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Fishing Pond Guide

WhereFishing Pond, northwest Mabe Village, near Madam MeowMeow’s house
Cost10 rupees per round
Rewards2 Pieces of Heart, 2 Secret Seashells, 2 Chamber Stones, a Fairy Bottle, the Middleweight and Heavyweight Lures
RequirementBigger fish appear after Angler’s Tunnel, Catfish’s Maw and the Face Shrine

The Fishing Pond in Mabe Village pays out two Pieces of Heart, two Secret Seashells, two Chamber Stones, a bottle and two new lures. The first heart and a lure come early. The shells and the Heavyweight Lure need Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers, which join the pond after Angler’s Tunnel and Catfish’s Maw, and the Chamber Stones need Ol’ Baron, who appears after the Face Shrine. Each round costs 10 rupees.

Quick reference

#RewardConditionAvailable
1Piece of HeartCatch your first fish of any sizeFrom the start
2Middleweight LureCatch your first LunkerFrom the start
3Piece of HeartCatch a fish over 20 inches (a big Lunker is easiest)From the start
4Fairy BottleReel in the bottle in the seaweed, lower leftNeeds the Middleweight Lure
5Secret SeashellCatch your first Cheep CheepAfter Angler’s Tunnel
6Heavyweight LureCatch your first BlooperAfter Catfish’s Maw
7Secret SeashellCatch a fish over 40 inchesAfter Catfish’s Maw
8Chamber StoneCatch your first Ol’ BaronAfter the Face Shrine
9Chamber StoneCatch an Ol’ Baron over 60 inchesAfter the Face Shrine

Fish and lures

FishAppearsBehaviour
RuntFrom the startSmall, low rupee value
LunkerFrom the startLarge, medium value
Cheep CheepAfter Angler’s TunnelStays near the surface and jumps when reeled
BlooperAfter Catfish’s MawDrifts through the middle of the pond
Ol’ BaronAfter the Face ShrineHuge blue fish at the bottom, worth about 90 to 100 rupees

You start with the Lightweight Lure, which suits surface fish. The Middleweight Lure sinks to the bottom more easily. The Heavyweight Lure sinks fastest, so fish above the bottom cannot bite it on the way down. Fish are measured in inches and bigger ones pay more rupees.

How to hook and reel

Talk to the Fisherman and pay 10 rupees. Hold the button to cast farther, then jiggle the stick to attract fish. Wait for a real bite before you mash the button. The first chapter visits the pond.

Link walking up to the Fisherman beside the Fishing Pond
The Fisherman explaining how to tug and quickly reel the line
Underwater view of the pond with Link's line just cast and fish swimming near
The line curling in the water as a green fish swims close

Runts and Lunkers

Reel quickly while the fish faces you. When it swims away, tap about once per second so the line does not snap. The Lunker is the big green fish. Catch one for the Middleweight Lure, and a large one counts toward the second Piece of Heart.

The line stretched tight to the big green Lunker underwater
The Lunker pulled closer along the line toward Link
Link on the ledge with the Lunker hooked and the Fisherman offering a new lure
Link holding up the Middleweight Lure with its item box shown

Cheep Cheep

Use the Lightweight Lure near the surface. Reel normally, tap about once per second as it flees, and stop reeling when it jumps; pressing while it is airborne breaks the line. The first one gives a Secret Seashell.

A fish biting the lure near the surface of the pond
A small fish reeled in just under the surface
Link on the ledge holding up the fish he just caught

Blooper

Reel only while it sinks and stop when it rises. The first Blooper gives the Heavyweight Lure (Face Shrine chapter). A fish over 40 inches gives the second shell.

A Blooper swimming up near the line at the surface
Link with a Blooper on the line as the Fisherman offers a new lure
Link holding up the Heavyweight Lure with its item box shown
Link with a large Blooper while the Fisherman calls out 45.97 inches
Link holding up a Secret Seashell with its item box shown

Ol’ Baron

Look for a glowing circle on the water; Ol’ Baron appears only while it shows, and not every time. If there is no glow, step into a building and return, or pay for a new round. Use the Heavyweight Lure at the bottom and reel gently, because hauling while he swims away breaks the line. The Tal Tal Heights chapter covers the catch. The second stone needs an Ol’ Baron over 60 inches.

The Fishing Pond with a glowing circle on the water beside the Fisherman
The line running down to the pond bottom with the glowing shape near the seaweed
Ol' Baron, the big glowing blue fish, on the line
Link on the ledge with Ol' Baron hauled up and the Fisherman amazed
Link holding up the Chamber Stone with its item box shown

The bottle

With the Middleweight Lure, cast past the seaweed in the lower left, drag the lure over the bottle and reel it in. Biting fish can knock the line loose, so catch the fish near the seaweed first. All three bottles are in the Fairy Bottle guide.

A long cast toward the seaweed in the lower left of the pond
The line dragging the lure through the seaweed at the pond floor
A bottle drifting up near the fish after the lure caught it
The bottle being pulled out of the water on the line
Link holding up the empty bottle hauled from the pond with its item box shown

Unconfirmed details

Sources disagree about the second Piece of Heart: the Zelda Wiki says a first catch over 30 pounds gives a second heart or a shell, while Nintendo Wire uses 20 inches for the heart and 40 for the shell. The 20, 40 and 60 inch thresholds come from one source, so treat them as approximate. Ol’ Baron’s value is 90 or 100 rupees depending on the source. All Pieces of Heart are listed in the Piece of Heart guide.

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