open Waters	Any	50
Nigirifish	Shallows, Open Waters	Day	10
Nolazebrafish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	10
Piranhafish	Open Waters	Any	20
Prehisorifish	Shallows, Depths	Any	25
Shellfish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	10
Skyshole	Shallows, Open Waters	Night	10
Spikefish	Depths	Any	50
Twofin	Shallows, Open Waters	Night	19
Yellowfin	Open Waters	Day	20

Seaside Nexus

Fish	Habitat	Time	Sell Price
Abyss Fish	Depths	Any	50
Aureofish	Shallows, Open Waters	Day	10
Circus Fish	Open Waters	Day	20
Dragonfish	Depths	Any	500
Geltroid	Depths	Any	50
Glasseel	Depths	Any	50
Heartfish	Open Waters	Day	20
Leafish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	2
Lurefish	Depths	Any	50
Nigirifish	Shallows, Open Waters	Day	10
Piranhafish	Open waters	Any	20
Prehistorifish	Shallows, Depths	Any	25
Skyshole	Shallows, Open Waters	Night	10
Upsharkdown	Open Waters	Any	20
Yellowfin	Open Waters	Day	20

Nereid Canyon

Fish	Habitat	Time	Sell Price
Leafish	Shallows, Open Waters	Any	2
Nigirifish	Shallows, Open Waters	Day	10
Skyshole	Shallows, Open Waters	Night	10