Sun Haven is all about collecting things for recipes, crafting, smelting, gifting, and more. Players of this farming and life simulation game will need loads of different types of metals, plants, rocks, money, and foods to make everything there is, and this includes collecting tons of different kinds of fish.
However, some players might not know how to get started since it is not explicitly mentioned in this indie game. In order to get trawling, players will first need to find a fishing rod and a great spot to catch some watery animals.
How to Get a Fishing Rod in Sun Haven
One of the first things that new Sun Haven players learn is how to access the map. By pressing the M key, players can see everything that makes up the town of Sun Haven for themselves. On the right-hand side of the screen, there is a list of all the stores, homes, and other locations in town.
One of these is Peter's Fishing Store. It is located southeast of the player's farm, and it carries everything players need to play the fishing mini-game in Sun Haven.
Head down to the fishing store with 500 coins to get the basic fishing rod and start catching if Peter hasn't gifted them a rod yet. There are three total different rods that players can buy, along with three levels of fishing net permits. The fishing rods are used to fish manually, while the permits allow players to have nets to catch fish automatically.
The higher the permit number, the more fishing nets players of this farming simulation can leave out in the water to catch fish.
- Basic Fishing Rod - 500 coins
- Very Good Fishing Rod - 2,000 coins
- Golden Fishing Rod - 14,000 coins, similar to the golden fishing rod in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Fishing Permit Level 1 - 600 coins
- Fishing Permit Level 2 - 3,000 coins
- Fishing Permit Level 3 - 8,000 coins
There are four other fishing rods available, but those listed above are the only ones that can be purchased at Peter's at the beginning. The other four are:
- Nel'Vari Fishing Rod
- Branch Fishing Rod
- Withergate Fishing Rod
- Enchanted Fishing Rod
How to Fish in Sun Haven
To fish, head over to a source of water and look for shadows of fish swimming in the water. Once one is spotted, select the fishing rod icon on the quick bar and press and hold left-click; release to throw a line.
Similar to the fishing mini-game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fish will tap the fishing hook a couple of times before biting; players can tell that the fish has bit when the bobber goes underwater.
Left click as soon as the fish bites, then a slider game will appear. Left click when the bar is in the green to catch the fish.
Sun Haven's Fishing Skill Points
There are ten tiers of fishing skills that players can unlock by fishing and getting XP. Most of these skills have two or three levels each, costing 1 skill point for each level.
Tier 1 Fishing Skills
- Freshly Caught - Increases sell price of all fish
- Upgraded Lure - Increases the attraction radius of the fishing hook
- Automation - Fishing nets crafted at the Loom require less wood and stone to craft
Tier 2 Fishing Skills
- Twin Hooks - Grants a chance to reel in a second fish
- Firm Hand - Reduces the difficulty of the fishing mini-game
- Bountiful Harvest - Every item collected from fishing nets grants bonus money
Tier 3 Fishing Skills
- Bonding Experience - Increases the fishing experience gained from catching fish
- Quick Cast - Increases the casting speed of fishing rods
- Taking Notes - Increases experience gained from every fish collected from fishing nets
Tier 4 Fishing Skills
- Lost Booty - Grants a chance to pull up a treasure chest
- Bigger Hook - Increases the win area of the fishing mini-game
- Well-Woven Net - Fish caught by fishing nets have a chance to be higher quality
Tier 5 Fishing Skills
- First Catch of the Day - The first fish caught each day also grants gold equal to a percentage of the fish’s sell value.
- Perfect Cast - Increases cast range of fishing rods
- Wizard's Weave - Collecting fish from a fishing net gives mana
Tier 6 Fishing Skills
- Self Sustaining - Catching any fish restores mana.
- Familiar Waters - Rare, epic, and legendary fish spawn rates are increased
- Salvage - Fishing nets now have a chance to catch craftable items
Tier 7 Fishing Skills
- Bubble Net - Unlock the Bubble Net spell. Conjures air bubbles that magically float forward at a speed of 1/2/3 tiles per second, trapping and catching any fish that it travels over
- Stick The Landing - Increases the perfect catch area during the fishing mini-game
- Premium Permit - Increases your farm’s maximum fishing net slots
Tier 8 Fishing Skills
- Outdoorsman - Eating a fish grants the Well Fed buff, increasing mana regeneration and movement speed for 5 minutes
- Keen Eye - The silhouettes of rare, epic, and legendary fish now sparkle in the water
- Net Positive - Large fishing nets now have a chance to catch a bonus small fish
Tier 9 Fishing Skills
- Celebrate Success - Catching a fish increases your movement speed for 8 seconds in this successful farm sim
- Spawning Season - Increases the spawn rate of all fish
- E-fish-iency - Large fishing nets now catch fish in 2 days instead of 3
Tier 10 Fishing Skills
- Arcane Angler - Grants a chance to catch Enchanted quality fish in this farming sim video game
- Advanced Fish Mapping - Increase the spawn rate of legendary fish just like in Stardew Valley
- Lost Treasures - Large fishing nets have a chance to catch treasure chests
Sun Haven is available now for PC. A Nintendo Switch version is in development.