Verified 2026-10-04 · game version 1.1.3 · how we source things
Mackerel
Mackerel sells for $6 in How to Fish, and it is caught with the Fry.
$6
Sell price
Read from the in-game encyclopaedia screen.
3
Fish on this lure
Everything the Fry reaches.
$
Currency
Coins — the base currency, earned by selling to island NPCs.
6
Fish to earn 10×
16,667 catches sells for about $100,000.
How to catch it
- Lure needed
- Fry
- Where to get the lure
- free bait on the professional rod
- Sell price
- $6
- Source
- Read off the in-game encyclopaedia (Steam Community guide screenshots)
Equip the Fry before you cast — the bait decides the pool, not where you stand. Selling is done by throwing the catch into a shopkeeper's mouth (hold the interact key), so a full inventory is the usual reason a run stalls.
An early-game catch. Its job is to fund the next lure rather than to be a payday, so do not spend a long time farming it once you can afford the next tier.
Other fish the Fry reaches
| Fish | Value |
|---|---|
| Pike | $12 |
| Mackerel this page | $6 |
| Gar | $5 |
Keep reading
- All 55 fish with prices — the full sorted table
- Bait & lure guide — what every lure costs
- All 11 bosses — the boss lures work differently
- The five islands — where each lure unlocks