Money making guide/Fishing (P2P)

This article is about the members guide. For the free-to-play guide, see Money making guide/Fishing (F2P).

Effectiveness	Fishing level requirement	Details	Other requirements/fishing equipment
1*****	Level 5	Sardines sell for about coins each if raw, and around coins when cooked. These can be fished from the Catherby shore, the southern shore of Al-Kharid, and Draynor Village.	Fishing rod and Fishing bait
1*****	level 10	Herring sells for about coins each if raw, and around 51 coins when cooked. However while fishing these sardines are also caught, worth half as much. These are fished in the same spots as sardines.	Fishing rod and Fishing bait
2*****	Level 18	Catch anchovies in the same spot as herring and sardine with a small net. Anchovies sell for about coins each, while the cooked versions sell for coins each. Shrimp is adviseably dropped being worth much less than anchovies.	Small net
2*****	Level 35	Tuna can be caught at level 35 fishing in either Catherby or the Fishing Guild. They sell for when cooked, and when raw. Also the higher your agility the more chance you have of catching two Tuna at a time.	30 coins and Harpoon
2***** ~33k/hr	Level 40	Fishing lobsters is a popular way to make money for both free-to-play members and lower level pay-to-play members. There are two popular places to catch them; Karamja or Catherby. Caught at Karamja, bank is quick in TzHaar city, or they can be put into note form at Stiles. Other options include fishing in Catherby, Catherby bank is close. One other place is Jatizso. You need to start The Fremennik Isles quest but it is really close to a bank and is most of the time unpopulated.	30 coins for travel and a Lobster pot
3*****	Level 38	At this level, cave eel are caught in the same spots as slimy eel. Raw cave eels sell for coins each. for every 3000 bait used, profits are 1mil-1.3mil	Fishing rod and Fishing bait, as well as a light source in Lumbridge Swamp Caves. (Spiny Helm recommended)
3***** 30k/hr	Level 50	At this level Swordfish may be caught and sold for when cooked and when raw. Tuna, however, is caught with them. Locations include Catherby, Fishing Guild, musa point, or Jatizso(completion of The Fremennik Trials required) Also the higher your agility the more chance you have of catching two swordfish at a time.	30coins for Travel, and a Harpoon
3***** 93k/hr - 119k/hr	Level 62	Monkfish are found at the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. They tend to be caught faster than sharks, even at high levels, and sell for around coins each when raw, and about coins when cooked. In an hour, 250-320 monkfish are caught, depending on Fishing level. (good to level to 99 with)	Swan Song completed. Small fishing net
3*****	Level 65	At this level Raw karambwan may be fished, which are worth coins each. Keep in mind that the Karambwan will sometimes steal the bait from the vessel. If this happens often, it lowers profit. At level 68 the Karambwan steals approximately half of your inventory of Karambwanji.	Tai Bwo Wannai Trio completed. Small net
3***** 60k-70k/hr	Level 85	The Living Rock Caverns is an area in the dwarven mines where high level fishers and miners can train their skills. At level 85, you are able to catch a new type of fish - Cavefish. To catch this fish, you will need normal fishing bait and good armour to defend yourself from aggressive high-level rock creatures. A raw cavefish has a market price of gold pieces and a cooked cavefish sells for gold pieces. You can gain 30,000-35,000 experience per hour fishing Cavefish and 60,000-70,000 cash.	88 (optional)
3***** 200k/hr	Level 70	Slimy eel sells for 502gp each and can be caught in Lumbrigde Swamp Cave (fastest way) in the same way as Raw cave eel wich only sells for 352gp each. Slimy eel only requires 28 Fishing but needs at least 70+ Fishing to make a good profit.	A light source (Candle lantern is recommended), and a Spiny helmet. The quest Lost City is optional since it will make banking easier when teleporting to Zanaris Or if you have completed Death to the Dorgeshun, you can just use the passage to get to the tunnels and go bank at Lumbridge castle. This will save you a lot more time.
4***** 78k/hr	Level 76	At this level sharks may be fished. Sharks are caught fairly slowly even at high levels, so it is advisable not to fish them with a fishing level lower than about 80. Raw sharks sell for around coins each, and cooked sharks fetch for about coins each. At 95+ Fishing 1,000 sharks are caught in 7 hours or less; on average, only about 150 sharks can be caught in an hour, even with 99 fishing. It is still arguable that this is the best conventional method of making money by fishing except possibly Rocktail fishing. Also the higher your agility the more chance you have of catching two sharks at a time.	80 (optional). Harpoon
4*****	Level 81+	The Fishing Trawler activity provides Manta rays and/or sea turtles from level 81 if the boat lasts 10 minutes without sinking. Unlike most fish, cooked sea turtles and manta rays fetch higher prices than their raw counterparts. Cooked manta rays can sell for about coins each while cooked sea turtles sell for coins. If the boat does not sink, normally approximately 20 manta rays are acquired, leading to 50,000 coins every 10 minutes. This is only if the player is with a good team, the boat not sinking.	91 (optional)
4***** 100-250k/hr	Level 90+	Just like Cavefish, you can catch another high levelled fish in the Living Rock Caverns - Rocktail. To catch this fish, you will need some bait called Living Minerals. The market price of living minerals is coins. Again, you will need some good armour to defend yourself from the aggressive living rock creatures. The market price for raw rocktail is coins and the price for cooked rocktail is coins. The price constantly fluctuates meaning that the amount you make depends on when you sell. This is much faster experience per hour than lobsters and monkfish, reaching to 60,000 xp/h maximum. You are able to make over 100,000 - 250,000 coins per hour using this method. Because rocktails start at level 90 you will start off making around 100k/hr as you increase your level it should become faster to fish. The fishing boost gained by using a fishing familiar like an ibis or granite lobster can more than make up the cost of the pouch by allowing you to fish faster. However, you can also use a pack-yak familiar and bank rocktails using winter storage scrolls, therefore negating the need to run to the bank and increasing profit per hour.	99 (optional)