Lake Hylia Walkthrough

Ocarina of Time Remake 100% Completion Walkthrough41 chapters

Walkthrough overview

• Kokiri ForestFind the Kokiri Sword, buy the Deku Shield for 40 rupees and get past Mido to the Great Deku Tree.
• The Great Deku TreeFairy Slingshot, Dungeon Map, Compass, four Gold Skulltulas, Gohma and the Kokiri Emerald.
• Leaving Kokiri ForestSay goodbye to Mido and Saria, get the Fairy Ocarina, meet Kaepora Gaebora and cross Hyrule Field.
• Hyrule Castle TownGold Skulltula, Bazaar, Shooting Gallery seed bag, Potion Shop bottle and the Temple of Time.
• Hyrule CastleGet the Weird Egg, wake Talon, sneak in, meet Zelda, learn Zelda’s Lullaby and collect Zelda’s Letter.
• Kakariko VillageCucco Lady’s bottle, House of Skulltula, Adult’s Wallet and the rooftop Heart Piece.
• GraveyardDampé’s Grave-Diggin’ Tour Heart Piece, Sharp and Flat, the Royal Family’s Tomb and the Sun’s Song.
• Lon Lon RanchTalon’s cucco game, Lon Lon Milk, Epona’s Song, a Heart Piece and Gold Skulltula.
• Gerudo ValleyTwo Heart Pieces, Lon Lon milk from Miss Moo with Epona’s Song, and a Gold Skulltula token.
• Lake HyliaLakeside Laboratory, the scarecrow quest, a Gold Skulltula and the fishing Heart Piece.
• Lost Woods and Sacred GroveRichard’s Heart Piece, Happy Mask Shop, Skull Kid, Saria’s Song, Gold Skulltulas 16 to 19 and the Business Scrubs.
• Death Mountain Trail and Goron CityClimb to Goron City, win over Darunia with Saria’s Song and take the Goron Bracelet before Dodongo Cavern.
• Dodongo CavernDungeon Map, Compass, Bomb Bag, four Gold Skulltulas, King Dodongo and the Goron Ruby.
• Death Mountain Summit and CraterGoron City Heart Piece and Bigger Bomb Bag, Din’s Fire and magic meter, crater Heart Piece, Echo Gem.
• Bombchu Bowling and the Great Fairy of PowerWin the Bombchus, Biggest Bomb Bag and Heart Piece, then get the enhanced Spin Attack.
• Zora River and Zora DomainHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Silver Scale, Ruto’s bottle in Lake Hylia and King Zora’s request.
• Lord Jabu-Jabu’s BellyFarore’s Wind, the Boomerang, Ruto, Barinade, the Heart Container and the Spiritual Stone of Water for child Link.
• Errands Before the Temple of TimeThe child errands before the Temple of Time in the Ocarina of Time Remake.
• Temple of TimeFind the Ocarina of Time, open the Door of Time, draw the Master Sword and earn the Light Medallion.
• Ingo Ranch and EponaIngo’s two horse races, winning Epona and teaching Bonooru the Scarecrow Song.
• Kakariko Village and the HookshotDampé’s race, the Hookshot, Song of Storms and Heart Pieces #17 to #19.
• Sacred Grove as an AdultGet past Mido with Saria’s Song, cross the Moblin maze, beat the Great Moblin.
• Forest TempleSmall keys, Fairy Bow, four Poe Sisters, Phantom Ganon, Heart Container and Forest Medallion.
• Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake HyliaBigger Quiver, Prelude of Light, Big Poes, Golden Scale and three Heart Pieces.
• Goron City as an AdultHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Goron Tunic from the small Goron.
• Fire TempleFree all nine Gorons, find the Megaton Hammer and Boss Key, beat Volvagia and earn the Fire Medallion.
• Double Magic and Death MountainCrater Great Fairy Fountain, doubled magic, Gold Skulltulas 60 to 62 and a Business Scrub Seed as adult Link.
• Ice CavernBlue Fire, Iron Boots, Serenade of Water, the Zora Tunic and two Heart Pieces.
• The Biggoron Sword RouteBuy the Giant’s Knife, trade from the Pocket Egg to Cojiro, and finish every step up to the Biggoron Sword.
• Water TempleTriforce doors, small keys, Longshot, Dark Link, Morpha, the Water Medallion and Gold Skulltulas 68 to 73.
• Kakariko Village and the Nocturne of ShadowLearn the Nocturne of Shadow and find two Gold Skulltulas and two Heart Pieces.
• Bottom of the WellLenses of Truth, Dungeon Map, Compass, both small keys, Dead Hand and Gold Skulltulas 76 to 78.
• Treasure Box Shop and the Way to the Shadow TempleWin the Piece of Heart with the Lenses of Truth, then warp to the Shadow Temple via the Nocturne.
• Shadow TempleFloors B1 to B4, Hover Boots, Bongo Bongo, Heart Container and the Shadow Medallion from Impa.
• Gerudo FortressRescue all four carpenters, win the Gerudo Pass, find Gold Skulltulas 84 and 85.
• Mirage Desert and Evil Desert ColossusPhantom Guide, Requiem of Spirit, five Gold Skulltulas, three Heart Pieces, Biggest Quiver, Nayru’s Love.
• Spirit TempleChild and adult routes, Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Boss Key, Iron Knuckle Nabooru, Twinrova.
• Gerudo Proving GroundsPay 30 rupees, solve every room, and claim the Ice Arrow and a Business Scrub Seed.
• Last Heart Pieces and Gold SkulltulasTokens 96 to 100, Heart Pieces 33 to 35, the Rich Man reward and Light Arrow.
• Ganondorf’s CastleClear the six barriers, get the Golden Gauntlets and the Great Fairy of Courage’s gift.
• Ganondorf and GanonTower climb, Boss Key, Ganondorf boss fight, the escape with Zelda and the Ganon boss fight.

