Guide coverage: patches through 1.0.12
How to Fish: Oarfish — Bait, Island & Price
Oarfish is a Volcano Island catch worth $1,450 base. It needs the Scientific Lure and it is flagged as a quest creature, so do not sell the first one.
| Island | 5. Volcano |
|---|---|
| Bait | Scientific Lure ($500) |
| Base sale price | $1450 |
| Base weight | 40 kg |
| Health | 1000 HP |
| Fights back | No, it does not attack players |
| Endangered | No |
| Quest creature | Yes — keep it for an island hand-in |
How to catch Oarfish
- Reach Volcano Island, the fifth and final island, and buy the Scientific Lure for $500.
- Scientific Lure only drops 20% of the time when a catch is removed from the hook, which is the best retention of any lure in the game.
- Kill it before it reaches the water. Oarfish has 1,000 health — higher than the Spider Crab or Giant Piranha story bosses.
- Keep it. Oarfish carries the quest-item flag, so it feeds an island hand-in rather than a sale.
What Oarfish is for
Quest hand-in on Volcano Island, and one of the four highest-value non-boss catches in the game if you end up with a spare.
Common mistakes
- Treating 1,000 health as a boss fight. Oarfish does not attack back — it is a punching bag, so bring damage, not healing.
- Selling it for $1,450 before checking whether the current island quest wants it.
Quick answers
Which bait catches Oarfish?
Scientific Lure, $500. It is one of five creatures on that lure, together with Stonefish, Blobfish, Anglerfish and Superdwarf Fish.
Is Oarfish a boss?
No. It has boss-level health (1,000) but it is not a story boss, does not drop a trophy, and does not unlock an island.
Oarfish on Volcano Island
Oarfish is listed under island 5 in the five-island campaign order. The island walkthrough covers the local quest, the shop stock, and the boss you have to beat before the next island opens. Full Volcano walkthrough