Final Fantasy XV is an open world environment and a battle system similar to the Kingdom Hearts series. It is the fifteenth main installment in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy game series. It released on 29 Nov 2016 for PS4 and Xbox One.
Fishing is a side activity in the game which awards XP and different fishes. This locations to fish guide will provide information about different fishes, their locations, the lures needed, the time and minimap indicators in the game.
Final Fantasy XV Best Locations to Fish
Key for the following table: L/B stands for Large Blue Dot, S/B for Small Blue Dot, L/Y for Large Yellow Dot, S/Y for Small Yellow Dot and no indication means your fishing skills are poor for fishing in that location.
VANNATH COAST
Fish Giant Trevally
Lure Poppeck: Chocobo
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Galdin Trevally
Lure Poppeck: Chocobo
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Reef Trevally
Lure Sweet Jamming: Flan
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Glowing Barrelfish
Lure Sweet Jamming: Mousse
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Murk Grouper (Devil Fish)
Lure Burrower: Abyss Worm
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Dread Grouper
Lure Big Master Typhon
Time Morning
Icon L/B
GALDIN SHOALS
Fish Allural Sea Bass
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Evening
Icon L/Y
Fish Copper Allural Sea Bass
Lure Whiskers: Chocolate
Time Evening
Icon L/Y
Fish Crimson Trevally
Lure Burrower: Abyss Worm
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Rock Barramundi
Lure Bomber: Ice Bomb
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Cygilian Grouper
Lure Whiskers: Chocolate
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
CRESTHOLM RESERVOIR
Fish Dawn Lucian Carp
Lure Hot Breather: Blue Dragon
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Horned Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Morning
Icon S/B
NEEGLYSS TOWERFRONT
Fish Crag Barramundi
Lure Sweet Jamming: Custard
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Shorthorn Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Evening
Icon S/B
NEEGLYSS POND
Fish King Catfish
Lure Invincible Iron Giant
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
SWAINSMERE
Fish Chipped Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
MALACCHI POND
Fish Lucian Catfish
Lure Needle 1,000: Cactuar
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Mud Dace
Lure Burrower: Green Sandworm
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Phantom Snakehead
Lure Knife T. Tonberry
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
FORGOTTEN POOL
Fish Lambent Trout
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Evening
Icon S/B
Fish Specular Dace
Lure Bomber: Bomb
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
THE ARCHAEONS MIRROR
Fish Dank Barramundi
Lure Bomber: Bomb
Time Morning
Icon S/Y
Fish Striped Catfish
Lure Needle 1,000: Gold Cactuar
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Redeye Bass
Lure Bomber: Thunder Bomb
Time Rainy
Icon L/B
Fish Hookhorn Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Evening
Icon S/B
Fish Grim Catfish
Lure Needle 1,000: Gold Cactuar
Time Rainy
Icon L/B
DAURELL SPRING
Fish Jade Snakehead
Lure Jumbo Tusk: Green Garula
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Pink Jade Gar
Lure Big Master Typhon
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Spiked Alstor Bass
Lure Bomber: Thunder Bomb
Time Evening
Icon S/B
Fish Phoenix Bass
Lure Bomber: Thunder Bomb
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Snakehead
Lure Poppeck: White Chocobo
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
DAURELL STILLS
Fish Bizarre Barramundi
Lure Deadly Waters: Sahagin
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Cave Dace
Lure Burrower: Abyss Worm
Time Morning
Icon S/B
Fish Opal Snakehead
Lure Needle 1,000: Gold Cactuar
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Lurking Catfish Giant
Lure Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
CAEM SHORE
Fish Dark Allural Sea Bass
Lure Whiskers: Chocolate
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Striped Barramundi
Lure Stormer: Focalor
Time Morning
Icon S/Y
Fish Tide Grouper
Lure Hot Breather: Red Dragon
Time Daytime
Icon L/Y
Fish Black Barrelfish
Lure Sweet Jamming: Mousse
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
THE MAIDENWATER
Fish River Dace
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Maiden Brook Trout
Lure Hot Breather: Green Dragon
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Great Nebula Salmon
Lure Hot Breather: Green Dragon
Time Morning
Icon L/Y
RACHSIA BRIDGE
Fish Alstor Bass
Lure Bomber: Bomb
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Wennath Dace
Lure Poppeck: Chocobo
Time Morning
Icon S/B
Fish Pale Dace