Lake Hylia is an optional stop for child Link, but it holds a Heart Piece and a Gold Skulltula that are easy to pick up now. You meet Kaepora Gaebora on the lakeside, talk to the scientist in Lakeside Laboratory, start the scarecrow’s side quest, catch a bug for the soft soil by the houses, and finish at the fishing hut by landing a fish of 56 cm.

Arriving at Lake Hylia

Lakeside Laboratory

Talk to the Lake Scientist

Walk on across the next bridge into the lakeside village and follow the path to the house with the Lakeside Laboratory sign. Go inside and talk to the Lake Scientist. He boasts about his reputation and offers the pool in his lab for diving practice. He suggests you ask the Zora to teach you how to dive deep. That lesson is in Zora River and Zora Domain. You can come back to the lake later in Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake Hylia.

Stir the Scarecrow’s Soul! (scarecrow field)

Play the scarecrow a song

Talk to him again and he tells you to try playing something. Open the staff, play a short tune of your own and confirm it. He calls it a great song and says he has it memorized perfectly. He then offers to share your song from before, so open the staff once more and play another tune. He finishes with “Whew! And that’s it.” He asks you to come back with something fresh whenever you compose a new one. The tune matters for a later chapter, when you can use the scarecrow’s help with the Hookshot.

Find Pierre

After the song, a quest note reading “A soul-shaking song…” appears. Walk a little further along the field and find a second scarecrow, Pierre. He says his heart’s desire is to wander in search of soul-shaking songs, and the side quest stays open while you carry on.

Bug in a bottle and Gold Skulltula

Fishing hut

Walk to the hut

It is night by now. Follow the shore around the lake to the log hut with the “Wanna fish?” sign. The Fishing-Pond Man is behind the counter. This is his pond and he asks whether you are new. For 10 rupees you can fish as often as you like, and a big catch wins a prize.

Learn to fish

Pay the 10 rupees, take the fishing rod and ask him for tips. He walks you through it: stroll round the pond, pick a fish and cast your line near it, using the Cast Line prompt. Wiggle the lure with the Move control until the fish bites, press Hook when it strikes, and tilt the rod the way the fish swims so it can’t thrash free. Press Reel once it tires.

Your first catch brings up a “You wanna keep this fish?” prompt with a prize on offer. Back at the counter he says he can remind you of the basics whenever you ask. Walk back out and cast again, this time from the wooden pier.

Catch the 56 cm fish

Keep working the lure near a bigger fish. When you land one, the Fishing-Pond Man tells you it looks to be 56 cm or so and offers you a choice to keep it. Choose “I’ll keep it.” Take it to the counter, where it goes on the scale at 56 cm. The tank record board still reads 40 cm, caught by him.

Chapter checklist

Leave the hut and head across the lake and the field toward Hyrule Castle Town in Lost Woods and Sacred Grove.