Fishing is an activity where Toons catch fish to add to their collection and gain jellybeans by selling the fish to a fisherman. As a Toon catches fish, they earn trophies and additional laff points. There is a total of 70 fish species that can be caught.
In addition to fish, objects such as old boots and jellybean jars can also be caught. Catching an old boot does not grant jellybeans but can be used for filling any square on a bingo card during Fish Bingo. Jellybean jars instantly reward Toons with a certain number of jellybeans, depending on the fishing rod that they use.
Fish are indicated by circular shadows in the water. The shadow always appears in the same size and shape, therefore it does not indicate the exact type of fish that will be caught.
A pond is an area where a Toon is able to fish. They are located in each and every playground (excluding Goofy Speedway), street, and the estate. To begin fishing, the Toon can simply walk up to an unused dock. The cast button must be held down, pulled back, and released to aim at a shadow; a successful cast will lead to a fish or object being caught. A maximum of twenty fish can be held in the bucket at once, in which the fish must then be sold to a fisherman before the Toon is able to fish again. The fish that Toons sell to a fisherman are then sold to the Pet Shops. If the Toon receives more jellybeans in payment than they can carry, the extra jellybeans will overflow into the Toon's jellybean bank at their estate. This mechanic can be used as a quick way to make jellybeans. By simply catching and selling fish, there is no need for Toons to repeatedly deposit jellybeans in their jellybean bank like with the Trolley.
Rods
A Toon will always start with the weakest tier rod, the Twig Rod. There are several upgrades that can be purchased from Clarabelle's Cattlelog; a new rod becomes available per four cattlelogs. A stronger rod is essential to catch new fish species which may not have been available by using the previous rod, but will also cost an additional jellybean to cast. The following rods are available, ordered from weakest to strongest:
There are currently 70 fish species that can be found. The following charts have been devised to give players an idea of where they can find each fish. A higher rarity number refers to a more rare fish.
Fish Bingo is a fishing event that occurs all day on Wednesdays and for a few hours on Silly Saturdays. From Classic Bingo to Blockout Bingo, Toons can partake in playing various bingo modes to earn extra jellybeans.
On the bottom right corner of their screen where a bingo card is shown, a Toon can click a matching square to mark a specific type of fish when caught, and work to earn jellybeans.
Trophies
For every ten new fish species a Toon catches, they earn a fishing trophy and a laff boost. There are seven trophies in total for 70 fish. This accumulates to a total of seven laff boosts from all seven.
All trophies go up in tier from bronze to silver to gold:
Guppy
Minnow
Fish
Flying Fish
Shark
Swordfish
Killer Whale
Trivia
Fishing was officially released on November 2, 2013.
There are two fish shadows in all ponds, with the exception of the estate where there are three, and the ToonFest Grounds where there are four.
A fishing pond in Chip 'n Dale's Acorn Acres, which did not exist in Toontown Online, was added on October 3, 2014.
The chances of catching certain types of fish were tweaked in the first Toontown Tweaks update.[2]
Another tweak introduced in the second Toontown Tweaks update was a fishing bucket at the estates to sell fish in, rather than having to visit a playground and find a fisherman.[3]
At the ToonFest Grounds, Toons can fish and sell for ToonFest tokens instead of jellybeans.