Lure Poppeck: Chocobo
Time Morning
Icon S/B
Fish Wennath Salmon
Lure Hot Breather: Red Dragon
Time Daytime
Icon L/Y
Fish Nebula Salmon
Lure Deadly Waters: Sahagin
Time Evening
Icon S/Y
Fish Zipper Barramundi
Lure Hot Breather: Red Dragon
Time Daytime
Icon L/Y
RIVER WENNATH
Fish Callatein Brook Trout
Lure Burrower: Green Sandworm
Time Daytime
Icon S/Y
Fish Argus Salmon
Lure Whiskers: Chocolate
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Cherrycomb Trout
Lure Whiskers: Crystal
Time Morning
Icon L/Y
Fish Sandy Dace
Lure Bomber: Bomb
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Rainbow Trout
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Evening
Icon S/Y
MYRLWOOD FALLS
Fish Cleigne Brown Trout
Lure Burrower: Mad Pink Sandworm
Time Evening
Icon S/Y
Fish Cascade Dace
Lure Hot Breather: Blue Dragon
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Morion Trout
Lure Hot Breather: Green Dragon
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Platinum Myrltrout
Lure Gemlight: Caster Carbuncle
Time Daytime
Icon L/Y
Fish Chrome Rainbow Trout
Lure Hot Breather: Blue Dragon
Time Nighttime
Icon S/Y
THE VESPERPOOL – WEST BANK
Fish Garnet Snakehead
Lure Poppeck: Red Chocobo
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Golden Catfish
Lure Needle 1,000: Gold Cactuar
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Glimmering Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Evening
Icon S/B
THE VESPERPOOL – EAST BANK
Fish Noble Arapaima
Lure Stinker: Great Malboro
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Sapphire Snakehead
Lure Stinker: Great Malboro
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Vesper Gar
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Morning
Icon L/Y
THE VESPERPOOL CAPE
Fish Panther Bass
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Evening
Icon S/B
Fish Coeurl Dace
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Morning
Icon S/B
Fish Giant Catfish
Lure Needle 1,000: Gold Cactuar
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Mighty Barramundi
Lure Stormer: Focalor
Time Nighttime
Icon L/Y
Fish Barbaric Gar
Lure Big Blaze Bahamut
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
THE VESPERPOOL ISLET
Fish Vesper Barramundi
Lure Big Master Typhon
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Leopard Trout
Lure Big Blaze Bahamut
Time Morning
Icon S/B
Fish King Trout
Lure Hot Breather: Green Dragon
Time Morning
Icon L/Y
Fish Spotted Devil Gar
Lure Invincible Iron Giant
Time Evening
Icon L/Y
Fish Sunset Lucian Carp
Lure Hot Breather: Green Dragon
Time Evening
Icon L/Y
THE VESPERPOOL – NORTH BANK
Fish Lotus Bluegill
Lure Any
Time Evening
Icon S/B
Fish Risorath Peacock Bass
Lure Stinker: Great Malboro
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Vesper Dace
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Fan Bluegill
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Butterfly Bluegill
Lure Giant Needle 10,000: Gold Gigantuar
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Regal Arapaima
Lure Stinker: Great Malboro
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
ALTISSIA – GONDOLA MARINA
Fish Cygilian Sea Bass
Lure Stormer: Focalor
Time Nighttime
Icon S/Y
Fish Red Barrelfish
Lure Sweet Jamming: Mousse
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Scorpion Grouper
Lure Big Blaze Bahamut
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
ALTISSIA – SAN ELIO PLAZA
Fish Coral Allural Sea Bass
Lure Whiskers: Crystal
Time Nighttime
Icon L/Y
Fish Lucinian Sea Bass
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Nighttime
Icon S/Y
Fish Pigeon Grouper
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
ALTISSIA – FURGOLA CANAL
Fish Any
Lure Any
Time Night
Icon 3 spotss
SAXHAM RESERVOIR
Fish Duscaen Dace
Lure Gemlight: Caster Carbuncle
Time Daytime
Icon S/B
Fish Regal Dace
Lure Gemlight: Caster Carbuncle
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Spotted Catfish
Lure Stormer: Focalor
Time Nighttime
Icon S/B
Fish Lucian Carp
Lure Fatal Roulette: Ahriman
Time Nighttime
Icon L/Y
Fish Sunny Lucian Carp
Lure Fatal Roulette: Bloody Eye
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Gold Lucian Carp
Lure Fatal Roulette: Floating Eye
Time Daytime
Icon L/B
Fish Bronze Lucian Carp
Lure Whiskers: Pearly Moogle
Time Nighttime
Icon L/Y
Fish Cloudy Lucian Carp
Lure Whiskers: Chocolate
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Silver Lucian Carp
Lure Whiskers: Crystal
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Dusk Lucian Carp
Lure Stormer: Chert Focalor
Time Daytime
Icon L/Y
Fish Marble Lucian Carp
Lure Stormer: Focalor
Time Nighttime
Icon L/B
Fish Amber Lucian Carp
Lure Hot Breather: Red Dragon
Time Morning
Icon L/B
Fish Sunrise Lucian Carp
Lure Stormer: Purple Belly Focalor
Time Evening
Icon L/B
You can find the complete Final Fantasy XV Guide here.